1. Where should Juliet’s loyalties lie? Act III Scene 2

2. Introducing…. Juliet’s dilemma! dilemma = a situation where you must choose between two equally negative options loyal = being true and faithful to someone Juliet has a dilemma. She feels loyalty to her family and loved her cousin Tybalt greatly. She also feels loyalty to her new husband Romeo. Now, Juliet has been placed in a terrible situation – her husband killed her cousin! How should she react? Should she reject Romeo or should she forgive him? Should she stand by her man or by her family?

3. Conflict Is how the author builds tension for a character through  Interpersonal issues (man versus man)  Intrapersonal issues (man versus self) Which of these types of conflict did Shakespeare use to build tension and anxiety for Juliet?

4. Where should Juliet’s loyalties lie? Loyalty to Family Loyalty to Love  _______________________ Think about what Juliet owes her family and what her natural feeling are toward them.  _______________________ Consider the nature of her love for Romeo and whether or not he deserves all the blame.

5. Where should Juliet’s loyalties lie? Directions: 1. Write a paragraph on your half-sheet. 2. Write a full sentence for the introduction and the conclusion. 3. Use at least two pieces of evidence to prove that Juliet should be loyal to her family or to her husband.

6. Introduction/Conclusion Sentences Examples: Clearly, Juliet should……. for two obvious reasons. There are two substantial reasons to argue that Juliet Capulet needs to… The text proves that Juliet Capulet should… with two pieces of evidence.

7. Two Examples Loyalty to Family Loyalty to Love Transition: Juliet clearly needs to…. Evidence 1: For example, This makes it obvious that Evidence 2: Juliet also Knowing that she…shows that… Transition: Juliet must… Evidence 1: First, she This makes it apparent that Evidence 2: Then, Juliet Making this choice would