What reason does Paris give for not having spent much time courting Juliet? | She has been grieving over Tybalt |
Name three of the horrible things Juliet says she would find preferable to marrying Paris. | kill herself, be chained to a bear, be locked in a tomb with dead people |
Describe the Friar’s plan in your own words. | He will have Juliet drink potion that makes her appear dead. Juliet will be placed in the tomb. He will send a message to Romeo to tell him of the plan. Romeo will be there when she wakes up. They will run away. |
How do you know if you’re hiring a good cook? | a good cook will lick his fingers |
Juliet was supposed to marry Paris on Thursday, but what has her father decided? | to move the wedding to Wednesday |
Who will stay up all night to make sure the wedding party preparations are complete? | Capulet |
In case the potion doesn’t work, what item does Juliet keep with her in the bed? | a dagger |
Describe three things Juliet thinks might go wrong if she takes the potion. | die, suffocate, go insane |
Write down six words from Juliet’s speech (Scene 3, lines 30-58) that show her feelings about death. | hideous, mangled, loathsome, terror, horrible, distraught |
What time in the morning is it? | 3AM |
In the midst of all the cooking and prepping, Paris arrives for his wedding date. Given the answer to the previous question, what does this arrival show us about Paris? | Paris is excited |
What does Capulet mean when he says the Nurse should “go and trim her up” in Scene 4, line 27? | make her look good |
Who is the first to find Juliet’s body and think that she’s dead in Scene 5? | the Nurse |
In what three ways does Capulet say he can tell Juliet is dead? | stiff joints, cold body, settled blood |
What does the Friar advise Juliet’s parents to do with her body? | to put the body in the tomb |
In a sly way, the Friar actually blames Juliet’s parents for her lifelessness. Write the lines in which he says they are being punished by God. | line 100 pg 205 |
Why does Shakespeare end this heavy, emotionally wrenching scene with the odd exchange between Peter and the musicians? | Shakespeare wants to lighten the mood and remind us that Juliet is not dead |
Romeo and Juliet Act 4
August 14, 2019