Act 5
Where does scene one take place?
In Mantua where Romeo gets banished.
What does Desperate mean?
Driven to action by loss of hope.
Why do Romeo and Paris fight?
They fight over Juliet.
What is Romeo's character flaw?
He is impulsive.
Why does Paris think Romeo has come to the Capulet tomb?
Paris believes that Romeo has come to destroy the bodies of Tybalt and Juliet.
What was Romeo's dream?
Juliet finds him dead and brings him back to life as an emperor with her kisses.
What is the meaning of meager?
Extremely thin.
Who kills Paris?
Romeo.
Why do The Montugues and Capulets end their feud?
Romeo and Juliet's death is what made them end their feud.
What does Romeo foreshadow in his soliloquy about his dream?
He dies and Juliet brings him back to life.
Who brings Romeo the news that Juliet is dead?
Bahltasar ,Reomo's servent ,brings him the news that Juliet is dead and was buried in the Capulet tomb.
what does Penury mean?
Destination or poverty.
What was Paris's dying wish?
To be layed next to Juliet in the Capulet tomb stone.
What did the Montugues and Capulets do to show that they ended their feud.
They shook hands.
What news does Balthasar bring Romeo?
Juliet is dead and lies in the Capulet tomb.
Why does Romeo go to the Apothecary?
To get the Poison so he can drink it.
what does Misery mean?
Condition of great wretchedness/unhappiness.
Why does Romeo drink a potion?
He drinks a potion to be dead with Juliet.
Why was the letter not delivered to Romeo ?
Friar John is not able to deliver the letter because he is quarantined while visiting the sick.
Why doesn’t Friar Lawrence stay in the tomb with Juliet after she awakens?
He is upset about discovering Romeo's body and the guards spook him because he is worried about his punishment because of his involvement in this affair.
Who does Friar Laurence entrust with the important letter to Romeo?
Friar Laurence entrusts the important letter to Friar John to deliver to Romeo. This letter explains to Romeo about Juliet's pretended death and tells him to be at the tomb when she wakes up.
What is a apothecary?
A person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.
Why does Juleit stab herself with Romeo's dagger?
Romeo drinked the poison which made him die so she is going to stab herself with the dagger to be dead with him.
Why is Paris at Juleit's tomb?
He is there to give flowers and weep.
Why does Juliet kiss Romeo after he is dead? How is her death different from his?
Hoping she might die by the same poison, Juliet kisses his lips, but to no avail.