| What influence does love have on Romeo? | Love has a huge influence on Romeo because he becomes lovesick and avoids his friends. |
| How does Romeo approach love? | Romeo approaches love impulsively. |
| What effect does true love have on Romeo’s spirits? | Romeo’s spirits are uplifted now that he loves someone that loves him back. |
| What influence does love have on Juliet? | Although Juliet is more cautious with love, she is smitten by Romeo and wants to get married. |
| What chance happening occurs in scene II of this act? | Juliet happens to step out on the balcony and proclaim her love for Romeo while he was there. |
| What doe we learn of the Friar from his opening soliloquy in scene III? | Friar is a philosopher. He believes that plants can be both good and bad like humans. |
| What warning does the Friar give Romeo? | Friar tells Romeo to make sure that he actually loves Juliet because he jumped into the relationship too quickly. |
| Does the Friar’s attitude in scene VI reflect any evil to come? | Friar’s attitude in scene VI is fearful because he dreads that Romeo’s rushed love will bring bad luck. |
| Why does Romeo hide from Benvolio and Mercutio? | Romeo hides from Benvolio and Mercutio because he does not want them to know about his plan to marry Juliet. |
| Do you think Benvolio and Mercutio realize that Romeo has found a new love? | Benvolio and Mercutio do not realize because they still taunt Romeo about Rosaline. |
| How has Romeo’s attitude toward life changed since he has met Juliet? | Romeo becomes more optimistic and upbeat. |
| What proposal does Romeo make to the Friar? | Romeo asks Friar Laurence if he could help marry him to Juliet. |
| What doubts does the Friar have about Romeo’s proposal? | Friar believes that Romeo is not truly in love with Juliet. |
| Why does Friar Laurence finally accept Romeo’s proposal? | Friar Laurence finally accepts when he realized that the marriage could bring the feuding households together. |
| What examples of humor can you point out in this scene? | Mercutio taunts the nurse by calling her a “boat” and teasing her about her appearance. |
| Everything seems to be going well-except for a certain threat. What is this threat? | Tybalt sends a message to Romeo, challenging him to a duel. |
| What is the attitude of Friar Laurence toward the lover’s insistence that he marry them without delay? | Friar Laurence doubts the marriage. Friar Laurence believes that rushing love can lead to bad things, but the marriage might end the hostility between the two families. |
| Pun | use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning |
| Paradox | a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly that may include the truth |
| Oxymoron | combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings |
| Allusion | a reference to an object, person, or event from another literary work |
| Dramatic Irony | when the audience knows something that the characters do not know |
| Direct Characterization | when a character is revealed by clear descriptions by the author |
| Indirect Characterization | process by which the writer shows the character’s personality through speech, actions, and appearance |
| Alliteration | the repetition of adjacent or closely connected words |
| Metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things that are connected by one similarity |
| Simile | comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as” |
| Mercutio | taunts/find Romeo; prince’s cousin and friend to Romeo |
| Friar Laurence | monk who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet |
| Nurse | Capulet servant and friend to Juliet; delivers Romeo a message |
| Tybalt | nephew of Capulet; request to duel with Romeo |
| Benvolio | aids Mercutio in trying to find Romeo/taunts Romeo; nephew of Montague |
| Romeo | tells the Nurse he wants to get married to Juliet; son of the wealthy Montagues |
| Juliet | agrees to marry Romeo in secret; daughter of the Capulets |
Act II – Romeo and Juliet
November 24, 2019