Close Reading #2- Act I Scene I Name____________________ Date____________

ROMEO
Alas, that love, whose view is muffled still,

Unknown words with

Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will!

definitions:

Where shall we dine?O me! What fray was here?

1.

Yet tell me not, for I have heard it all.

Heres much to do with hate but more with love.

2.

Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate,

3.

O anything of nothing first created!

4.

O heavy lightness, serious vanity,

Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,

5.
6.

Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!

7.

This love feel I, that feel no love in this.

8.

Dost thou not laugh?

In your own words, explain how Romeo

feels about the emotion he is feeling:

9.
10.

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Literary definitions:
Oxymoron:____________________________________________________________________________________________
Example:_________________________is the opposite of______________________________________________
Example:_________________________ is the opposite of _____________________________________________
Example:_________________________ is the opposite of _____________________________________________
Example:_________________________ is the opposite of _____________________________________________
Example:_________________________ is the opposite of _____________________________________________
Theme: By using oxymorons, Romeo is saying that Rosalines love makes him feel
________________________________ and _______________________________________.
Circle the theme this passage corresponds to:
Lust
Fate

Love

Freewill

Explain why: Your explanation should directly cite specific words/phrases from the passage to
strengthen your explanation of your theme.

Passage

Connection to other parts of play

Connect the Dots: Select a small portion of the passage (being sure to cite properly) and explain how
it connects to another part of the play.