Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Post-Reading Creative Writing Prompts

Enhance your study of Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet with these stimulating and thought-provoking creative writing prompts. Tailored for classroom engagement, these work great as homework assignments, writing assessments, extension tasks, cover lessons, and filler activities. With a variety of prompts, these will ignite your students’ imagination and deepen their understanding of themes and characters in the play. From the famous balcony scene to the secret marriage of Romeo and Juliet, these prompts foster critical thinking and encourage creative storytelling.

This resource is ideal for English classrooms, offering a range of prompts that cater to different levels of ability, ensuring that students remain engaged and challenged throughout their exploration of Act 2. Don’t miss out on this invaluable tool for teaching Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.

The download includes the following:
★ A list of all 10 prompts for Act 2
★ Individual handouts for each prompt on which students can write or plan their creative pieces.

Some examples of the prompts are:
➤ Write a diary entry from the perspective of Romeo in which he recounts the events of the balcony scene, his hopes for the future and his feelings for Juliet.
➤ Write a monologue from the perspective of Friar Laurence, in which he contemplates if it is a good idea to help Romeo and Juliet marry in secret and the potential consequences of the marriage.
➤ Benvolio informs the audience that Tybalt sent a letter to the Montague House. Write a letter from Tybalt to Romeo challenging him to a duel.