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Romeo and Juliet Act 3 Viewing Check Instructions: After we watch Acts 1 and 2 of Romeo and Juliet, answer the following questions about the plot. If you missed this viewing day, then you will need to watch the Act 1 video clip on the class website. Part 1: Act 1 Cloze Plot Summary (15 Points)

Part 2: Deeper Thinking (10 Points) Directions:

• Read the list of questions. • Choose ONE of the topics. Make sure you CIRCLE which number you’re doing (you’ll

lose points if you don’t). • Write one well-developed paragraph discussing the topic. Remember to include:

o Topic sentence o Facts and details to support your topic o Explanation linking the facts and details to your topic o Concluding statement

• Consider and discuss how the topic relates to Romeo and Juliet. Topics

1. Is Romeo right to challenge Tybalt to fight after Mercutio’s death? Would you have done the same in his place? Explain.

2. When you act to maintain a reputation or receive attention how do your peers react? How do adults who may observe your actions react?

3. If you lived in a society where you were totally dependent upon your parents, as Juliet is, what circumstances would cause you to risk being thrown out of the house and have society scorn you as an ungrateful child?

4. In what ways, besides the Friar’s plan, might Romeo and Juliet have dealt with the problem of banishment?

5. If you were Juliet, what would you have said to your parents when they told you, you had to marry Paris?

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Part 3: Creative Writing (15 Points)

Instructions: Fill out the incident report below for the events of Act 3, Scene 1 (Mercutio/Tybalt’s deaths).