romeo and juliet play script for students

In 1582 at the age of eighteen, Shakespeare married a woman who was several years older than him. In the Prologue the audience is told how the story will end, “a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life.” Does knowing the ending change our reactions as we watch or read the play? In Act 3 Scene 1 who is really responsible for Mercutio’s death: Mercutio, who provoked the fight, Tybalt who stabbed him, or Romeo who got between them? How would you stage this as a director? Who is in control of this conversation, Romeo or Juliet? Look for other examples in the text to support your idea of who is the stronger character. Why do you think Shakespeare chose not to tell us? What do you think might have been the cause? What do you think would have happened had Romeo and Juliet gone to their parents and explained their love and asked their families to work out their differences? The cause of the “ancient grudge” between the Montagues and the Capulets is never explained.

Was their love as Juliet said, “too rash, too unadvised, to sudden”? Can love at first sight be true love? Were Romeo and Juliet really in love? Romeo only first caught sight of Juliet about an hour or two before they decided to get married they had only spoken for at most ten minutes. ethnic relations) affect the meaning and feeling of the story?Īt what point in the story did things begin to go wrong? Whose fault was this? Discuss how the choices of the following characters affected the outcome of the play: Romeo, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, Mercutio, Lord Capulet, Tybalt. Maria and Bernardo being close siblings instead of cousins and Riff living with Tony’s family) and the added problems (i.e. How do changes in the character’s relationships (i.e. How do they relate to each other? How has Shakespeare changed as a writer in thirteen years? Examine Antony and Cleopatra, written about 1607 and another passionate story that ends in a double suicide. Romeo and Juliet is Shakespeare’s first tragic love story, being written about 1594. What are the differences in their functions, words, and fates in the play? Study the characters Benvolio and Mercutio, including the meaning behind their names.

Romeo and juliet play script for students