Love and Summaries

English Strategies and English Studies both worked on their summaries for scene three. English I…

December 03, 2015

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English Strategies and English Studies both worked on their summaries for scene three.

English I Honors students looked at the question of whether or not Romeo and Juliet are really in love, using a Socratic Seminar to do this.

Here is sixth period’s seminar:

And here’s a breakdown of their evidence:

They are in love They are not in love
  • if she would not of loved him she would of told him that she was getting married.
  • love at first sight apparently.
  • risking love for their lives
  • romeo is starting to lose his feelings for rosaline and getting feelings for juliet
  • romeo got out of a crush, missguided puppy love probably does not know what he wants.
  • puberty of juliet makes her confused.
  • juliet has standards.
  • romeo started being attracted to her and wants someone to like.
  • juliet plays along.
  • romeo still loves rosaline.

Here is seventh period’s seminar:

And here’s a breakdown of their evidence:

They are in love They are not in love
  • 35-39 scene 2 act 2 juliet says she would stop being a capulet for romeo
  • he says he will give his name up to be with juliet
  • she is speaking her mind and talking to romeo and not just talking to no one
  • the things they say to each other like when he calls her an angel
  • he kissed her
  • he climbed over the garden wall and could have been killed just to see juliet, he risked his life for her
  • she says in act 2 scene 2
  • she does not want to get married to paris, but when she sees romeo she feels like she loves him
  • they are willing to give up their families to be with each other
  • love at first sight
  • juliet called him the god of her idolatry
  • if they did not love each other then they would not be talking about marriage
  • when they try to commit to something, juliet says no wait
  • they just met, she could end up hating romeo
  • love could be a joke, not authentic
  • romeo says shall i hear more or should i not (keeps questioning)
  • romeo liked rosaline not long before he like juliet
  • she says this stuff because she wants what she can’t have
  • she feels like she has to choose before someone makes her marry someone she does not  want to
  • they have not proved anything about loving each other
  • he could have just picked one over the other for no reason he just saw her and liked her better
  • he was just obsessed with rosaline and just moved on
  • they have only known each other for a couple hours and they would not be talking about marriage so soon

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Homework

  • English 8 Studies: none.
  • English I Honors: 
    • read 2.3, paying close attention to the evidence Friar Lawrence makes about the nature of Romeo and Juliet’s love;
    • continue working on the text structures work (quiz next week).

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