Romeo and Juliet Homework Grid
5 points
Create a spider diagram of
different vocabulary you would
associate with the character of
Romeo in the play.
Write down five key quotations
about Lady Capulet from the play.
Make notes about what they show
the audience about her character.
Choose your favourite scene
from the play and create a comic
strip illustrating the key events in
that part of the play.
Write down five words to
describe the character of Mercutio
from the play. Support these with
quotations.
10 points
Write a lively newspaper article
detailing the events of Act 3,
Scene 1.
Annotate The Prologue with words
and images. Highlight the themes
introduced by Shakespeare.
Create a timeline of events of the
play. Highlight the key moments
of tension.
Capulet’s attitude changes
drastically in the play. Find three
quotations where he is loving and
complimentary about Juliet, then
find three quotations that show
he is cruel to her.
15 points
Imagine you are the nurse. Write
a diary entry explaining your
feelings about what happened to
Juliet and the part that you played
in it over the course of the play.
Create a mind map of the different
themes that are in the play Romeo
and Juliet and how these themes
are shown in key scenes.
Compare the differences between
how Juliet’s parents treat her
and the way that teenagers are
treated by their parents today.
What are the differences and
what are the similarities?
Create a timeline of events of
the play. Add key quotations for
each scene.
20 points
Write about the character of Juliet
and the way they are presented in
Romeo and Juliet.
‘Friar Lawrence is a villain in this
play’. Explain if you agree or
disagree with this statement and
why, using quotations from the
text to support your view.
‘Romeo is a very selfish character’.
Explain if you agree or disagree
with this statement and why,
using quotations from the text to
support your view.
Even though Mercutio dies at the
end of Act 3, he is very important
to the play as a whole. Explain
how Mercutio is important to the
play as a whole.