| Act 1 Scene 1 | Introduction to the feud- Sampson, Gregory, Abraham, Benvoilo, Tybalt |
| Act 1 Scene 2 | Capulet’s Party preparations, love will be found- Ben and Romeo, Capulet and Paris, Servant illiterate |
| Act 1 Scene 3 | Lammas-eve turn 14, Paris interested- Lady Cap, Juliet, Nurse |
| Act 1 Scene 4 | Trying to get into party, just hold the torch, pun battle with Queen Mab- Benvolio, Mercutio, Romeo |
| Act 1 Scene 5 | The party, R sees J mushy religion, Rapier- Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Capulet |
| Act 1 is | Prologue, Protasis |
| Act 2 Scene 1 | Romeo sulks, Ben and Mercurtio make fun |
| Act 2 Scene 2 | Balcony scene, your name, swear on yourself, R does marriage preparations |
| Act 2 Scene 3 | Dichotomy speech, propose marriage- Friar and Romeo |
| Act 2 Scene 4 | Wondering where he is, Tybalt Challenged, Rosaline holds back, Nurse and Romeo private convo, deliver message- Benvolio, Mercutio, Nurse, Peter, Romeo |
| Act 2 Scene 5 | Wondering where she is, my back, my knees, oh right marriage, ladder for sex- Nurse and Juliet |
| Act 2 Scene 6 | Marriage, don’t actually see it, bunch of foreshadow and sybolism fast + slow, death- R and J and F |
| Act 2 is | Conflict, Epitasis |
| The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night… | Friar Laurence, Act 2 Scene 3 |
| Virtue itself turns vice…. | Friar Laurence, Act 2 Scene 3, our good intentions could have a bad outcome, and in certain circumstances our bad actions could have a good result. |
| Act 3 Scene 1 | Fight, Death, people gather, Prince looks at, decides exile- Mercutio vs. Tybalt, Prince, Romeo and Benvolio, Lady Capulet vs. Montague vs. Benvolio |
| Act 3 Scene 2 | Sex monologue, Nurse tells of banishment, nurse promises to tell R to come take V last time- Juliet, Nurse |
| Act 3 Scene 3 | Friar announces banishment, my speech, Contemplates suicide, lists reasons why no, nurse arrives and delivers message- Romeo, Friar, Nurse |
| Act 3 Scene 4 | It’s decided- wedding will be Thursday- Capulet, Paris, Lady Capulet. Romeo goes to J. |
| Act 3 Scene 5 | They previously had sex (not shown). Juliet is called to Lady, gives news of marriage, cries, Capulet really mad, disowns, J goes to Friar |
| Act 3 is… | Rising action and climax, Epitasis |
| O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face | Juliet and Nurse, Act 3 Scene 2, metaphor, oxymorons, personification |
| Gallop space, you fiery-footed steeds | Sex monologue, Juliet, Act 3 Scene 2, allusions everywhere, personification |
| It was the lark, the herald of the morn, no nightingale | Romeo and Juliet, time to say goodbye, personification, foreshadow |
| Act 4 Scene 1 | Paris with Friar, cold shoulder, F and J talk poison |
| Act 4 Scene 2 | Juliet returns home, renewed, Capulet overjoyed |
| Act 4 Scene 3 | Juliet in bedroom shoos away nurse and lady Capulet, then contemplates potion- 4 fears |
| Act 4 Scene 4 | Capulets and Nurse and servants preparing wedding, tells Nurse to go prepare Juliet |
| Act 4 Scene 5 | Nurse discovers her dead, calls others around, cap announces her wedding will become a funeral |
| Act 4 is… | Falling action, Catastrophe |
| What must be, shall be | Juliet to Paris in Friar’s cell |
| I will confess to you that I love him | Juliet to Paris about Capulet |
| I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning | Capulet about marriage |
| Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again | Juliet to Lady Capulet |
| Have I thought long to see is morning’s fave, and it doth give me such a sight as this?” | Paris to Juliet |
| Act 5 Scene 1 | Romeo had dream, Balthasar breaks news, I defy you, fate!, Apothecary |
| Act 5 Scene 2 | Friar John arrives and gives news of quarantined, Laurence goes to cell |
| Act 5 Scene 3 | Paris with page- laying down flowers, tells him to go awayRomeo with Balthasar- tells him to go awayRomeo and Paris fight- page notifies policeBuries Paris with Juliet, talks about Death’s paramour, she still looks alive, addresses Tybalt, kills himself Friar meet Balthasar, he goes in, Juliet awakes, she sees, she kills herself Fist Watch apprehends F and B under suspicion, Prince sees, families come to grieve, Friar explains, Balthasar explains and gives letter, Prince affirms story and ends the play. |
| Act 5 is… | Denouncement, Catastrophe |
| The impulsivity of young people | … |
| Friar Laurence’s dichotomy | … |
| Personification of Death | … |
| Slow and Fast | … |
| Money is a poison | … |
| Fate and Free Will | … |
| Body and Heart and Soul | … |
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November 8, 2019