Romeo & Juliet Act III

Act III Roles: Benvolio Juliet Mercutio Nurse Tybalt Friar Laurence Romeo Capulet Citizen Paris Lady Capulet Prince Montague

Shakespeare & Duels – Act III, Scene 1 The weapon used most often for duels in Shakespeare’s time was the rapier and it’s sharp end frequently meant a fatal outcome in duels. Elizabethans believed that justice could be determined by the outcome of a duel and that rejecting a challenge to a duel was shameful. Tybalt’s challenge in Act III, Scene 1 addresses the wrong he felt took place when the Montague’s crashed the Capulet party. By rejecting the challenge, Romeo shames his family and friends – a fact that helps to explain why Mercutio responds to Tybalt’s challenge – Mercutio is fighting for Romeo’s honor.

Act III Activity – Lit. Elements Collage Instructions DIRECTIONS: For Act III, you will be creating a collage that visually represents a major theme, character, symbol, motif, or other literary elements present in this act. You will need to provide 3 correctly cited (Ex: III.iii.45-78) lines from this act to support your collage. You may use images from the magazines provided to create a collage of images, words, and objects that represent your chosen theme, character, symbol, or motif in Act III, and you may include your own illustrations in your collage as well.

Act III Activity Rubric – Lit. Elements Collage The student creates a collage that has a variety of images, words and objects that accurately depict their chosen literary element in Act III. 2 points ______ The various elements of the collage are creatively and attractively arranged and there is very little empty space. The student accompanies the images in the collage with at least 3 correctly cited, actual lines from the text that support their chosen literary element & images. 6 points ______