Act 3
Act 3 scene 2: Where is Juliet and what is she waiting for?
Her bedroom. The Nurse to return with word of Romeo (he is supposed to come into her bedroom that night)
Act 3 scene 4: Why is Juliet depressed?
Because Romeo is banished
Act 4 scene 1: What is Paris doing in the Friar's cell?
Paris is asking the Friar about his future marriage with Juliet
Act 4 scene 3: What thoughts run through Juliet's mind as she is about to take the potion? (4 things)
What if it doesn't work. What is the potion actually kills her? What is she wakes up too early and suffocates? What if the dead spirits of her ancestors haunt her and drive her insane as she is waiting for Romeo
Act 3 scene 2: When the Nurse arrives what does she inform Juliet of?
Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment
Act 3 scene 5: Why does Juliet insist that the bird outside is a nightingale when it is actually near daybreak?
She doesn't want Romeo to leave
Act 4 scene 1: What explanation does Paris give for the hurried marriage plans?
He wants Juliet to forget about her grief over Tybalt's death
Act 4 scene 3: What gives Juliet the strength to take the potion?
The thought of seeing and being with Romeo again
Act 3 scene 3: What is the worst part of Romeo's punishment for Romeo?
He can no longer see or be with Juliet
Act 3 scene 5: What is the Nurse's advice to Juliet?
To marry Paris for he’s a better catch and since Romeo is banished he’s as good as dead
Act 4 scene 2: What does Juliet tell her Father?
That she apologizes for her behavior and will marry Paris
Act 4 scene 4: Why is everyone very cheerful?
Because they are planing the wedding
Act 3 scene 3: As Romeo is in despair (and after he tries to kill himself) what does the Nurse give Romeo and what is its significance?
She gives him Juliet's wedding ring. This signifies that she still loves and wants to be with Romeo
Act 3 scene 5: What will be Juliet's punishment if she does not marry Paris?
She will be disowned and left on the streets to die
Act 4 scene 2: How does Capulet respond to Juliet saying she will happily marry Paris?
He moves the wedding to a closer date
Act 4 scene 4: When everyone is all happy and cheerful, when’s the wedding date?
That morning
His proposal for Juliet's hand in marriage
Act 4 scene 5: Instead of a wedding what did they have?
A funeral
Act 4 scene 2: How does Capulet's response put a kink in Friar Lawrence's plan?
By moving the time of the wedding to a closer date there is less time to get word to Romeo about their plan
Act 4 scene 5: How did Lord Capulet know she was dead?
Because when he touched her she was cold and her blood is settled and her joints are stiff