| Scene 1: What does Mercutio say about “blind love”? | That you can’t love someone blindly |
| Scene 2: When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to? | The sun |
| Scene 2: How does Juliet speak, yet say nothing? | She uses her body language |
| Scene 2: When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does Romeo say? | How he wishes to be a glove on that hand, so he could touch her cheek |
| Scene 2: Unaware of his presence, what does Juliet ask Romeo to say? | Profess his love for her |
| Scene 2: Explain what Juliet says about names. | She says that a name does not effect a person. That it is unimportant |
| Scene 2: Juliet asks how Romeo got into her place. The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives found him there. What is Romeo’s response? | That on love’s light wings he perched over the walls |
| Scene 2: Why is Juliet embarrassed? | She just said a bunch of things not intended for Romeo’s ears, including her love for him |
| Scene 2: Juliet is going to send someone to Romeo on the following day for what purpose? | To arrange their marriage plans |
| Scene 3: What has Friar Lawrence been out gathering in his basket? | Flowers |
| Scene 3: Explain lines 21-22: “virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied,/ and vice sometime by action dignified? | Too much of a good thing is bad. |
| Scene 3: When Friar Lawrence sees Romeo, what comment does Friar Lawrence make about seeing Romeo so early in the morning? | That he has been out all night |
| Scene 3:What does Friar Lawrence mean when he says to Romeo, “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes? | That he only loves her looks, and doesn’t know anything about her. It’s pure infatuation |
| Scene 3: Friar Lawrence agrees to go through with the marriage ceremony for what reason? | It could end the feuding between the families |
| Scene 4: According to Mercutio, what kind of man is Tybalt? | A stuck up, snobby, spoiled, stereotypical rich kid |
| Scene 4: What is the nurse saying to Romeo in lines 142-147?”…if ye should lead thee in a fool’s paradise” | Not to hurt Juliet or he will be in trouble |
| Scene 4: How is Juliet to arrange to meet Romeo? | She sends the nurse to get information of the marriage |
| Scene 5: The nurse is supposed to be gone only a half hour, but she is actually gone for how long? | 3 hours |
| Scene 5: How is the nurse behaving that is frustrating to Juliet? | She is being secretive, and not telling Juliet anything |
| Scene 6: What does Friar Lawrence mean when he says, “Therefore, love moderately; long love doth so”? | Don’t get caught up in the love, because it can die out quickly |
Romeo and Juliet Act II
July 1, 2019