Unit 4: Romanticism and Revenge: This unit explores the role emotion plays in decision making. Using the Shakespearean text of Romeo and Juliet, students explore different emotional reactions to human connections. Students will read and perform the play to augment reading, speaking, and listening strategies. In addition, students, honors students will explore Alexandre Dummas’ The Count of Monte Cristo. Students will evaluate how authors use human emotion to engage readers and create the assumption of urgency and thus meaning.