| Why is paris visiting friar Laurence | To set up the wedding ceremony for him and Juliet. |
| What does Juliet threaten to do if she is forced to marry Paris | she threatens to kill herself |
| What plan does Friar Laurenxe devise | he tells juliet to go home, say sorry, and tell her parents that she will marry paris. then on wednesday night she drinks the potion that makes her seem dead for two days and then the friar will deliver the plan to romeo and he will go find her in the family tomb and take her back to mantua |
| What message would the friar have to Romeo in mantua | To come to Juliets tomb that she is only in a coma and not dead (although he never gets the note) |
| When Juliet returns from church she tells her father | She pretends to be agreeable to marrying Paris. |
| What change does capulet make in the wedding plans | He changes the wedding from Thursday to Wednesday |
| Juliet imagines four things that might happen to her if she drinks the potion | For a few moments of suspense Juliet questions if this potion will work, and, more importantly, if she will see her Romeo again. She also doubts if the Friar was just lying to her and she would really die if she drank the potion. |
| How does Juliet show herself to be courageous | She drank the potion |
| What is ironic about the cheerful bustle of the wedding preparations | Juliet is actually in her death-like state from the potion and they will soon have her funeral. We also know she kills herself in the end. |
| Who discovers that Juliet is dead | the Nurse |
| What does the friar say to try to console the Capulet | She is in a better place now, heaven |
| Romeo and Juliet plot summary act 4 | Juliet refuses her father’s wishes to marry Paris and decides she will commit suicide rather than betray Romeo. Friar Laurence advises Juliet to pretend to take poison and fake her death, allowing her to escape to Romeo. Knowing she will escape Juliet “agrees” to marry Paris. Her delighted father brings the wedding forward to Wednesday. Juliet drinks the potion to look like she is dead. Romeo hears this, then comes to Verona and drinks poison. Juliet wakes up, sees Romeo dead, then she kills herself. Wednesday Morning The Nurse discovers the “dead” Juliet. The Capulet family learn that their daughter Juliet is dead. The wedding preparations are changed to those of a funeral. |
Romeo and Juliet act 4
August 7, 2019