Exploring Cause and Effect in Romeo and Juliet
Delve into the intricate web of cause and effect relationships in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. From the ancient feud between the Montagues and Capulets to Rosaline's rejection of Romeo and its consequences, discover how each action sets off a chain of events leading to tragic outcomes. Unravel the complexities of the plot and characters in this timeless tale of love and loss.
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Brainstorm with your group: What is one question you have about the plot/characters of Romeo and Juliet? When you agree on one, come up and write it.
Cause and Effect Game: Cause and Effect Game: Work with your table group to match every cause card with its effect card The winning group (s) will get a prize on Monday to go with their quiz
Cause: The Montagues and Cause: The Montagues and Capulets have an ancient feud Capulets have an ancient feud
Effect: The Prince decrees that Effect: The Prince decrees that the next Montague or Caplet to the next Montague or Caplet to fight will face death fight will face death
Cause: Rosaline does not love Cause: Rosaline does not love Romeo, causing him to be Romeo, causing him to be lovesick and depressed lovesick and depressed
Effect: Benvolio promises he Effect: Benvolio promises he will find Romeo a new girl will find Romeo a new girl
Cause: Capulets servant does Cause: Capulet s servant does not know how to read not know how to read
Effect: Romeo and Benvolio find Effect: Romeo and Benvolio find out about Capulet s party out about Capulet s party
Cause: Paris asks Capulet for Cause: Paris asks Capulet for permission to marry Juliet permission to marry Juliet
Effect: Capulet invites Paris to Effect: Capulet invites Paris to his party to woo Juliet his party to woo Juliet
Cause: The Nurse has raised Cause: The Nurse has raised Juliet since she was a baby Juliet since she was a baby
Effect: Juliet trusts and depends Effect: Juliet trusts and depends on the Nurse for most of the play on the Nurse for most of the play
Cause: Capulet stops Tybalt from Cause: Capulet stops Tybalt from killing Romeo for crashing the killing Romeo for crashing the Capulet party Capulet party
Effect: Tybalt swears to kill Effect: Tybalt swears to kill Romeo and writes a letter Romeo and writes a letter challenging him challenging him
Cause: Romeo and Juliet flirt Cause: Romeo and Juliet flirt at the Capulet party at the Capulet party
Effect: Romeo and Juliet fall Effect: Romeo and Juliet fall in love in love
Cause: Romeos friends make fun Cause: Romeo s friends make fun of him after Capulet s party of him after Capulet s party
Effect: Romeo goes into the Effect: Romeo goes into the Capulet s garden/orchard by Capulet s garden/orchard by himself himself
Cause: Juliet goes onto her Cause: Juliet goes onto her balcony to talk to herself about balcony to talk to herself about how she has fallen in love with how she has fallen in love with Romeo and wishes their families Romeo and wishes their families were not enemies were not enemies
Effect: Romeo proclaims his love Effect: Romeo proclaims his love for Juliet and asks her to marry for Juliet and asks her to marry him him
Cause: Romeo asks Friar Cause: Romeo asks Friar Laurence to marry him and Juliet Laurence to marry him and Juliet
Effect: Friar Laurence marries Effect: Friar Laurence marries Romeo and Juliet in secret Romeo and Juliet in secret
Cause: Romeo stays out all Cause: Romeo stays out all night talking to Juliet night talking to Juliet
Effect: Romeo never receives Effect: Romeo never receives Tybalt s challenge Tybalt s challenge
Cause: Romeo rejects Tybalts Cause: Romeo rejects Tybalt s challenge in the streets of challenge in the streets of Verona, and proclaims his love Verona, and proclaims his love for Capulets for Capulets
Effect: Mercutio challenges Effect: Mercutio challenges Tybalt in place Tybalt in place of Romeo slain slain of Romeo and is and is
Cause: Benvolio tells Romeo Cause: Benvolio tells Romeo of Mercutio s death of Mercutio s death
Effect: Romeo slays Tybalt Effect: Romeo slays Tybalt
Cause: The Prince sees that Cause: The Prince sees that Tybalt and Mercutio are dead Tybalt and Mercutio are dead and demands explanation and demands explanation
Effect: Benvolio recounts the Effect: Benvolio recounts the fight between Tybalt, Mercutio, fight between Tybalt, Mercutio, and Romeo and Romeo
Cause: The Capulets call for Cause: The Capulets call for justice due to Tybalt s death justice due to Tybalt s death
Effect: The prince banishes Effect: The prince banishes Romeo Romeo
Cause: Romeo hears of his Cause: Romeo hears of his banishment banishment
Effect: Friar Laurence arranges to Effect: Friar Laurence arranges to send Romeo to Mantua send Romeo to Mantua
Cause: Juliet hears of Romeos Cause: Juliet hears of Romeo s banishment and threatens to kill banishment and threatens to kill herself herself
Effect: The Nurse arranges for Effect: The Nurse arranges for Romeo and Juliet to have their Romeo and Juliet to have their wedding night wedding night
Cause: Juliet seems really sad Cause: Juliet seems really sad (apparently about Tybalt s death) (apparently about Tybalt s death)
Effect: Capulet rushes a wedding Effect: Capulet rushes a wedding between Paris and Juliet between Paris and Juliet
Cause: Juliets parents threaten Cause: Juliet s parents threaten to throw her out if she doesn t to throw her out if she doesn t marry Paris marry Paris
Effect: Juliet begins to lie to her Effect: Juliet begins to lie to her parents about how happy she is parents about how happy she is to marry Paris to marry Paris
Cause: Juliet asks Friar Laurence Cause: Juliet asks Friar Laurence for help avoiding her wedding to for help avoiding her wedding to Paris Paris
Effect: Friar Laurence makes Effect: Friar Laurence makes Juliet a potion that will make her Juliet a potion that will make her look like she is dead look like she is dead
Cause: Juliet takes the potion Cause: Juliet takes the potion Friar Laurence gives her Friar Laurence gives her
Effect: Juliets parents hold a Effect: Juliet s parents hold a funeral for her and put her in the funeral for her and put her in the Capulet tomb Capulet tomb
Cause: Balthasar sees Juliets Cause: Balthasar sees Juliet s funeral funeral
Effect: Balthasar tells Romeo Effect: Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead that Juliet is dead
Cause: Romeo learns of Cause: Romeo learns of Juliet s death Juliet s death
Effect: Romeo buys poison from Effect: Romeo buys poison from an apothecary and rides to an apothecary and rides to Verona to die beside Juliet Verona to die beside Juliet
Cause: Friar Laurence sends Friar Cause: Friar Laurence sends Friar John to tell Romeo about Juliet s John to tell Romeo about Juliet s faked death, but is locked out of faked death, but is locked out of Mantua Mantua
Effect: Friar John fails to deliver Effect: Friar John fails to deliver the letter and returns it to Friar the letter and returns it to Friar Laurence. Laurence.
