How do the characters’ dialogue and actions help

develop the theme?

 
With your shoulder partner, choose 2 characters you have read so far. Complete the chart, choosing one character
each to focus on. Think about how the characters act or react. What theme did Shakespeare want readers to learn?
Be ready to defend your reasons!
 
 

Act Character Dialogue/Actions What was his/her motivation or What theme could possibly
and emotional state? be developing?
Scene

Romeo He went to go find Falling in love True love; love at first sight
Act 2, her so he could
scene profess his love. In
2 the text, the setting is
in the capulet’s
orchard.

Act 2, Juliet “ O Romeo, Romeo! Love, at first sight, can make people True Love; love at first sight
scene 2 Wherefore art thou do crazy things
Romeo? Deny thy
father and refuse thy
name! Or, if thou wilt
not, be but sworn my
love, And I’ll no
longer be a Capulet”

Act 2, “With Rosaline, ny He has fallen in love with Juliet, not Falling in love very fast.
scene 3 ghostly father?no. i Roseline
Romeo have forgot that
Page name, and that
214 name’s woe”
 “Wisely, and low. Taking your love slow can be Falling in love
They stumble that beneficial; He exclaimed how can
Friar run fast.” you change your love so fast
Lawrence “Holy Saint Francis”

Act 2, “Nay, good goose, Trying to stop the fighting because Willing to actually die for
Scene 4 Romeo bite not!” he wants to protect his cousin Juliet

Nurse “Marry farewell! I The nurse is worried if Juliet is Worry

pray you, sir, what making the right decision to marry
saucy merchant was Romeo
this that was so full
of his ropery?”

Act 2 Romeo “Ah,Juliet,if the He is very happy to see her They are both in love
scene 6 measure of thy joy be
heaped like mine”

Friar “Come, come with Friar Lawrence is ready to marry Marriage

me, and we will make Romeo to Juliet and is ready to put
short work; For, by the two houses together.
your leaves, you shall
not stay alone Till
Holy Church
incorporate two in
one.”

Act 3, Your choice “Draw, Benvolio; Romeo wants the fighting that is Reason
scene 1 beat down their going on in the streets of Verona to
Romeo weapons. Gentlemen, stop
for shame! Forbear
this outrage! Tybalt,
Mercutio, the Prince
expressly hath
Forbid bandying in
Verona streets. Hold,
Tybalt! Good
Mercutio!”