A. Analyzing Cause and Effect – What causes the Capulet servants Sampson and Gregory to draw their weapons?
B. Making Inferences – What can you infer about Sampson’s and Gregory’s characters based on these speeches?
C. Analyzing Cause and Effect – What causes Gregory’s behavior to change?
D. Making Inferences – What action is Benvolio involved in here? E. Reading Aloud – In some productions, Tybalt’s second line is spoken after a dramatic silence. Why should this line demand our attention? F. Making Inferences – This is a key speech. What is Tybalt’s mood? How is he shown to be opposite in nature to Benvolio?
D. Making Inferences – Who is holding Montague back?