Friar Lawrence
In his soliloquy, Friar Lawrence speaks in contradictory statements. These are called
oxymorons
Capulet family member, is an excellent and hot-headed fighter
Tybalt
"But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the ___________."
sun
What format is the Act II Prologue written, and what are several components of this format?
Sonnet; iambic pentameter, 14 lines, specific rhyme scheme, four quatrains, one couplet, usually about love
The nurse does what to Romeo? What does this indicate about her relationship with Juliet
She warns Romeo not to take advantage of Juliet. She is protective over Juliet. They are very close, and the nurse wants what is best for Juliet; she wants to see her happy and safe.
Why is Friar Lawrence so shocked when Romeo says he wants to Marry Juliet?
He was just upset about Rosaline not returning his love.
This character feels anxious and impatient while awaiting news regarding Romeo
Juliet
In Act 2, Scene 4, what does Romeo ask of the Nurse?
He asks her to tell Juliet to go to confession at Friar Lawrence's cell. There, she will marry Romeo.
"Now doth old desire both in his death-bed lie." Exemplifies which literary term? Identify and explain.
personification - Romeo's old desire (Rosaline) is dead (his love for her). His desire is being personified.
This character complains about being exhausted and achey after an important conversation with Romeo.
Nurse
What is the purpose of Friar Lawrence speaking in oxymorons?
To expose the duality of people/ideas. There are two sides to everything, for example, the feud.
Rosaline, Prince Escalus, Paris, and Friar Lawrence all belong to this side of the feud.
neither, they are all neutral.
Juliet does not want Romeo to swear by the moon because
The moon is inconsistent, it changes. Love should be certain and consistent.
"My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words
Of that tongue's uttering, yet I know the sound."
What literary device? Identify and explain.
personification - Ears are being personified to drink words, meaning to listen and absorb what is being said
Why is Friar Lawrence a neutral character?
He marries Romeo and Juliet - he thinks this will help end the familial feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to help Romeo and Juliet get married?
Romeo's friends, generally on the Montague side of the feud due to their close friendship
Mercutio and Benvolio
Friar Lawrence compares Juliet and Romeo to
fire and powder
My love as deep; the more I give to thee."
Literary device? Identify and explain.
simile - Comparing using “as”, Romeo comparing his love for Juliet to the depths of the sea
Romeo is impatient with ______________.
Juliet is impatient with ______________.
Friar Lawrence.
The Nurse.
How does Friar Lawrence's ideas about plants apply to human nature?
some are good, some are bad - human nature is not absolute.
has a close relationship with Juliet, has known the Capulets since her birth
Nurse
"Tybalt, the kinsman to old Capulet,
Hath sent a letter to his father's house."
"Nay, he will answer the letter's master how he dares, being dared."
What does the audience learn here?
Romeo has been challenged by Tybalt to a duel.
"How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night,
Like softest music to attending ears!"
Literary deivce? Identify and explain.
alliteration, simile - Repetition of the letter “s” is the alliteration, Romeo uses “like” to compare the sound of his and Juliet’s love to music to his ears
Why can the sun and the moon not exist together in the same sky? What is the literary term being used and explain the answer.
Romeo and Juliet are from different families, and due to their feud, their love is forbidden. They cannot be together because of this, therefore the moon and the sun cannot coexist. Their feud and their love cannot coexist.