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 “By love, that first Romeo is motivated by love and Love at first sight
Act 2, did prompt me to being around Juliet
scene inquire. He lent me
2 counsel, and I lent
him eyes. I am no
pilot, yet wert thou as
far as that cast shore
washed with the
farthest sea, I would
adventure for such
merchandise.”

Act 2, Juliet “But to be frank and Juliet is motivated by love and being Love at first sight
scene 2 give it thee again. around Romeo
And yet I wish but for
the thing I have. My
bounty is as
boundless as the sea,
My love is deep; the
more I give to thee,
The more I have, for
both are infinite. I
hear some noise
 within. Dear love,
adieu!”

Act 2, “Then plainly know Wanting to become married to Love at first sight
scene 3 my heart’s dear is Juliet
Romeo set on the fair
Page daughter of rich
214 Capulet; As mine on
hers, so hers on
mine, and all
combine by holy
marriage.”

“In one respect I’ll Hoping the marriage will settle the Hope
thy assistant be; For feud
Friar this alliance may so
Lawrence happy prove to turn He was concerned that Romeo’s Confusion
your households’ love interest changed
rancor to pure love.”

Act 2, “​Bid her devise Romeo wants to marry Juliet Love

Scene 4 Romeo Some means to come
to shrift this
afternoon;
And there she shall at
Friar Laurence' cell
Be shrove and
married. Here is for
thy pains.​”

Nurse “​Marry, farewell! I The nurse is excited for Juliet to True Love
pray you, sir, what become married
saucy
merchant was this,
that was so full of his
ropery?​”

Act 2 Romeo “Amen, amen! but Romeo is ready to marry Juliet Marriage is the peak of all love
scene 6 come what sorrow can,
It cannot countervail
the exchange of joy
That one short minute
gives me in her sight:
Do thou but close our
hands with holy words,
Then love-devouring
death do what he dare;
It is enough I may but
call her mine.”

Friar “​So smile the Friar Laurence is ready to wed Marriage is the peak of all love
heavens upon this Romeo and Juliet in hopes of
holy act, healing the feud
That after hours with
sorrow chide us not!​”

Act 3, Tybalt “​Romeo, the hate I Tybalt wants to fight Romeo Jealousy and Hatred
scene 1 bear thee can afford because of the Dance Romeo had
No better term than with Juliet
this,--thou art a
villain.​”
“​Boy, this shall not
excuse the injuries
That thou hast done
me; therefore turn
and draw.​”