| What are Benvolio and Mercutio doing as the scene opens? | Looking for Romeo. |
| To what do they attribute Romeo’s strange behavior? | Rosaline fell in love. |
| What new occurrence in the Montague/Capulet feud does Mercutio and Belvolio know about that Romeo has no knowledge? | Tybalt challenged Romeo to a duel. |
| How does Romeo respond to Mercutio’s jokes and gibes in lines 35-61? | Romeo plays along with it. |
| What conclusions does Mercutio reach about Romeo from the changes in Romeo’s mood? | He’s back to his old self and they think his new love is over the top. |
| Whose message does the Nurse deliver to Romeo? | The first message delivered by the Nurse is her own: she tells him not to take advantage of Juliet. The second message delivered by the Nurse is when threatens him again to not be a two-timer (stay with Juliet; no cheating). |
| What does the Nurse say? | Juliet wants to know if he still wants to get married. Romeo relays the time and informs the Nurse he has made the vow to get married. |
| What scheme has Romeo devised? | First they will go to confession, as to cover up the marriage. |
| What is Romeo’s servant going to give the Nurse? | A rope ladder. |
| Mercutio asks Romeo to leave the nurse and do what? | Come to his father’s house for dinner. |
Romeo and Juliet Act 2: Scene 4 Plot
August 13, 2019