Credo Quiz Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their own catastrophe. YESNO

In Romeo and Juliet the adults are flawed, while the youth are pure. YESNO

Shakespeare reveals that our fates are governed by chaos and coincidence—that what happens to us is out of our control. YESNO

Nurse’s character illustrates the limitations and hurtfulness of a purely pragmatic world-view. YESNO

Romeo and Juliet’s love dies from its own idealism and intensity. YESNO

Mercutio’s death is ironic because he dies for romantic love, a kind of love he doesn’t believe in, and a relationship he’s ignorant of. YESNO

In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare _____ the idea of true love. ROMANTICIZESMAKES FUN OF

What’s the effect of all the dramatic irony used in the play?

What’s the effect of all the contrasting images and characters in the play?

Why are there so many bawdy, sexual jokes and puns in a play about tragic love?

What theme, idea, character, or literary technique do you want to explore?

What questions do you have? What do you want to say?

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