Analyzing the play for evidence friar laurence: i will be brief, for my short date of breath is not so long as is a tedious tale. romeo, there dead, was husband to that juliet; and she, there dead, that romeo's faithful wife: i married them; and their stolen marriage-day was tybalt's doomsday, whose untimely death banish'd the new-made bridegroom from this city; for whom, and not for tybalt, juliet pin'd. you, to remove that siege of grief from her, betroth'd, and would have married her perforce, to county paris: then comes she to me, and, with wild looks bid me devise some mean to rid her from this second marriage, or in my cell there would she kill herself. then give i her, — so tutor'd by my art,— a sleeping potion; which so took effect as i intended, for it wrought on her the form of death. —romeo and juliet, william shakespeare which details support the idea that secrets are a leading cause of the catastrophe? check all that apply. “not so long as is a tedious tale” “their stolen marriage-day” “then comes she to me” “for whom, and not for tybalt, juliet pin’d” “for it wrought on her / the form of death”

Activity construct an argument about a topic, theme, or idea that you read about in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet, act ii or act iii. make sure you create a central claim for your argument that is debatable. provide textual evidence from the play to support your argument. here are some ideas for your essay. notice how each topic is focused and specific. you may write about one of these topics or choose your own focused and specific topic: discuss juliet's level of maturity and compare it to romeo's. compare how the two characters react to the events after their marriage, when romeo is banished from verona. discuss the balcony scene. does the knowledge of romeo and juliet's final fate influence the meaning of the balcony scene or the audience's interpretation of it? discuss the characters of tybalt and romeo as they relate to the theme of family and the theme of love. explain how the character of tybalt develops the theme of family and how the character of romeo develops the theme of romantic love. discuss the character of friar laurence. what motivates him to romeo and juliet to defy their parents? part a choose a topic based on what you read in act ii or act iii of romeo and juliet. then write a thesis statement. part b identify two or three short excerpts from the play as textual evidence to support your thesis statement. part c write a 300-word essay arguing the thesis of your analysis. (i mainly need on part b and c)