Act IV Events
Why does Juliet go to Friar Laurence in Act 4?
To seek help and avoid marrying Paris
“Tomorrow night look that thou lie alone; Let not thy nurse lie with thee in thy chamber."
"Make sure you sleep alone tomorrow night; don’t let your nurse stay with you."
“Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor drink thou off.”
Friar Lawrence
Juliet tells her father she will marry Paris, but the audience knows she plans to fake her death. What is ironic about this?
she’s pretending to obey, but is secretly planning to avoid the wedding
Juliet’s “death” is described with great sadness and mourning. Which vocab word fits this scene?
Lamentable
What plan does Friar Laurence give to Juliet?
Go home agree to marry Paris, fake her death using a sleeping potion, run away to Mantua with Romeo
“Send for the County; go tell him of this: I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning.”
"Send for Paris and tell him the wedding is on; we’ll get married tomorrow morning."
“My heart is wondrous light / Since this same wayward girl is so reclaimed.”
Capulet moves the wedding date to Wednesday, thinking it’s a happy occasion. Why is this ironic
we know Juliet is planning to appear dead that very night
After finding Juliet “dead,” the Nurse runs to get help and cries out in pain. What word describes her emotional state?
Distressed
What is Capulet’s reaction to Juliet’s "change of heart"/apologetic tone and agreement to marry Paris?
He is filled with joy and he moves the wedding date earlier
“Death lies on her like an untimely frost / Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.”
"She looks like a flower killed by an early frost—too beautiful to die so young."
“I’ll call them back again to comfort me.”
Paris visits Friar Laurence to plan the wedding, not realizing what?
the Friar is helping Juliet avoid marrying him
Paris speaks in a quiet, sorrowful tone at Juliet’s tomb. What word would describe his mood?
What are some of Juliet’s fears before she drinks the potion Friar Laurence gives her?
She fears that the potion will not work, Romeo will not be there upon waking up, going insane, and that the potion might actually be a poison from the Friar
“O, bid me leap, rather than marry Paris, / From off the battlements of any tower.”
"Tell me to jump off a tower instead of marrying Paris—I’d rather do that!"
"Do not deny to him that you love me."
Paris
Capulet says, “My heart is wondrous light / Since this same wayward girl is so reclaimed.” What’s ironic about this statement?
he thinks Juliet has changed her mind, but she’s actually deceiving him
Which word best completes this sentence: “Capulet’s once joyful home turned _______ after Juliet was found unresponsive.”
Melancholy
How does Friar Laurence try to comfort the Capulets after Juliet is found “dead”?
He tells them Juliet is in a better place and encourages them to accept her death peacefully
“O, if I wake, shall I not be distraught, / Environèd with all these hideous fears, / And madly play with my forefather’s joints?”
"If I wake up in the tomb, won’t I go crazy with fear and start messing with my ancestors’ bones?"
“Beguiled, divorced, wronged, spited, slain!”
Paris
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows details about the play that certain characters do not.
Choose the word that best fits: “Friar Laurence felt _______ after seeing how much pain his plan had caused.”
Distressed