Elements of a Shakespearean Tragedy

comic relief

the Nurse

supernatural occurrences

fate

chance happenings (aka Fate)

Romeo reads the party list

revenge motive

Tybalt kills Mercutio

sexual innuendos

Tybalt's ghost

Friar Laurence's letter isn't delivered because the whole town is under quarantine

Juliet wakes up just as Romeo takes the poison and dies

Romeo kills Tybalt

internal conflict

Romeo vs. his quickness to love

love vs. hate

self vs. loyalty to family

external conflict

Capulets vs. Montagues

Romeo and Juliet vs. fate

tragic hero with a tragic flaw

heroes

Romeo and Juliet

flaws

Romeo's impulsivity

Juliet's naivete

Juliet's loyalty to Romeo