Characters
This character devises a plan to avoid Juliet's marriage to Paris.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
Juliet takes this to avoid marrying Paris.
What is a potion?
The dramatic irony is evident because the audience knows Juliet is not truly...
What is dead?
The emotion Juliet feels as she contemplates drinking the potion.
What is fear?
Juliet must "give consent...to marry Paris" spoken by this character.
Who is Capulet?
The man Juliet is scheduled to marry in Act 4.
Who is Parris?
This is the emotion Paris expresses upon being informed of the hastened wedding plans.
What is excitement?
The potion's figurative language emphasizes its dangerous nature when described by Friar Laurence as this.
What is a sleeping death?
The theme represented by the secrecy and deceit in Friar Lawrence's plan.
What is deception?
"O, shut the door, and when thou hast done so, come weep with me" is a line spoken by this character.
Who is Juliet?
This character mourns Juliet deeply, not knowing her sleeping state is temporary.
Who is Lady Capulet?
The event that is moved up a day, altering Friar Laurence's plan.
What is the wedding?
The repeated mention of tombs and death in Act 4 creates this mood.
What is ominous?
The overpowering familial duty Juliet faces represents this theme.
What is family loyalty?
The speaker of "I will confess to you that I love him" when conversing with Paris.
Who is Juliet?
Juliet's servant who assists her in getting ready for her wedding with Paris.
Who is the Nurse?
Juliet's reaction to drinking the potion includes fears of waking in this location.
What is the Capulet tomb?
The comparison in "Death lies on her like an untimely frost" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
Juliet's drastic actions to avoid marrying Paris illustrate this theme.
What is desperation?
The speaker of this line: "Death is my son-in-law, Death is my heir."
Who is Lord Capulet?
The character who comments on Juliet's death using an extended metaphor about a frost on a flower.
Who is Lord Capulet?
The dramatic event that ends Act 4, leading to a tragic misunderstanding.
What is Juliet's apparent death?
Juliet's soliloquy before drinking the potion exemplifies this literary device, exploring her inner conflict.
What is interior monologue?
Romeo and Juliet's willingness to defy their families for love supports this central theme.
What is love versus family conflict?
The speaker of the metaphor describing sleep in "the roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade to paly ashes".
Who is Friar Lawrence?