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Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare

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Themes:
}Fate
}True Love or Infatuation?
}Love as a cause for violence
}An individual against society

Essential Questions: 

}Are there forces which are out of our control?
}How would you define tragedy?
}How would you define love?
}Is love a choice or a feeling?
}What does the media tell us about love?
}Why read a play that's over 400 years old?

Characters: 

Friends and Relatives of the Montegue Family:
Romeo—Son of Montague who falls in love with Juliet
Montague—Head of the family who is at war with the Capulets and father to Romeo
Lady Montague—Wife to Lord Montague and mother to Romeo
Mercutio—A kinsman to the prince and a friend to Romeo
Benvolio—A gentle and peace-loving young man who is nephew to Montague and a friend to Romeo
Balthasar—A loyal friend and servant to Romeo
Abram—A servant of the Montague family
Friends and Relatives of the Capulet Family:
Juliet—Daughter of Capulet who falls in love with Romeo
Tybalt—A fiery tempered young man who is the nephew of Lady Capulet and cousin to Juliet
Capulet—Head of the family who is at war with the Montagues and father to Juliet
Lady Capulet—Wife to Lord Capulet and mother to Juliet
Nurse—A witty nurse and friend to Juliet
Sampson—A servant of the Capulet family
Gregory—A servant of the Capulet family
Peter—A servant to Juliet’s nurse
Other Characters:
Chorus—Introduces the play, and sets scene in Acts I and II
Paris—Kinsman to the prince and a young nobleman who asks for Juliet’s hand in marriage
Escalus—The prince of Verona
Friar Laurence—A Franciscan friar who marries the lovers in hopes of making peace with the two warring families
Friar John—A Franciscan friar who was entrusted with an important letter to Romeo
Apothecary—A poor druggist in Mantua who sells poison to Romeo
Page—A servant to Paris
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