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1. Their Character

You almost certainly want to play your hero in Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 1 because you find his character interesting ...

You will need to think about ...

... to give you ideas about ...

Their personality and character

	basic facts such as age
	personality
	beliefs
	feelings/ emotional state in Act 3 Scene 1

Their importance in the story

	What does he DO in the play
	How does Shakespeare USE his character in the play
	His role in Act 3 Scene 1

How they interact with/ their relationships with other people

	What family does he belong to?
	Who are his allies and friends?
	Their interactions with the other characters in Act 3 Scene 1

REMEMBER:

1. You MUST illustrate your ideas with references to, and quotes from, the play

2. You MUST explain WHY each thing makes this character appeal to you!

RESEARCH:

Work through the following links and make notes on YOUR character.

There is a worksheet to help you make your notes here.

START by checking out the notes on these sites, which have short descriptions of ALL three characters:

Difficulty	Site	What you will find
*	novelguide.com	Simple descriptions of what they do in the play
*	60-second Shakespeare	There are three VERY short character descriptions near the bottom of the page
**	absoluteshakespeare	Slightly longer, more difficult comments

The following sites will provide you with more detailed information, just about your chosen character.

REMEMBER - don't write it if you don't understand it - best leave it out and stick to the stuff you understand!

ROMEO:

(Before you start try this drag-and-drop game )

***	sparknotes	A longer passage. Some good ideas, but the language is quite hard
****	clicknotes	Difficult - and long. It goes through the play scene by scene, looking at what Romeo was doing and why. Worth ploughing through, however - if you go through this carefully, you will be able to get some EXAMPLES to use in your essay.
*****	universalteacher	REALLY difficult, but lots of good stuff. Perhaps skip-read it and just pinch a few ideas
*****	cliffsnotes	TOO difficult, really, but I put it in for you just in case

MERCUTIO:

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PS - remember that Mercutio was not a tranvestite in Shakespeare's play - only in the Baz Luhrman film:

***	sparknotes	A sketch of Mercutio's character - good.
****	towson college	A number of good ideas
****	clicknotes	Difficult - and long. It goes through the play scene by scene, looking at what Mercutio was doing and why. Worth ploughing through, however - if you go through this carefully, you will be able to get some EXAMPLES to use in your essay.
*****	cliffsnotes	TOO difficult, really, but I put it in for you just in case
*****	suite101	Another very difficult comment
*****	wikipedia	Another very difficult comment

TYBALT:

(Before you start try this drag-and-drop game )

There is less about Tybalt than about Romeo or Mercutio:

**	sparknotes	About halfway down the page there is a VERY brief thumbnail sketch of Tybalt's character
***	wikipedia	A straightforward description of Tybalt's role in the play
****	towson college	A number of good ideas, but long and difficult
****	clicknotes	Difficult - and long. It goes through the play scene by scene, looking at what Mercutio was doing and why. Worth ploughing through, however - if you go through this carefully, you will be able to get some EXAMPLES to use in your essay.