Act 4
How does Juliet fake her death?
She takes a sleeping potion.
Describe a "braggart"
A person who boast excessively
Why doesn’t Friar Lawrence stay in the tomb with Juliet after she awakes?
He hears a noise and thinks the Night watch is coming
"Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill"
Juliet
Criticizing the Prince for banishing Romeo instead of killing him
Who killed Mercutio?
Tybalt
Early the next morning, the Capulet house is aflutter with preparations for the wedding. Capulet sends the Nurse to go wake, Juliet. What does the nurse find?
Juliet, dead
What is the definition of "eloquence"?
How do Montague and Capulet plan to honor the memories of their children?
Build gold statues
"O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!"
Juliet about Romeo
Said after learning Romeo killed Tybalt
What is Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt?
Banishment
When Juliet returns home and tells her parents that she “cheerfully agrees to marry Paris”, what does Capulet do?
Moves the wedding to Wednesday
Context: The Capulets call Juliet's apparent death lamentable.
What is the definition?
Causing Sorrow
What does Friar John tell Friar Lawrence?
The note was never delivered because he was quarantined
“Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.”
Friar Lawrence, to Romeo
(Advising him not to rush into marriage in Act II, but it connects to later consequences.)
At the beginning of Act 3, what does Tybalt call Romeo?
A villain
Who is in Friar Lawrence’s cell at the beginning of Act 4?
Paris
What is a foil character?
A character that's characteristics are sharply different from / A character that exposes an uncharacteristic trait in another character.
What are the Romeo gives Balthasar two reasons for entering the Capulet’s tomb?
To get his ring back and gaze upon his wife’s face
“Hang thee, young baggage! disobedient wretch!”
Lord Capulet, to Juliet
(He is furious when she refuses to marry Paris.)
When Lady Capulet threatens to send someone to Mantua to poison Romeo, what does Juliet say?
“I’ll mix the poison myself”
Describe Friar Lawrence’s plan to help Romeo and Juliet?
Consent to marry Paris, fake her death by taking a sleeping potion, have Romeo rescue her from the Capulet tomb. And live happily ever after.
Context: Paris describes Juliet's tears as an inundation of grief.
What is the definition?
A flood; overwhelming amount.
What is it about Juliet that should have told Romeo that she was not dead?
Her lips and cheeks were still pink
“A greater power than we can contradict / Hath thwarted our intents.”
Friar Lawrence
Why won’t Romeo Fight Tybalt?
Because they are family