Act IV
The Nurse
Whose ghost does Juliet see before drinking the sleeping potion?
Tybalt's
What news does Balthasar brings to Romeo?
Juliet is dead
What does Romeo plan to do after hearing Balthasar's news?
Kill himself in Juliet's tomb
What does Paris think has upset Juliet so much?
Tybalt's death
How does Juliet respond to Paris when he flirts with her?
What is the last thing Romeo does before he dies?
Kiss Juliet
How does Juliet first try to kill herself?
By kissing Romeo to get the poison off his lips
How does Juliet surprise her parents?
By apologizing for her actions and saying that she will marry Paris
Why do the musicians decide to stay at the Capulet's house?
To get a free dinner
Why is Romeo happy when we first see him in Mantua?
He had a dream about Juliet where she kissed him
Why didn't Friar John deliver the letter?
He was stuck in a quarantine house
How does Capulet react to Juliet's decision/ change of heart?
He's so excited that he moves up the wedding by one day to Wednesday
Why does Juliet think Friar Lawrence might betray her?
She is afraid that he fears the dishonor of having married Romeo and Juliet to one another in the first place
Why does Paris fight Romeo?
He thinks Romeo is going to do something bad to Tybalt and Juliet's bodies.
How do Capulet and Montague react to the deaths of their children?
They end their feud and put up gold statues of their children
What is Friar Lawrence's plan for Juliet?
Drink a vial of sleeping potion that will make her family think she's dead. Then they take her body to the tomb. Friar will send a letter to Romeo with the plan. Romeo will come and they will escape to Mantua.
What does Juliet fear may happen when she drinks the potion?
It won't work and she'll have to marry Paris, she will wake before Romeo Comes and die of suffocation, that the smell of death combined with the sounds of ghosts will make her crazy and she will kill herself.
What does Friar Lawrence plan to do with Juliet?
Wake her up and take her back to his cell to wait for Romeo
Why does Friar Lawrence leave Juliet alone in the tomb?
He doesn't want to get caught by the guards walking around the cemetery