| Why is Friar Lawrence reluctant to marry Paris to Juliet? | She is married to Romeo already |
| How does Paris explain the sudden haste of the marriage plans? | His father-in-law tells him what to do, and that the haste is to stop Juliet’s tears before she gets sick. |
| What is ironic about the conversation between Juliet and Paris? | She says she doesn’t love him but he doesn’t get it. |
| If Friar Lawrence cannot help her, what does Juliet threaten to do? | Commit suicide |
| What does Friar Lawrence think that Juliet will accept his plan? | She believes anything at this point because she is in a desperate point of mind. |
| Describe the Friars plan for Juliet | that she would drink a potion and appear to be dead. |
| What does Juliet say that makes her father happy? | She will listen to her father, marry Paris, and be happy. |
| How does Capulet change the wedding plans? What implication does this have? | He changes the date of the wedding. The Friar’s plans will not work out in time. |
| How does Juliet show her maturity and independence in this scene? | Juliet tells the Nurse & her mother to let her pray and self reflect. She wants them to prepare for the wedding and leave her alone. |
| If the potion does not work, what will Juliet do? | She threatens to kill herself with a dagger |
| What are the 5 fears Juliet has about the potion? | What is the Friar is trying to kill her? What if I wake up before Romeo comes and suffocate? What if I see all of my ancestors’ bones and go crazy? What if I play with my relatives bones? What if I use a relatives bone as a club to bash out my brains? |
| What is happening in Act 4, scene 4? | Everyone is making wedding preparations and, the Nurse is going to wake up Juliet for the wedding |
| Describe the imagery Shakespeare uses in describing Juliet’s “death.” | Cold, blood has set, limbs are stiff, life passing from her lips – visual pictures using word (imagery) frost on the flowers — winter = death. Death is being personified. |
| What does Friar Lawrence say to comfort the Capulet family? | Heaven has her soul. She is in a better place. |
| What event are the Capulets now preparing for? | a funeral |
| lament (n) | A passionate expression of grief or sorrow. |
| lament (v) | mourning |
| shroud (n) | A length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial. |
| dismal (adj) | depressing, gloomy |
| vial (n) | A small cylindrical container made of glass used for holding liquid medicines. |
| loathsome (adj) | Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive. |
| protagonist (n) | The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. |
| antagonist (n) | A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. |
Romeo and Juliet: Act IV Reading and Study Guide
July 11, 2019