How do 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

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
scene 2 Wherefore art thou do crazy things Love at first sight
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
They stumble that beneficial. confused
Friar run fast.”
Lawrence

Act 2, “Nay, good goose, Trying to stop the fighting because Willing to acaully die for Juliet
Scene 4 Romeo bite not!” he loves mercutio cousin

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 Love is happy bad it brings
heaped like mine” sorrow

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 Reminds Romeo about taking love
not stay alone Till slow
Holy Church
incorporate two in
one.”

Act 3, Romeo “Alive in trumph, and He is very sorry for mercutio death Tragidty
scene 1 Mercutio slain? and he does not want to be sent
away form Juliet.