After viewing Baz Luhrmann’s depiction of Romeo and Juliet's marriage, the class listens to a recording of Act 3, Scene 1, lines 59–110. Then, groups consider how Shakespeare develops Romeo’s character through his interactions with Tybalt and Mercutio during this fight scene.

Concepts

romeo and juliet, william shakespeare, literary analysis

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask class members to highlight lines they feel reveal Romeo's character

Classroom Considerations

• The ninth in a 20-lesson unit that uses Romeo and Juliet as an anchor text
• Scenes from Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet are used throughout the unit as illustrations

Pros

• The 14-page resource includes a list of the Common Core standards that form the basis of the lesson, the plan, a vocabulary list, a discussion question and sample responses, a Quick Write prompt, and a written homework assignment in which class members indicate who they feel is responsible for Mercutio's death

Cons

• All the lessons in the unit follow the same format

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.4 W.9-10.2.a