UNIT 4: COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIPS

People face a myriad of struggles as they mature (bullying, puberty, identity, peer pressure).  Regardless of society or cultural differences, all people can relate to at some point feeling general angst.  Accepting others allows people to learn more about themselves.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1.  How is an individual's life affected by outside events, situations, or cultural, political, and social trends?
2.  Despite external differences, what are universal concerns facing mankind throughout time?
3.  How does learning about others teach us about ourselves?

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STUDY GUIDE FOR ROMEO & JULIET
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is considered to be one of the greatest tragic love stories of all time. Romeo who is a member of the house of Montague falls in love with Juliet who is a member of the house of Capulet. The Montagues and the Capulets have been engaged in a feud for many years and as such the love between Romeo and Juliet is forbidden. Written near the end of the 16th century, "Romeo and Juliet," which is one of Shakespeare's earliest dramas, is the story of love that can never be realized and the tragedy that ensues.
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