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Engage students in a dynamic courtroom drama with the Romeo & Juliet: Who’s to Blame? Trial Activity multi-day lesson plan! In this interactive experience, students take on the roles of lawyers, witnesses, and judges as they put a key character—such as Lord Capulet, Friar Lawrence, or the Nurse—on trial for their role in the tragic deaths of Romeo and Juliet. This comprehensive lesson includes clear learning goals, standards alignment, detailed handouts, case files, peer review checklists, rubrics, and reflection prompts to guide critical thinking and persuasive argumentation. With differentiation strategies for varied learners, this activity fosters collaboration, textual analysis, and deeper engagement with Shakespeare’s themes of fate, responsibility, and justice.