Vocabulary
Intense sorrow or distress
Grief
Where does this scene take place?
Mantua
Who does Friar Lawrence send to deliver the message to Romeo about him and Juliet's plan?
Friar John
Why is Paris at Juliet's tomb?
To mourn her.
What was the cause of Lady Montague's death?
She died of a broken heart.
Condition of great wretchedness
Misery
Who told Romeo Juliet was dead?
Balthasar
Why was Friar John not able to deliver the message to Romeo?
He was quarantined due to a plague outbreak.
Why does Paris want to kill Romeo?
Paris wanted to take revenge on Romeo for what he has done.
How does Juliet die?
She stabbed herself with a dagger.
A state of destitution or poverty
Penury
Why does Romeo buy poison from the apothecary?
He wants to join Juliet in death.
When does Friar Lawrence say Juliet will wake up?
Three hours
What is Paris's dying wish?
His dying wish is to lay beside Juliet.
What did Romeo mean when he said, “Then I defy you, stars!”?
He is going to defy what he thinks fate is trying to do.
Extremely thin
meager
Why does the apothecary agree to sell Romeo the poison?
He is poor and needs the money.
After hearing the news from Friar John, what does Friar Lawrence have to do?
He has to go to Juliet's tomb before she wakes up.
What does Romeo say Juliet looks like in the tomb?
He says she is still just as beautiful dead as she was alive.
What is Parallelism?
Parallel writing is used to balance words in pairs or in a series, making the sentence clearer and easier to read.
Driven to action by loss of hope
Desperate
What was Romeo's dream?
Romeo dreams that Juliet finds him dead.
Where was Friar Lawrence planning on hiding Juliet until Romeo came?
In his cell
Why does Romeo fulfill Paris's dying wish?
He fulfills his wish to make up for what he has done and ask for forgiveness.
What does Romeo's letter prove?
It proves Friar Lawrence's story about what happened.