Comprehension
What is the most important development of Act II?
Romeo and Juliet decide to get married.
What does cunning mean?
skill in deception
What point is Juliet making when she compare Romeo to a rose?
She loves Romeo even though he is a Montague.
What effect does Mercutio and Romeo talking in prose have on their conversation?
Highlights the wit and comedy of the dialogue
What role does Friar Lawrence mainly serve?
Romeo's spiritual advisor
What does counterfeit mean?
something made to deceive
Describe the differences in personality between Romeo and Juliet during the balcony scene.
Juliet is practical and down-to-earth. Romeo is impractical and flighty.
What can we usually guess about a character if they talk in prose?
They are of a lower social class
What is the main reason that Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet
He thinks that the marriage will the feud between Capulet and Montague.
What does confidence mean?
meeting, one held in secret
Part A - How does the nurse come across in scene v?
Self-absorbed
How does Romeo and Juliet speaking in blank verse affect the balcony scene?
How does the Friar react to Romeo's plans? (2 things)
He is concerned Romeo would forget Juliet as quick as Rosaline and agrees to perform the marriage asap.
What is the meaning of the latin prefix counter?
against
Part B - What best explains the answer to part A?
The nurse withholds information crucial to Juliet's happiness.
Who wrote the letter that Mercutio and Benvolio discuss at the beginning of scene iv?
Tybalt