1. Warm-up Write to Learn: We are almost halfway through R&J and no one has died! Death is coming for multiple people in ACT III. Predict who will die and why in ACT III. Classroom Talk: Turn and Talk Write to learn: Summarize your partner’s prediction. How was it similar or different from yours?

2. Warm-up How far would you go to protect a friend? Would you do something that could result in negative consequences? Where do you draw the line?

3. Content Language Objective analyze in writing how and why characters behave as they do in various scenes using citation language (Juliet says, Shakespeare writes, Romeo claims)

4. ACT III Scene I Benvolio Mercutio Tybalt Romeo Citizen Prince Lady Capulet Montague

5. ACT III, Scene I What has Tybalt sent to Romeo? Who is Tybalt looking for? How does Mercutio respond? Why won’t Romeo fight Tybalt? What surprise happens during the fight? What does Mercutio tell both Romeo and Tybalt?

6. ACT III Scene I What does Romeo do? What demand is made by the Capulets? How do the Montagues argue? What happens to Romeo?

7. SCR Who is responsible for the fight in this scene? Which evidence from the text supports your answer?

8. ACT III, Scene II Juliet Nurse

9. ACT III, Scene II What is Juliet eagerly awaiting? How does she react to the news? What sudden change in attitude does she make? Why? What does she send the Nurse to do?

10. SCR Prompt How does Juliet react to the news of her cousin’s death? How does her reaction change during the scene? Which evidence supports your answer?

11. ACT III, Scene III Friar Romeo Nurse

12. ACT III, Scene III How is Romeo acting? What shocking thing does he try to do? Who stops him? Why does the Friar say he should be happy? Where is Romeo going?

13. SCR What is Romeo’s punishment? How does he react to it? How does Friar Laurence respond to him? Include evidence from the text to support your answer.

14. ACT III, Scene IV Capulet Paris Lady Capulet

15. ACT III, Scene IV Why is Paris at the Capulet’s house? What does Capulet tell him?

16. SCR Why would Lord Capulet agree to a sudden marriage to Paris? Which evidence from the text supports your answer?

17. ACT III, Scene V Juliet Romeo Nurse Lady Capulet Capulet

18. ACT III, Scene V Of what does Juliet try to convince Romeo? How does he respond? Why does Lady Capulet think Juliet is crying? Why is she really crying? What is Lady Capulet going to do? What does Juliet offer to do? What news does Lord Capulet give Juliet?

19. SCR Which elements of Act III relate to modern society?