Act 4 Plot
What plans do Friar Laurence and Juliet make?
They plan how Juliet will fake her death to run away with Romeo.
What went wrong with Friar Laurence's plan?
Romeo did not receive the letter.
"Tell me not, friar, that though hearest of this, / Unless thou tell me how I may prevent it."
Juliet
Name three of the fears Juliet has about drinking the potion.
She has been given poison. She will suffocate. She will go crazy.
Why does Juliet go to see Friar Laurence?
She wants advice and his help because of the arranged marriage.
Why does Romeo go to the tomb?
"Be not so long to speak. I long to die"
What does the prince mean when he says, "All are punished."
Both families have faced loss and learned their lesson.
What is Friar Laurence's job in the plan?
He needs to send a letter to Romeo informing him of the plan.
How and why does Juliet kill herself?
She grabs Romeo's dagger and stabs herself because she can't live without him.
"Her body sleeps in Capel's monument, / And her immortal part with angels lives, I saw her laid low in her kindred's vault, / And presently took post to tell it to you:"
Balthasar
Who has died by the end of the play in the Montague family?
Romeo and Lady Montague
What reason does Paris give for the rush to arrange the marriage?
The family wants her to stop crying over Tybalt, so they rush the wedding.
Why does Romeo say, "I love thee better than myself. / For I come hither armed against myself?"
He hates himself because he caused Juliet to die.
"And too soon marr'd are those so early made. /
The earth hath swallow'd all my hopes but she, /
She is the hopeful lady of my earth: /
But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart, /
My will to her consent is but a part..."
Lord Capulet
Who has died in the Capulet family?
Juliet and Tybalt
What does "I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins / That almost freezes up the heat of life." mean?
Juliet is worried something bad will happen.
Why does the prince say, "Where be these enemies?" instead of "Where be the grieving fathers?"
He wants to remind them that the feud caused everything.
"A glooming peace this morning with it brings; / The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head: / Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; / Some shall be pardon'd and some punished: For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
Prince Escalus
Who has died that is not related to either family?
Mercutio and Paris