

Romeo and Juliet: Theme Connections
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Easy
Emileigh Eiden
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9 Slides • 11 Questions
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Theme Connections
By Emileigh Eiden
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Multiple Choice
What is theme?
The attitude and mood of a piece of literature
Something tangible that represents something else
A universal message that we can learn from a novel, situation, etc.
An statement that is exaggerated
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It's mean to act as a lesson for the reader to learn from that can apply to anyone and anything! Stories can have multiple themes- like Romeo and Juliet!
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Open Ended
What one ONE POSSIBLE theme you can think of for Romeo and Juliet?
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"People will go to extremes for love."
"You have a responsibility to your family."
"There is no honor in needless violence and death."
"Do not defy authority."
"You may not be able to fight the inevitability of fate."
Here are the 5 themes that This lesson will dive into from Romeo and Juliet-
do you see your guess among them?
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Romeo and Juliet is a play about two "star crossed" lovers, their passionate love, the trials they went through to be together, and the tragedy when they were unsuccessful.
Complete the following activities For this theme.
"People will go to extremes for love."
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Categorize
Act 2
Act 4
Act 4
Act 3
Sort the following quotes into 2 QUOTES for "People will go to extremes for love." and 2 QUOTES for "Not this theme."
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Romeo and Juliet is a play about two "star crossed" lovers, their passionate love, the trials they went through to be together, and the tragedy when they were unsuccessful.
Complete the following activities For this theme.
"You have a responsibility to your family."
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Categorize
Act 3
Act 2
Act 1
Act 5
Sort the following quotes into 2 QUOTES for "You have a responsibility to your family." and 3 QUOTES for "Not this theme."
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Romeo and Juliet is a play about two "star crossed" lovers, their passionate love, the trials they went through to be together, and the tragedy when they were unsuccessful.
Complete the following activities For this theme.
"There is no honor in needless violence and death."
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Categorize
Act 3
Act 5
Act 2
Act 2
Sort the following quotes into 2 QUOTES for "There is no honor in needless violence and death." and 2 QUOTES for "Not this theme."
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Romeo and Juliet is a play about two "star crossed" lovers, their passionate love, the trials they went through to be together, and the tragedy when they were unsuccessful.
Complete the following activities For this theme.
"Do not defy authority."
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Categorize
Act 3
Act 1
Act 2
Act 4
Sort the following quotes into 2 QUOTES for "Do not defy authority." and 2 QUOTES for "Not this theme."
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Romeo and Juliet is a play about two "star crossed" lovers, their passionate love, the trials they went through to be together, and the tragedy when they were unsuccessful.
Complete the following activities For this theme.
"You may not be able to fight the inevitability of fate."
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Categorize
Act 1
Prologue
Act 3
Act 4
Sort the following quotes into 2 QUOTES for "You may not be able to fight the inevitability of fate." and 2 QUOTES for "Not this theme."
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Match
Now that we've found some quotes for each theme, match the characters to the theme they most identify with:
Power of Love
Family Duty
Violence and Death
Defying Authority
Inevitability of Fate
Romeo and Juliet
Lord Capulet and Juliet
Tybalt and Mercutio
Montagues/Capulets and the Prince
Friar Lawrence and Romeo/Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Lord Capulet and Juliet
Tybalt and Mercutio
Montagues/Capulets and the Prince
Friar Lawrence and Romeo/Juliet
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Theme is the message of a story....
Of the 5 themes covered, chose the one that you feel was the MOST obvious during your time reading Romeo and Juliet, and complete the following tasks all on that one theme.
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Poll
Which theme do you feel was the MOST obvious during your time reading Romeo and Juliet?
The Power of Love
Family Duty
Violence and Death
Defying Authority
The Inevitability of Fate
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Draw
Draw an artistic representation of a scene that best embodies this theme- it does not have to be artistically perfect BUT I must be able to understand what I am seeing.
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Open Ended
In a COMPLETE SENTENCE explain WHY you chose to draw the scene you did, and how it connects to your chosen theme- "I chose to draw the scene _______ because ______."
Theme Connections
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