Romeo & Juliet

Act 2 Character Analysis

Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:

● Summarize the events of Act 2 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

● Close read various excerpts from Act 2
● Successfully collaborate to identify six traits in their character analysis on Padlet
● Critically employ each element of D.A.N.C.E.R. in their character analysis
● Discuss the findings of their character analysis with the class
Curriculum Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of

what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from
the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or

conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text,
interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop
the theme.
Warm-Up: What is Character Analysis?
Questions:

1. What is a character trait?

2. What is the main difference between

direct and indirect traits?
What do we look for when analyzing a character?
● Development
● Actions

D.A.N.C.E.R.
● iNfluence
● Conflict
● Emotions
● Repercussions
“D” is for Development
● How has the character developed
internally?
○ Goals, motives, morals

● How has the character developed

externally?
○ Literal changes (physical)
“A” is for Action
● What does the character do?
● What does the character say?
● Let’s dig deeper than that…
think about what motivates
the character’s actions
○ Why do they do what they do?
“N” is for iNfluence
● What outside influences act upon
the character?
○ Society, expectations, gender, age, etc

● Is the character influenced by

other characters?
○ Character-to-character relations
(family, friends, etc)
“C” is for Conflict
● What problem is the character
facing?
● How does the character deal with
the problem?
● Is this conflict internal or external?
○ Vs self
○ Vs character
○ Vs nature
○ Vs society
“E” is for emotion
● What is the character feeling?
○ Loneliness, fear, anger, love

● Are these emotions influenced

by an outside force or another
character?
○ Character relations

● How are the character’s

emotions expressed?
○ Speech, thoughts, actions
“R” is for repercussions
● What are the consequences of
the character’s actions in terms of
plot?
● How do the character’s actions
affect others?
● How do the character’s actions
affect him/herself?
Guided Practice: Lord Capulet using D.A.N.C.E.R.
Act 1 Scene 1 Act 1 Scene 5

● Development
● Action
● INfluence
● Conflict
● Emotion
● Repercussions