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What can be assumed to have happened between the events of scenes 1 and 2 of act 1? Paris asked Capulet for permission to marry Juliet, Capulet changed the subject to his problem with the Montagues. In the conversation between…

Mercutio and Benvolio are trying to find Romeo. What does Mercutio tease Romeo about? Mercutio teases Romeo about how love sick Romeo is. Why is Juliet embarrassed by the fact that Romeo has overheard her daydreams? She’s embarrassed because he…

blank verse Shakespeare’s plays are written in blank verse iambic pentameter (5) oxymoron “O brawling love! O loving hate!””O heavy lightness! Serious vanity!” personification “Come gentle night, come, loving, black-brow’d night.” pun Mercutio- “Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you…

What happened in Act 4 Scene 1? Juliet goes to ask the Friar for a plan to not marry Paris. If he can’t think of one, Juliet will kill herself. Paris leaves when he understands that Juliet has come to…

What is the structure of the Prologue? Sonnet Who are the two households? Capulet & Montague What does it mean if you are “star-crossed’? Doomed What is the setting at the beginning of Act I? Public Square, 1300’s, and Verona…

MC- The fued is between what 2 families? The Mantagues and the Capulets MC- The story takes place in what city and country? Verona, Italy MC- What does the Prince order after the street brawl? death MC- How old is…

Why is Juliet so impatient for the Nurse to return? She wants to set up the ladder for Romeo Describe Juliet’s rapidly changing attitudes toward Romeo during this scene. 1st: Disappointed/angry Because Romeo killed Tybalt2nd: Forgiving/ Loving Because Romeo is…

banishment sentence of being thrown out of a place dexterity skill in performing tasks idolatry religious worship of idols reconcile to bring into agreement or harmony, to make peace exile actual being thrown out of a place fickle inconstant, likely…

why does juliet go to friar laurence’s cell ? she said she was going of confession but she really wanted his advice . what plans do friar laurence and juliet make ? they decide that juliet should agree to marry…

The Prologue, which briefly gives the setting and theme of the play and prepares us for a drama of pathos in which the destiny of two lovers is determined by fate and external circumstances, rather than by character. Exposition Romeo…