| What was supposed to have reached Romeo before the news? | a letter from Friar Lawrence, carried by Friar John |
| Explain Balthesar’s misdirected message. | Romeo says nothing can be ill if Juliet is well, and Balthasar replies, then nothing can be ill, for she is well….she’s in heaven! |
| What is different about Romeo’s attitute towards fate (and the stars)? | Romeo says, Then I defy you stars,” meaning he will try to defy fate and take his own life |
| What does the apothecary need? | money |
| What does Romeo need? | poison |
| Why couldn’t Friar John get to Mantua? | he was quarantined due to plague |
| Why does Friar Lawrence change his initial plan? | he plans on rescuing Juliet himself and asks for a crowbar from friar John |
| In Paris’s mind, why does Romeo come to the tomb? | to dishonor the corpse of Tybalt or Juliet |
| How does Shakespeare use language to highlight the contrast between Paris and Romeo? | … |
| When Friar arrives what does he find? | he finds Paris and Romeo both dead and Juliet still asleep |
| How does Friar promise to help juliet go on with life? | she can live with the nuns |
| Why does Friar leave the tomb without Juliet? | he knows she wants to simply die |
| What double loss had Lord Montague sustained? | the death of his wife and Romeo |
| Is Friar’s explanation of events honest? | he explains that he secretly married Juliet and Romeo and blames their deaths on a family fued and his own wrongdoings |
| How does the prince express guilt? | … |
| What do the two Lords promise? | put their vendetta behind them and erect gold statues of the two lovers |
Romeo and Juliet act 5
July 15, 2019