Name_______________________________________________________________ Date_____________ Answer the following question based on your initial reading of Act 5 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet. You must answer in complete sentences. Who or what is responsible for Juliet’s death? Read from lines 152­159 (“Romeo!/ Alack, alack…” to “The lady stirs). alack​
(interjection)­ an expression of sorrow sepulchre​
(noun)­ a place of burial lamentable​
(adjective)­ regrettable; unfortunate 1. In your own words, explain what the Friar discovers in lines 152­159? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the mood of lines 152­159? What specific word choices create this mood? *The mood of a text is the emotional state of feeling that it conveys or evokes. word choice mood “stoney entrance of this sepulchre” reminds the audience that the scene is set in a tomb, which contributes to the mood of ​
fear further reinforce the the mood of horror by suggesting that the tomb, which is supposed to be a “place of peace” has been contaminated Friar describes the swords as “masterless” and “gory” Friar describes the hour as “unkind” and refers to the “lamentable chance”, which has led to these events 3. Who or what does Friar Laurence blame for Paris and Romeo’s death’s in lines 157­158? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Read from lines 160­169 (“O comfortable friar!” to “And Paris too.”) contagion​
(noun)­ a disease that can be passed from one person or animal to another by touching thwarted​
(verb)­ prevented from happening 1. What effect does Shakespeare create through Juliet’s questions in lines 160­162? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. In lines 165­167, how does Friar Laurence refine his explanation of the “lamentable chance” and an “unkind hour”? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How does the Friar’s explanation develop a central idea of the play? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Read from lines 169­183 (“Come, I’ll dispose of thee…” to “This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.”) watch​
(noun)­ a body of soldiers or sentinels making upa guard hence​
(adverb)­ from this place churl​
(noun)­ a stingy person sheath​
(noun)­ a cover for the blade of a knife, sword, etc. 1. What does the Friar suggest in lines 169­172? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. How does Juliet respond when she learns of Romeo’s death in lines 173­183? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How does Juliet’s use of Romeo’s dagger affect the meaning of her action? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How does Juliet’s gesture of stabbing herself with Romeo’s dagger develop a central idea? ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Name_________________________________________________________________ Date________ Romeo and Juliet Directions: Explain how the discussion confirmed or changed your ideas about the prompt. PROMPT: Who or what is responsible for Juliet’s death? Response to the prompt before the discussion: Provide evidence of how the text analysis and discussion changed or confirmed your ideas: