| A | B |
|---|
| Direct | It is the East, and Juliet is the sun |
| Implied | This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath. May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet. |
| Direct | Thou detestable maw*, thou womb of death, Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth, Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open, And in despite I’ll cram thee with more food. |
| Romeo and Juliet both die. Before Romeo’s death he realizes that it is his love for Juliet that led him to the moment of killing himself. | The play must lead up to and include the death of the hero, but before the hero meets defeat, first must come enlightenment. |
| The play concerns a serious subject. | Forbidden Love |
| There must be a contrast between previous happiness and fate met. | Romeo and Juliet have brief moments of pure happiness described with religious diction together before events start to go wrong- Romeo is banished, Juliet is abandoned by family, and both ultimately kill themselves |
| Romeo- | emotionally driven/overly passionate |
| Juliet- | chooses passion over reason |
| Exposition | Setting/Characters/Conflict |
| Rising Action | Marriage/Tybalt threat |
| Turning Point | Death/Juliet's decision |
| Falling Action | Wedding/Plan |
| Climax/Resolution | Death/Feud Ends |
