Columbia Falls HS, Grade 9 Honors, Romeo & Juliet Analysis
Prompt: Critic Roland Barthes has said, “Literature is the question minus the answer.” After reading Romeo & Juliet and considering Barthes’ observation, write an essay in which you analyze a central question the play raises and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how the author’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole.
