1. 10 Minutes of Book Love We are in here, not the library, first!
BRING ALL PERMISSION SLIPS TO ME!!!

2. Comedy V.s. Tragedy
Find your 7 o’clock partner and discuss the difference between the two

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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!

6. What aspect of human nature is Shakespeare criticizing through Romeo and Juliet?
Talk with your table group and write your answer below:

7. Student council—be right back!