Prologue-2.3
"Now Romeo is beloved and loves again, / Alike bewitched by the charm of looks" (2.Prologue.5-6).
Romeo is loved by a girl that he loves in return. They "love" each other based on good looks.
Why does Juliet believe that names are meaningless?
Names don't have anything to do with what kind of person you are; they don't define your character.
Romeo would still be the same person with or without the Montague name.
"And the place death, considering who thou art, / If any of my kinsmen find thee here" (2.2.64-65).
"My family will kill you if they find you here."
What does Romeo mean when he sees the Nurse and says, "A sail, a sail!" (2.4.95)?
He is joking about the Nurse being overweight.
"That's as much to say, such as case as yours / constrains a man to bow in the hams" (2.4.51-52).
"You've been out sleeping with some girl!"
"Turn back, dull earth, and find thy center out" (2.1.2).
"I have to go back to where my heart is (with Juliet)."
"And thou but love me, let them find me here. / My life were better ended by their hate / Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love" (2.2.75-78).
"If you don't love me, let your family find me. I'd rather them kill me than have to live without your love."
"I must upfill this osier cage of ours / With baleful weeds and precious-juiced flowers" (2.3.7-8).
"I must fill this basket with poisonous weeds and medicinal flowers."
What kind of joke does Mercutio make about the Nurse and Romeo? (What does he say about the nature of their relationship?)
He jokes that Romeo must have been sleeping with the Nurse the night before and refers to Romeo as a pimp and the Nurse as a prostitute.
What does "protest" mean?
Propose
"Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie, / And young affection gapes to be his heir" (2.Prologue.1-2).
"Romeo's love for Rosaline has 'died,' and his love for Juliet has taken its place."
Why is Juliet afraid that Romeo might think she's not being serious about her love for him?
She's afraid Romeo thinks she's easy. Meaning, she's afraid he thinks she's giving her affection to multiple guys and not being faithful to him alone.
"Young men's love then lies / Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes" (2.3.67-68).
Young men don't actually love women truly; they only "love" them based on their looks.
Why does the Nurse not trust Romeo at first?
She doesn't like Benvolio and Mercutio, and she believes that if Romeo's friends are so bad, Romeo must be just as bad.
She's afraid he's just using Juliet.
What is shrift?
Confession
"O Romeo. Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? / Deny thy father and refuse thy name; / Or, if thou will not, be but sworn my love, / And I'll no longer be a Capulet" (2.2.33-36).
Why do you have to be Romeo? (Why does the person I love have to be my enemy?) Don't be a Montague anymore; if you won't do that, I won't be a Capulet anymore.
"If that thy bent of love be honorable, / Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, / By one that I'll procure to come to thee, / Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite" (2.2.143-146).
"If you truly love me and want to marry me, send me a message tomorrow. I'll send a messenger to collect your message, which will tell me where and what time we'll be getting married."
What does the Friar say is *not* the right way to get over someone?
The Friar says he chided Romeo for doting (being obsessed with) over Rosaline, not for loving her.
The Friar says becoming obsessed with someone else immediately is *not* the right way to get over someone.
What is the plan for Romeo and Juliet to get married? What lie are they going to tell to make it happen?
They will say they are going to confession, when they are really going to the Friar to get married.
What is the Nurse doing to tease Juliet in Scene 5?
She won't answer Juliet's questions about the marriage. She changes the subject constantly, frustrating Juliet.
1.) Rosaline's body--in hopes of exciting Romeo.
2.) The fact that Rosaline will never be with Romeo--in hopes of angering Romeo.
When Romeo first tells Friar Lawrence what is going on, he uses a metaphor. What does he say has happened to him, and what does he say he needs from the Friar?
He says he and someone else have been wounded (fallen in love) and that the Friar is the only one who can help them (by marrying them).
"Her I love now / Doth grace for grace and love for love allow. The other did not so" (2.3.85-87).
The girl I love now (Juliet) really loves me back; the other one (Rosaline) never loved me.
What advice does the Friar give to Romeo and Juliet about how to make their love last?
He tells them to take it slowly and get to know each other without letting their passions take over.
Does the Friar think Juliet is ready for marriage? Why or why not?
Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
The Friar does not think Juliet is ready for marriage because he believes she is too young to handle a serious relationship.
He agrees to marry the children in hopes that their marriage will end the feud between their families.