What is Courage?
Looking back over the literature we've read this semester, think about our essential question: What is courage? Is it possible to know what or who is courageous without an understanding of culture? If we were to look at the circumstances our characters face in Romeo and Juliet, could we make some judgments about courage? Do any of the characters display courage, and if so, who and how? And if you think there are no examples of courage in the play, why not? How does fate play into courage, or does it?
During class today, we'll focus on character development and our essential question. Due to locker clean out and our assembly, class will be cut short for some of you. Don't worry! Tomorrow is a reading and writing workshop day, and you'll have plenty of time to read and blog.
So....as you read the rest of Act IV, think about this: "Love give me strength, and strength shall help afford" (IV, i, line 125). Was Juliet courageous for drinking the potion?
Adieu, my friends!
During class today, we'll focus on character development and our essential question. Due to locker clean out and our assembly, class will be cut short for some of you. Don't worry! Tomorrow is a reading and writing workshop day, and you'll have plenty of time to read and blog.
So....as you read the rest of Act IV, think about this: "Love give me strength, and strength shall help afford" (IV, i, line 125). Was Juliet courageous for drinking the potion?
Adieu, my friends!
posted by Ms. James @ 12:10 PM
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I thought Juliet was very courageous for taking the potion, and I think the love she had for Romeo contributed to her bravery. I think Juliet has changed from scared and shy to courageous and more open.
I think that Juliet had a ton of courage and even with her doubts in her imagination of waking up in darkness alone in a tomb with her cousin's rotting corpse, or actually being dead. Juliet takes the potion only in hope of reuniting with Romeo. That took alot of courage.
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