Romeo and Juliet question 2. In lines 14-18, Sampson expresses his opinion about women. What does he believe to be true of them? What does this say about the beliefs during this me period (i. e., during the 1500s)? Do these beliefs still exist today?
3. In line 20, Gregory says “This quarrel is between our masters and us their men.” Think about what this statement means. Why do
Gregory and Sampson hate the Montagues?
a. Before reading the play, we posed the following Essenal Queson: “How can ‘learned hatred’ or learned discriminaon’
harm individuals? Harm society?” How does the above quotaon from Gregory reflect the ideas of learned
hatred/discriminaon? How can this bring harm to Gregory and Sampson?
b. Before reading the play, we posed the following Essenal Queson: “Does your name define who you are?” How does the
above quotaon reflect the idea that your name defines who you are? (Also consider: Should your name define who you
are? Whom you love? Whom you hate?)
5. In lines 70-73, Tybalt says:
a. Tybalt claims that he hates “all Montagues.” Do you think this is a valid perspecve to have about a group?
b. How can hang a group of people be harmful? Where do we see this in today’s society?