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Reading Comprehension
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
A simplified version of the classic love story by Charles and Mary Lamb
1. Identify the following story elements:
a) Main Characters: Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, Tybalt, Mercutio, Friar Lawrence
b) Incidental Characters:Lord Capulet, Lord Montague, the nurse, the
apothecary, Paris, etc.
c) Setting: Verona
d) Conflict:
The feud between families, the slaying of Tybalt and Mercutio, the secret marriage, the arranged marriage of Juliet to Paris, the potion given to Juliet by Friar Lawrence, the message that was never received, the poison bought by Romeo from an apothecary in Mantua.
e) Climax:
Juliet taking the potion, a messenger being sent to tell Romeo of the secret plan, Romeo never finding out the truth.
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