“The Tragic Culprit: A Prosecutor’s Closing Arguments in the Case of Romeo and Juliet’s Death” The Tragic Culprit: A Prosecutor’s Closing Arguments in the Case of Romeo and Juliet’s Death Hook: Ladies and gentlemen of the

prompts: 
A. Reflect on the play of Romeo and Juliet. Many characters played a role in Romeo and Juliet’s untimely death. As a prosecutor,  develop closing arguments from your case in 1-2 strong paragraphs convincing the audience of the main culprit behind their death. Use evidence from the text to support your response.  For evidence, you may reference specific parts of the play indirectly or use direct textual evidence.
Be sure to incorporate the 6 Traits of Writing and include:
Hook (5 pts)
A clear claim stating who you believe is the most responsible for their death and why (5 pts)
THREE pieces of evidence from the text to support your claim (15 pts)
Reasoning to connect your evidence to your claim.  Be specific – no restating or generalized statements (15 pts) 
Counterargument acknowledging and refuting a standpoint that goes against your argument with evidence (5 pts)
Final conclusions and end with a strong closing (5 pts)