Who is the voice of reason? How do you know? | The Prince; he tells them to quit disturbing the peace, he doesn’t pick sides, and he has the authority to stop the battling. |
Which characters speak in verse (poetry)? Which characters speak in prose (paragraphs)? Why does shakespeare make this distinction? | The important characters speak in poetry (verse). Shakespeare makes this distinction to show us which characters are the noble ones. |
How does Romeo describe Rosaline in the first act? | Romeo describes her as a beauty he cannot forget, but also as someone who does not love him back which makes him devastated. |
(Act 2) do Romeo’s friends know that he has fallen in love with Juliet? How do you know? | No, because Mercutio teases Romeo about Rosaline later on in the scene, and Juliet’s name is never mentioned in their conversation. |
According to Romeo, why is the moon sick and pale with grief? | The moon is jealous of Juliet’s beauty. |
How do Romeo and Juliet feel about their respective names? | They feel that their respective names shouldn’t mean anything, because the names mean that the two cannot be together. |
Who is more impulsive, Romeo or Juliet? | Romeo is more impulsive. |
Why doesn’t Juliet want Romeo to swear his love by the moon? | The moon is inconsistent (always changing). |
Who brings up the idea of marriage? | Romeo brings up the idea of marriage. |
What does friar Lawrence mean when he says “young men’s love then lies/ not truly in their hearts but in their eyes.”? | Friar Lawrence thinks that young men base their love off of looks but not personality, therefore their love is not true. |
Why does friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? | Friar Lawrence hopes that their marriage will end the feud. |
What advice does the friar give Romeo about his love? Does Romeo seem likely to take his friends advice? Why? | Friar tells Romeo to take it slow, but Romeo does not seem likely to take his friends advice because Romeo makes quick and rash decisions about love. |
What do we learn about Tybalts personality? | That he likes to battle and is very good at it. |
Why does Romeo not tell his friends about Juliet? | Because he is very serious about loving her and does not want to be teased, and he doesn’t want his parents to find out. |
How does Mercutio insult the nurse? | He says that the fan is prettier than her. |
Is the nurse upset by what Mercutio says? | A little bit, at first she ignores him then she asks what kind of man he is. |
What task does Romeo give the nurse? | To inform Juliet that they will be wed at friar Lawrence’s cell. |
How does the nurse seem to feel about Juliets marriage? | She seems happy for Juliet. |
How soon after meeting one another have Romeo and Juliet married? | Less than one day. |
Did Romeo and Juliet make a good decision? What problems might result? | They did not make a good decision, problems that could result include not liking your new spouses personality/habits/interests. |
(Act 3) at first, who does Juliet think is dead? Who is actually dead? | Juliet thinks Romeo is dead. Tybalt is the one who is dead. |
What does Juliet think about this? | At first she thinks Romeo is a horrible person hidden by a beautiful face. |
What is the nurses opinion of men in general? | She thinks that they are a waste of time. |
Once the shock is over what does Juliet realize? | That if Romeo did not kill Tybalt, then Romeo would’ve been killed by Tybalt. |
What one word is more awful than Juliet’s whole family being killed? | Banishment. |
In light of what has happened, what does Juliet plan to do? | Meet up with Romeo |
What symbol of love does Juliet send Romeo? | A ring. |
Where is romeo hiding? | Friar Lawrence’s cell. |
Would Romeo prefer death or exile? | Death, he thinks banishnet is the worst. |
What effect does Romeo’s opinion on banishment have on friar Lawrence? | The friar is annoyed and tells Romeo to be thankful. |
What does the nurse tell Romeo? | That Juliet wants to see him and that she forgives him. |
What does friar Lawrence tell Romeo to do about the banishment? | He tells Romeo to be happy about banishment, then he tells Romeo to leave town, wait, then come back once the banishment gets repealed. |
(Act 4) is there anything actually wrong with Paris? Does it seem as though he would be a good husband? | Nothing is wrong with him, he is a little demanding and clingy though. He seems like a good husband. |
What does Paris try to get Juliet to say that she refuses to say? | That she loves him and wants to marry him. |
What solution to the problem does the friar offer to Juliet? | A potion that makes her appear to be dead. |
Is Juliet fearful of taking the potion? | She worries that the potion will not work properly. |
How does Juliet please Capulet in scene two? | She tells him that she wants to marry Paris. |
What does Capulet’s reaction to Juliet’s apology tell you about him? | His happiness to Juliet’s apology tells readers that Capulet likes when things go his way. |
How does Juliet got her mother and the nurse out of her room? | She tells them that she wants to be alone to pray so that she has a good day tomorrow. |
If the potion does not work what will Juliet do? | She will stab herself. |
Does Juliet ever doubt that Romeo will come for her? | No. |
Who discovers Juliet’s body? | The nurse. |
Does Capulet blame himself for her death? | No. |
Does friar Lawrence comfort the mourners? | No. |
Was friar Lawrence correct when he said the heavens were punishing the Capulet’s? | Yes. |
What is Romeos mood before he receives the news about Juliet? | He is happy. |
What happens in this scene that friar Lawrence didn’t consider? | Romeo heard the wrong news, and now he thinks Juliet is actually dead. |
Is that an example of coincidence? | Yes. |
Does Paris love Juliet? How do you know? | Paris does love Juliet, because he wanted to marry her and now that she’s dead he wants to be buried next to her. |
What is Paris’ dying wish? Does Romeo respect it? | Paris’ dying wish is to be buried next to Juliet, Romeo does respect it. |
Although it is illegal to sell poison in Mantua, Romeo is able to convince the apothecary to make the sale. Why? | Because the apothecary is very poor and hungry, so Romeo bribed him with gold. |
Why does Romeo call the poison a cordial? | Because it will give him the opportunity to be with Juliet again. |
What could have happened to prevent Romeo from committing suicide? | Friar Lawrence could have arrived earlier or Romeo could’ve decided not to go through with the suicide if Juliet had woken up a little sooner. |
Does the feud between the Capulets and the Montague’s come to an end?? | The feud between the two families appears to come to an end. |
Explain the final words spoken by the prince. | The prince is saying that it took a long time and that lots of unnecessary sacrifices happened. Basically, it didn’t have to end like that, and that some people will be blamed and punished. |
(Definitions) define metaphor. | A comparison made between two seemingly unlike objects. |
Define simile. | A comparison between two unlike objects using the words like or as in the comparison. |
Define personification. | Giving human attributes to nonhuman objects. |
Define hyperbole. | An exaggeration made for humor or emphasis. |
Define aside. | A characters lines that are spoken directly to the audience. |
Define dialogue. | Conversation between two or more characters. |
Define monologue. | A long speech spoken by a character to himself, another character, or to the audience. |
Define soliloquy. | Thought spoken aloud by a character when he/she is alone, or things he/she is alone. |
Define verbal irony. | When a speaker or writer says one thing that actually means the opposite (example: sarcasm) |
Define situational irony. | When the outcome of a situation is inconsistent with what we expect would logically or normally occur. |
Define dramatic irony. | When the audience or the reader is aware of something that a character does not know. |
Define pun. | A play on words, especially those that sound alike, but have different meanings. |
Define internal conflict. | When a character faces a major decision or a physical or emotional struggle with his own morals, ethics, or conscience. |
Define external conflict. | When a character struggles against either another character, a force such as whether or nature, or some aspect of society. |
Define direct characterization. | When the author or narrator directly tells the reader what the character is like. |
Define indirect characterization. | When the author gives information about a character and allows the reader to draw his or her own conclusions about that character. |
LA Romeo and Juliet
November 8, 2019