Part A – Select Theme and Evidence for Your Analysis
First, determine the theme you will address in your essay and what textual evidence you will include. If you need help planning these details, look back at the work you did on the graphic organizers in the unit. Use these guiding questions as you plan your analysis.

Then, complete the table. For each element in the first column, provide textual evidence from throughout the play, including the prologues, soliloquies, monologues, and asides. In the second column, describe how the examples of each element develop the theme.

TIP: If you need to directly reference scenes from Romeo and Juliet, you can access them in the Activity Resources.