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Comedy V.s. Tragedy Find your 7 o’clock partner and discuss the difference between the two
Comedies Consider the definition below, then brainstorm three comedic moments in Romeo and Juliet with your partner Comedies: stories generally based on misconception and resolution. Just about all of them end in marriage, and throughout, they are full of puns, irony, and blundered disguises
Tragedies Consider the definition below, then brainstorm three tragic moments in Romeo and Juliet with your partner Tragedies: stories generally based on someone who falls from grace and struggles to succeed in accomplishing some noble task due to the efforts of a villain, or else a fatal flaw within the hero’s own self
Comedic vs Tragic characters What about Mercutio makes him a comedic character? What about Romeo makes him a tragic character? Remember to consider the Shakespearian definitions rather than modern definitions!
What aspect of human nature is Shakespeare criticizing through Romeo and Juliet? Talk with your table group and write your answer below:
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