Act 4
What does Paris think has upset Juliet so much?
Tybalt's death
Who discovers Juliet's seemingly dead body?
The Nurse
What news does Balthasar bring to Romeo?
That Juliet is dead
What does Romeo plan to do after hearing Balthasar’s news?
Kill himself
How does Romeo die?
From poison
How does Lord Capulet react to Juliet’s surprise?
He moves up the date of Juliet’s wedding to Paris
Why is Romeo happy when we first see him in Mantua?
He had a dream that Juliet kissed him
What is the last thing Romeo does before he dies?
Kisses Juliet
What is Paris’s last request?
That his body be laid in the tomb with Juliet
Why does Friar Laurence leave Juliet alone in the tomb?
He is afraid of being discovered by the authorities
How does Juliet surprise her father?
She surprises him by saying she will marry Paris
List all the people who died throughout the book.
Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Lady Montague, Romeo, and Juliet
What was the first way Juliet tried to die?
By kissing Romeo's poisoned lips
Why didn’t Friar John deliver the letter?
He was quarantined
How does Juliet die?
By stabbing herself
Why does Juliet surprise her father?
She wants her father to forgive her before she fakes her death, so that he doesn't have any regrets. Wants to end on good terms.
Why does Paris fight Romeo?
He thinks Romeo is trying to harm the bodies of Juliet and Tybalt
Why does Romeo fight Paris?
He does not recognize him in the dark and thinks he is being jumped
How do Capulet and Montague react to the deaths of their children?
They end their feud and promise to erect gold statues of them both
What does Friar Laurence plan to do with Juliet when the plan falls through?
Take her back to his cell until Romeo comes to find her
What plan does Friar Laurence put together when Juliet is upset?
Juliet will drink a potion that makes it appear as if she is dead
She will be taken to the family tomb
Friar Laurence will send a letter to Romeo with the plan
Romeo will come get her from the tomb so they can run away together
What does Juliet fear may happen when she drinks the potion?
It won’t work and she’ll have to marry Paris
That Friar Laurence is trying to kill her
That the sounds of ghosts will drive her mad
She will wake up before Romeo arrives and die of suffocation
What does Juliet compare herself to right before she dies?
A sheath for the dagger
Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Paris?
He has only come to the tomb to do harm to himself and doesn't want to commit another sin.
How and why does Lady Montague die?
She dies of grief over the sadness of Romeo being banished