| Romeo states, “He jests at scars that never felt a wound.” Explain his meaning | Mercutio has never loved as deeply as Romeo and can’t feel Romeo’s pain |
| Even though Romeo overhears Juliet’s confession on her balcony, this is still considered a ______________ because she is expressing her thoughts aloud without knowledge of someone underneath | soliloquy/aside |
| Because the audience knows that Romeo is overhearing Juliet’s confession on the balcony, this is an example of what? | Dramatic Irony |
| How does Romeo’s irrational romanticism come alive in the balcony scene? | He doesn’t leave and doesn’t want to leave, and there are a bunch of make out scenes |
| Why does Juliet say not to swear by the moon? | So that he can swear by something more constant and not something that is changing (phases of the moon) |
| What is the plan regarding marriage that Romeo and Juliet devise? | They wed the next day |
| Characterize Friar Laurence as he appears in this scene 3, Act II/When he appears for the first time | Wise, monk of medicine, garrulous |
| What is the friar’s motive in agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet? | To unite the households |
| What is the theme of the Friar’s soliloquy when he first appeared? Relate this to the play | Humans have the potential of great harm or great goodness/ The Friar is doing harm by marrying this two without consent |
| What warning does the friar give Romeo when Romeo urges haste? | Don’t rush into love, else you fail |
| Who does Mercutio describe as “The King of Cats”? | Tybalt |
| What warning does Friar Laurence give in Act II, Scene 6? | Violent emotions may lead to violent actions |
| What is the weather like at the opening of the scene? What does this foreshadow? | Hot-> Anger |
| How does Mercutio characterize Benvolio? | Hypocrit (not wanting to fight but he does) |
| Why is Mercutio so upset when Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt? | Because he believes Romeo is being a Wuss |
| What is Romeo’s real reason for not fighting Tybalt? | He’s now related to Tybalt |
| How is Mercutio killed? | Stabbed by Tybalt but was blocked by Romeo |
| What curse does Mercutio pronounce repeatedly? | A curse on both your houses |
| What does Romeo mean by calling himself “fortune’s fool”? | He has bad fortune/fate |
| What is Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt? | Banishment |
| In Act III, Scene 2 Juliet’s lines contain a lot of what when she hears bad news from the nurse? What are her lines in reference to? | Oxymorons; Romeo’s banishment and Tybalt’s death |
| When the nurse claims, “Shame come to Romeo!” how does Juliet react and why? Is this Ironic? | Incredulous/How dare you?; Yes because she is taking the side of her husband which is supposed to be the enemy |
| How is Juliet going to be able to cry in front of her parents and not arouse their suspicions? | She is going to pretend that she is crying for Tybalt but is actually crying for Romeo |
| In Act III, Scene 3, the Friar states, “Thy tears are womanish…unseemly woman in a seeming man!” Where else have we seen this type of reference to women? | Mercutio told Romeo to stop being womanish on their way to the masquerade and the nurse told him to stand up and be a man in the Friar’s cell |
| “I think she will be ruled by me; nay more, I doubt it not.” Who says this and in reference to what? | Capulet; Juliet’s marriage arrangements to Paris, essentially saying that “she lives in my house and she lives by my rules” |
| Why is the wedding between Juliet and Paris moved from Wednesday to Thursday? | So it isn’t too soon after Tybalt’s death |
| As Romeo leaves, Juliet states, “O God, I have an ill-diving soul!” What does this mean? | Her intuition says something bad will happen |
| What is Lady Capulet’s plan for Romeo after he is banished? | To send him an assassin |
| How will Juliet take part in Lady Capulet’s plan for Romeo? | She will mix the poison |
| What does Capulet call Juliet after she refuses to marry Paris? | Wretched girl |
| What does Capulet call the nurse when she sides with Juliet? | Mumbling fool/Lady Wisdom |
| Describe Juliet’s words and behavior toward Paris when they meet at Friar Laurence’s cell | She’s pretending to be happy but is not good at it and comes off slightly cold |
| What does Juliet say that she is willing to do rather than marry Paris? | Jump off the highest tower, be chained to a bear, be in a coffin with snakes |
| What are the effects of the potion Friar Laurence gives Juliet? | A sleep-like death (42 hours) |
| How does the reaction of the Capulets upon discovering Juliet’s “death” contrast with their behavior in Act III? | They seemed to really care and have now realized that they genuinely missed out on Juliet |
| How does Capulet personify death when they discover Juliet “dead”? | Marriage-> death as her husband |
| What comfort does the friar offer the Capulets during the time they are grieving over Juliet the first time? | That at least she’s now in heaven |
| Describe Romeo’s peculiar dream and how it is ironic | Romeo dreams of Juliet finding him dead; It is ironic because the opposite of what had happened in the dream will happen in real life |
| Who is the “sweet flower” Paris is referring to? | Juliet |
| What are Romeo’s directions for Balthasar? How does he try to make sure that Balthasar carries them out? | He tells him to leave and do not come back no hide nearby or he will rip him apart at every joint and fling hid body parts all over the churchyard. |
| Describe the food metaphor that Romeo uses when he finds Juliet in the coffin? | Tomb is the mouth of death and the bodies are food and he will soon be the food |
| How does Paris say it is supposed that Juliet died? | She died of grief for Tybalt |
| How does Romeo describe Juliet in death? | As beautiful as she was alive |
| What does Romeo mean when he refers to the “yoke of inauspicious stars”? | That the fates are messing with him (unlucky) |
| The friar tells Juliet that “A greater power than we can contradict/ Hath thwarted our intents.” What is that greater power and how has it blocked their efforts? | Fate; Fate caused Romeo to leave early and not receive the letter so he found her “dead” and killed himself before he knew the truth about her situation |
| What does the Friar tell Juliet he will do with her after she wakes up in the coffin? | He will send her to live with the nuns in a nunnery |
| What does Juliet mean when she says “O happy dagger!/ This is thy sheath! There rust, and let me die.”? | She will become the new sheath of the dagger when she stabs herself and it is stuck in her body when she falls over and dies |
| What has happened to Romeo’s mother at the end of the play? | She had died of being stricken of grief due to Romeo’s banishment |
| What convinces the Prince that the friar is telling the truth at the end of the play? | He’s a holy man and the letter that he sent earlier to Romeo |
| How does the Prince blame himself for what has happened? How has it affected his life? | By saying he didn’t do anything else about the issue when he could have taken care of it earlier; Mercutio and Paris were related to the prince |
| What does Montague pledge to build as a tribute to Juliet? | A golden statue of Juliet |
| Describe the weather, according to the Prince, on the morning of the discovery? | Cloudy |
| Makes women dream of kisses, soldiers dream of cutting foreign throats; Who is this? | Queen Mab |
| At the beginning of the play, this character is not interested in marrying anyone; Who is this? | Juliet |
| Vows to remain chaste all his/her life; Who is this? | Rosaline |
| Fears that something will happen to cut his life short; Who is this? | Romeo |
| Romeo’s first love; who is this? | Rosaline |
Romeo and Juliet- Act II through V
November 27, 2019