Scene 1
Who is Balthazar?
Romeo's servant
Was Friar John able to give Romeo the letter? Why?
No, because he was held up due to being quarantined after coming into contact with the plague.
Who arrives to the tomb before anyone else?
Paris
What is the literary device used here: "And strew this hungry churchyard with thy limbs."
Personification
What does "rite" mean?
Sentence: To cross my obsequies and true love's rite?
a ceremony
What did Balthazar tell Romeo?
Juliet is dead.
Where does Friar Lawrence hurry?
He is going to the Capulet's monument where Juliet lies.
What happens to Paris?
Romeo kills him.
The reader knows that Juliet is not actually dead, but Romeo thinks she died for real. What kind of irony (dramatic, situational, or verbal) is used?
Dramatic Irony
What/who is an apothecary?
It is a place that sells drugs (pharmacy) or a person who makes/sells drugs.
Where does Romeo stop before returning to Verona and why?
He stops at an apothecary to buy a deadly poison.
Why is it important for Friar Laurence to get to the place he rushes to?
He knows how rash Romeo is and that he might try to kill himself.
What does Romeo notice about Juliet's appearance?
She doesn't look dead. Instead, her cheeks and lips are turning red.
What two literary devices used here: "O happy dagger,
This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die."
Metaphor and Personification
Who said:
"Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath,
Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
Thou art not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet
Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,
And death's pale flag is not advanced there."
Romeo
Romeo says that the vile is not poison, but a liquid that will give him life. What's his reasoning?
When he dies, he will be able to have eternal life with Juliet.
What is Friar Laurence's new plan?
He wants to hide Juliet and write to Romeo about a new plan.
After Romeo dies, Juliet wakes up and tries to kill herself. What are two ways she tries to kill herself?
First, she kisses Romeo, hoping that some of the poison will kill her. Next, the took the dagger and stabbed herself.
What literary device is used here: "A dram of poison, such spoon-speeding gear."
Hint: beginning of words
Alliteration
Who said:
"Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger!
This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die."
Juliet
When Romeo hears of Juliet's death, he screams out that he wants to defy the stars. What Romeo's thoughts and emotions/characterstics are reflected through this action?
He knows that fate has control over his and Juliet's fate, but he's desperate and heartbroken, so he still begs the stars to reverse their plan.
How does this scene show that Romeo and Juliet are truly star-crossed lovers?
Romeo and Juliet are not the only ones hurt by fate. Fate seems to be ruining the plans of everyone involved in establishing Romeo's and Juliet's relationship with obstacles and twists.
What do the Capulet and Montague agree to do in Romeo and Juliet's honor?
Capulet will make a statue of Romeo and Montague will make a pure gold statue of Juliet.
What are the three main themes present in Act 5?
Death, love, and family.
Who said:
"See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love.
And I, for winking at your discords too,
Have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished.
The Prince