1. what does romeo and juliet illustrate about the nature of love? consider how the play portrays love between family members and love between young men and women?
2. who is most responsible for the deaths of romeo and juliet? consider whether fate, the families, the friar, romeo and juliet, or any other characters from the play are most responsible?
3. if a director must cut scenes from romeo and juliet for performance, which scenes could be removed? how would their absence affect the play as a whole?