| soliloquy | -speech in which a character is alone on stage, and expresses his/her thoughts to the audience -lengthy speech -given when no other characters are around |
| aside | -similar to a soliloquy, a remark made to the audience unheard by the other characters on stage -brief -lets the audience know what a character is really thinking or feeling -uses these to reveal character and advance the plot |
| monologue | similar to a soliloquy- lengthy speech, but is addressed to the other characters, not the audience ex. Prince speech in Act 1 scene 1 |
| Do you think Friar Lawrence is right in agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet | no-Romeo and Juliet are rushing and if the intentions are good, why are they keeping the marriage a secret |
| What doubts and fears does Juliet express even as she realizes that Romeo loves her | -she was afraid that her parents would her/catch Romeo -“I was too quickly won”-she was afraid Romeo would take advantage of her because she was too quickly won over -love was too fast- compares love to lightning (might be amazing now but might burn out) |
| What seems to be a weakness in Romeo’s character that Friar Lawrence points out? How does Romeo defend himself? | -Friar says that Romeo falls in love too quickly and only with his eyes -Romeo said that Rosaline did not love him back so it wasn’t true love but Juliet loves him back so it is true love |
| Juliet is 13 and Romeo is not much older. In what ways is their love typical of adolescence and in what way is it not? | -they fall in love quickly and thinks it is forever -not typical because most teenagers don’t get married a day after they meet |
| Why do you think the love scene in Capulet’s garden is the most famous one in all of literature | -danger element-physical separation and they have to express how much they love each other in words -Romeo hears that Juliet loves him without having to ask |
| Scene One | -Romeo, Mercutio,and Benvolio outside Capulet Mansion -Romeo doesn’t want to go home because his love for Juliet is strong -Mercutio and Benvolio call out to Romeo to leave but he is hiding -Merution teases Romeo about his lust for Rosaline -Mercutiona nd Benvolio go to bed |
| Scene Two | -Romeo sees Juliet in an upstairs window and compares her to the sun -Juliet appears at the balcony and confesses her love for Romeo not realizing he was there -Romeo reveals himself and Juliet is scared he will be caught by her parents -Juliet is afraid her love is too quick but they exchange vows of love -Juliet promises to marry Romeo the next day ad send a servant with the details, they find it hard to leave each other |
| Scene 3 | -Friar makes a soliloquy about medicine and how it was good and evil -Friar thinks Romeo was with Rosaline all night-Romeo says he wants to be with Juliet because they fell in love -Friar reprimand Romeo thinking that he falls in love to easily -Friar agrees to marry thew two because he thinks it will bring an end to the feud |
| Scene 4 | -Mercutio and Benvolio discuss Tybalt’s challenge and his fancy fighting style -Romeo arrives and Mercutio notices his change in attitude is happy-Nurse arrives with Peter looking for Romeo -Mercutio and Romeo stop teasing each other and teas the Nurse -Nurse speaks with Romeo about marriage and he sends the message that they will be married at Friar’s that day |
| Scene 5 | -Juliet waits impatiently for the Nurse to return with news -Nurse arrives but is too tired to tell Juliet the news -Nurse talks in circles no telling any information, Juliet frustrated -Tells Juliet to lie and say she has confession and meet Romeo at the Friars -Juliet leaves to marry Romeo |
| Scene 6 | -Romeo waits for Juliet at the Friars -Friar advises Romeo to no love in excess because it is unhealthy -Juliet arrives and Romeo professes his love -Juliet can not find the words to express how much she loves Romeo -Romeo and Juliet leave with the Friar to be married |
Romeo and Juliet Act 2
November 29, 2019