Assef's Interaction With Baba at Amir's Thirteenth Birthday Party

We believe that this picture best represents Assef, specifically his interaction with Baba at Amir's thirteenth birthday party. We see that although water is something that someone can easily drown in, in this photo it is covered, symbolizing how Assef easily covers his true personality with a facade that deceives Baba. Yet, Amir is not fooled by how Assef "was the embodiment of every parent's dream, a strong, tall, well-dressed and well-mannered boy... But to me, his eyes betrayed him. When I looked into them, the facade faltered, revealed a glimpse of the madness hiding behind them" (96-97). Here, Assef's eyes are symbolized by the strips of water that we can see, since the pool covers don't completely cover them. Baba only sees the pool covers, but Amir sees the terrifying depths of the water underneath them, and so he is correctly justified in his fear of Assef. One last thing that this picture has is flags above the pool pointing down. Very clearly, there are no red flags at all, similar to how to Baba and many other Afghan parents, Assef is a flawless child who everyone should aspire to be.

Act 5, Scene 3: Plot Holes

Prompt B

Paris-How did you get killed by a 15 year old?
Friar Lawrence-Why couldn't you tell Romeo that his wife is faking suicide yourself? Were you really that busy?
Paris- Why would you go to Juliet's tomb every night when you barely met the girl and she obviously had no feelings for you?
Friar Lawrence- Why didn't you comfort Juliet after her husband just killed himself?

Romeo-Why kill yourself over a girl that you met 4 days ago?

Prince-Why don't you punish the Friar? He was the 'mastermind' behind the entire plan.

Act 3, Scene 5: Angry Dad

Prompt D

This image represents the scene because Lord Capulet is very mad at Juliet for not wanted to marry Paris.  He yells at her for a couple of minutes then finishes by saying how she will marry Paris or she will have to leave the family.  

Act 3 Scene 5

Prompt A:

After Romeo kills Tybalt, Lady Capulet finds Juliet crying in her room. Juliet then leads her mother on to thinking she is crying about Tybalt's death and wishing Romeo dead, but she is stating his love for him. Lady Capulet then urges Juliet to marry Paris because he wishes to make her happy. Juliet rejects the proposal and Lord Capulet threatened to disown her is she refuses to obey him and marry Paris. This reminds me of in Modern Family when Mitchell, his son, tells his father, Jay, that he is homosexual and wanted to marry his boyfriend Cam. When Jay heard this he didn't like or accept his sons sexual preference and felt awkward to talk to him and didn't like the thought of his son being married to Cam. It is much like Lord Capulet not accepting or appreciating Juliet's wishes in not marrying Paris. Instead of being supportive Jay and Lord Capulet like parents should be towards their children they did the exact opposite.

Act 5 Scene 3

Prompt C:

" Go hence to have more talk of these sad things. 
Some shall be pardoned, and some punished,
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

I picked this line because it shows how the romantic story of Romeo and Juliet comes to an end in a tragic fashion. As the Capulets and Montagues witness the deaths of Romeo and Juliet they realize their should be no more death and violence towards one another. This line also reveals the true sadness of the story and how Romeo and Juliet's love for each other resulted in death because of their families blood feud. 

Much sadness. Very Tragedy.

Prompt B

Romeo: Why did you kill Paris when you are trying to die? Shouldn't you have let Paris kill you?

Juliet: Why did you kill yourself before you made sure Romeo was actually dead? Maybe he took the same poison as you did?

Balthasar: Why didn't you go and check up on Romeo even though he told you not to? He was in there for a half hour, go check up on him

Friar: Why didn't you go earlier and check up on Juliet? It is always good to be early.

Paris: Why were you checking up on Juliet in the middle of the night? You had earlier to throw flowers.

Act 5 Scene 3- Regrets

Prompt C:

Romeo says "Wilt thou provoke me? then have at thee, boy!" In my opinion, this line shows that Romeo has been through so much throughout the past day, and he has no nerves left to deal with Paris. It has gotten to the point where he is so mad and sad, etc. that he fights Paris, and eventually kills him. After he kills him, Romeo quickly regrets what he does, which shows that his emotions overcame him, which is why he did it.

The tragic ending to a beautiful story

This scene shows the death of Romeo after he kills himself because he saw the "death" of his loved one Juliet. Juliet wakes up to see Romeo with poison on him and weeps over his death but then after kills herself so that she can be with Romeo in the afterlife.

Act 5 Scene 3: Trying to Tell the Truth

PROMPT B

Ask 5 interesting questions about the reading OR address 5 questions to one or more of the characters from this section of the reading, as if you were interviewing him or her. Here is an example of a student responding to this prompt for Hamlet. Remember, just ask; you do not have to answer!

Why do they always fight to the death when they can just wound each other until the other is unable to battle? Romeo does not always fight with the intent to kill.

Why does Paris ask his page to warn him if someone is coming?
Does he expect someone to be coming? 
Is he not allowed to visit his wife's grave?


Why is Balthazar always holding suspicions against his master Romeo?

He seems like a sketchy character, he is there when he starts the first brawl in act 1, when he tells Romeo that Juliet is dead, and when he gives up Romeo's letter to his father to use as evidence as to see what happened in the tomb. He also disobeys Romeo's orders when Romeo tells him not to look in on what he is doing by Juliet's grave, but he spies anyways, and willingly tells the next person who enters the graveyard.

Why does the Friar continue to help Romeo and Juliet if he has to lie to society?
was he waiting to tell their story or helping them sincerely?
How can they all believe that Juliette is "freshly dead" so quickly? 
Her fake death seems like something so supernatural to me!

Act 5, Scene 3: The Tragic End

PROMPT C

Quote lines from the scene that you enjoyed and comment on them. Again, here is an example post from a student reading Hamlet.

 

 

 

"Oh, here Will I set up my everlasting rest

And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars

From this world-wearied flesh. Eyes, look your last!

Arms, take your last embrace: And lips, Oh you

The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss

A dateless bargain to engrossing death!"

 

 

This quote is very sad, since Romeo is talking about how there is nothing left for him to live for, and it is time for him to leave the world. But, it shows how much he loves Juliet, and how she means everything to him. Its a tragic ending, but very touching in a way as well. Even though this story ends with the death of the strongest characters, it shows how true love can beat anything even family rivalries. As well as the "last kiss" touched me very much, as it shows compassion and fierce love.

Act 5 Scene 3: End of a War

Prompt A:
In the final scene of Romeo and Juliet, the Montegues and and Capulets end their everlasting hate between each other. Similarly many siblings get into fights and in most cases parents intervene in order for the fighting to stop. In Romeo and Juliet, the prince explains to the Montegues and Capulets that their fighting is harmful and bad which is when the feud is finally over with and they realize the extent of their problems. In both Romeo and Juliet, and common sibling quarrels, without intervention of someone the hatred may have never stopped.

Act 5. Scene 3 Romeo and Juliet's Final Relationship

In the last scene of the play Juliet and Romeo's love faces its final test.  This scene represents how codependent their relationship was.  These two are so in love that they can not see a life without each other.  When Juliet learns that Romeo is dead she sees no point in being alive because she depends on him for her happiness.  This type of dependence in a relationship can be unhealthy and Romeo and Juliet demonstrate that.

Act 5, Scene 3: Ending the Feud

Prompt A
In this scene, the Capulets and the Montagues finally decide to end their everlasting feud. The way that this happened can be compared to a few children who used to be in the dance class I taught. They would get upset at each other, and disrupt the rest of the class. Finally, the other teacher and I had to intervene, and tell them why they were being disruptive to the class, like the Prince told the families that their feud was harmful in this scene. Only then did they decide to stop being angry at each other. If not for the other teacher and I in this situation, and if not for the Prince in the book, the anger would have not gone away.

Act 5 Scene 3: Misfortune in Both Houses

Prompt F

Perspective: Friar Lawrence
I feel bad about all of this. Romeo such a gentleman and Juliet such an exquisite beauty, both dead because of me. Two people's lives could have been saved if only I sent Romeo that letter myself. I could have at least saved Juliet's life by taking her with me, instead of leaving her to herself. I'm the one that caused all of this. I married them, yet I also killed them!

Prompt B, Act 5, Scene 3, The Death of Love

1. Juliet, why didn't you inform Romeo about your plan to fake suicide before doing it so that you could avoid such a tragedy like all of you dying?
2. Paris, didn't you ever notice that Juliet wasn't really in love with you? Did she ever show any signs of loving someone else when she spoke to you?
3. Friar Lawrence, why would you just leave Juliet with the dead bodies when you know she is unstable due to Romeo's death and could possibly be capable of suicide?
4. Capulets and Montagues, why did it take so much death for you to realize the consequences of your fighting?
5. What originally was your conflict about Montagues and Capulets? What was the reason for your hate towards each other for so long?

Act 5, Scene 3: Romeo poisons himself

This picture represents how Romeo feels hearing that Juliet has died. Because of his unbearable sadness, he feels that he has to take his own life, and does so.

Act 5 Scene 3: The Downfall of the Lovers

Messanger - Why did you not try to give the letter to the messenger who gave Romeo the news about the death of Juliet?

Romeo - Why not choose to also kill the page who found Paris and Romeo in Juliet's funeral room?

Friar Lawrence - Why not make Juliet drink less poison so she would wake up sooner?

Romeo - Why did you choose to kill yourself instead of asking Friar Lawrence for an explanation?

Paris - Does Paris know that Juliet does not actually love him?

ACT 5 SCENE 3: Life from death

Prompt C

This image shows how new plants have sprouted from a skeleton.  These plants were able to grow because of death.  This resembles how a new connection formed between the Montagues and Capulets when Romeo and Juliet died together.  Their death created life and hope for the families, as there would be no more fighting.

Act 5, Scene 3; War of Life and Death

Prompt A:

One of the most important parts of this scene is where Romeo gives his soliloquy before his suicide, in which he addresses death and how he is looking forward to it.  He is completely ready to kill himself because his love for Juliet is so great that if she is dead, then he will gladly join death with her. However, Romeo doesn't realize that Juliet isn't actually dead, but he kills himself, which in turn leads to Juliet killing herself when she wakes up and finds Romeo dead. This part of the scene reminds me of Germany starting World War II by invading Poland. Just as how throughout the book Romeo has been talking about how he might commit suicide, Germany, and its leaders, had been thinking about invading Poland for a long time. Right before he commits suicide, Romeo is completely calm, and he is even looking forward to death, although he knows that his suicide will have pretty big impacts on other people, like his family. However, he chooses to go through with the act, just as Germany decides to go through with invading Poland even though she knows that it could have devastating impacts on the world.

Act 3 Scene 5 Prompt D

The two roses represent Romeo and Juliet while the dagger between them represents their family feud. The roses circle the dagger but are unable to get rid of it without being cut.