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Act IV, Scene 1

• Discuss one of the themes present in the scene.
• Discuss the verbal irony in the exchange between Paris and Juliet.
• Discuss the Friar's role in the 'star-crossed lovers's' fates.

Act III, Scene 5

• Discuss any lines that foreshadow what was promised in the prologue.
• Discuss the verbal irony in the exchange between Juliet and her mother.
• Discuss the change in Lord Capulet's position on Juliet's being married.
• Discuss the significance of Nurse's final advice to Juliet.

Act III, Scene 4

• Discuss an example of irony in the scene.

Act III, Scene 3

• Characterization of Romeo?
• Discuss Friar Laurence's lines to Romeo that begin with 'Hold thy desperate hand.'
• What appeals does Friar Laurence use in his lines to Romeo?

Act III, Scene 2

• Discuss one of the metaphor's in Juliet's soliloquy (keep it G).
• Discuss Juliet's loyalty to her husband.
• Discuss the tragic elements in the scene.

Act III, Scene 1

• Discuss an example of irony in the scene.
• Discuss one of the puns in the scene.
• Discuss Mercutio's curse.
• Again, what characteristic of Romeo seems to be his fatal flaw?

Act II, Scene 6

• Discuss the foreshadowing in the words of Friar Laurence.

Act II, Scene 5

• Discuss an example of verbal irony in the scene.

Act II, Scene 4

• Discuss lines from the scene that foreshadow tragedy.

Act II, Scene 3

• Discuss the antithesis in Friar Laurence's opening lines.
• Discuss the characterization of Romeo as inferred from Friar Laurance's reaction to Romeo's 'confession'.
• Discuss one of the themes present in the scene.

Act II, Scene 2

• Discuss one of Romeo's metaphors for describing Juliet in the opening lines.
• Discuss the difference between Juliet's and Romeo's approach to love.
• What might be Romeo's fatal character flaw?
• Discuss an allusion in the scene.

Act II, Scene 1

• Discuss one of the allusions in the scene.

Act I, Scene 5

• Discuss the religious references in the scene.
• Characterization of Tybalt?
• Discuss one of the themes present in the scene.
• Discuss one of the forms of irony in the scene.
• Characterization of Romeo?
• Characterization of Juliet?

Act I, Scene 4

• Discuss one of the many puns in the scene.
• Discuss the mood of Romeo and his friends as they go to the party.
• Discuss foreshadowing in the scene.
• Characterization of Mercutio?
• Characterization of Romeo?
• How are Mercutio and Romeo foils for one another?

Act I, Scene 3

• How are Nurse and Lady Capulet foils for one another?
• Characterization of Juliet?
• Characterization of Nurse?
• Characterization of Lady Capulet?
• Discuss one of the themes present in the chapter.
• Discuss the extended metaphor in Lady Capulet's lines about Paris.

Act I, Scene 2

• Discuss Lord Capulet's thoughts on Paris's proposal.
• Discuss a form of irony in the scene.
• Discuss Benvolio's advice to Romeo.

Act I, Scene 1

• Discuss one of the puns in the scene.
• How are Tybalt and Benvolio foils for one another?
• Characterization of Romeo
• Discuss a theme present in the scene.
• Discuss the significance of Benvolio's name.

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