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Sort it out, Romeo! Romeo and Juliet Crunched

Look at Romeo’s language in Act 2 Scene 2 and create as many categories as you need to sort these words into groups. You can label the groups as you wish, but an example has been suggested for you.
Night words
Twinkle
Night
adventure afeard air airy angel attempt baptized birds blessed bold bosom bright brightness cheek cloak clouds dares daylight death dream enemy enmity envious eye fair fairest faithful fruit-tree gaze glorious glove grief hand hate hateful head heaven hide kill lamp life light look love moon mortals night pale peril sails saint sea shame shore sick sight silver soul stars stream sun swords tear thrive twinkle vestal vow white-upturned winged wings wondering wound

What mood or moods are created by these words?
Which group or groups of words are most powerful in conveying Romeo’s emotions in this speech?
Circle the words that you think would be most effective in persuading Juliet of his feelings.

Look at Juliet’s language in Act 2 Scene 2 and create as many categories as you need to sort these words into groups. You can label the group as you wish, but an example has been suggested for you.
Nature words
Flower
Rose
arm belonging bepaint bescreen’d beseech blush boundless breast breath bud cease changes cheek circled confess cunning dark death ears enemy face fair faithfully false farewell flower foot fortunes god grief hand hear heard heart honourable idolatry impute inconstant infinite jove joy laughs light lightens lightning love lovers maiden marriage mask montague moon murder name night overheard’st passion perjuries procure prove quickly rash refuse repose rest ripening rose saw sea smell sound speak spoke stumblest sudden summer’s swear swear’st sweet sworn to-morrow to-night tongue true trust truth unadvised utterance variable walls woo yielding

Are there any similarities or connections between these categories? What’s the effect?
Identify any groups of nouns, verbs or adjectives. Does this tell us anything?
In pairs, choose the group of words you find most interesting, or powerful. What does Shakespeare’s choice of language tell you about Juliet’s character or emotions in this speech?