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 “Would i were to They want to be together Love at first sight

Act 2, sleep and peace, so
scene sweet to rest”
2

Act 2, Juliet “If that thy bent of They want to be together Love at first sight
scene 2 love be honorable”

Act 2, “Then plainly know Romeo and Juliet love each other so Confusion
scene 3 my heart’s dear love dearly that they are getting married.
Romeo is set” and “As mine
Page on hers, so hers is set
214 on mine”
 Holy Saint Francis! Friar Lawrence is concerned about Confusion
What a change is Romeo because the has changed his
Friar here! Is Rosaline, love interests so soon
Lawrence that thou didn’t love
so dear

Act 2, “ one , gentlewomen, To marry Juliet Love will prevail

Scene 4 Romeo that God hath made
himself to mar”
Line 102

Nurse “Good heart and i” To marry juliet Love will prevail

faith i will tell here as
much. Lord.lord! She
will be a joyful
women
Line 150

Act 2 Romeo “ Amen, Amen! But Marriage Love will prevail

scene 6 come what sorrow
can, It cannot
countervail the
exchange of joy That
one short minute
gives me in her sight”
 Line 82-84

Friar Till holy church Friar Lawrence is trying to marry Love will Prevail
incorporate two in Juliet and Romeo
one
Line 37

Act 3, Tybalt Thou, wretched boy, Kill Romeo violence

scene 1 that didst consort
him here, Shalt him
hence
Line 123 -124