Vocab/1/2 of Scene 4
Theme
A literary theme is the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.
Simile
The comparison of two objects or ideas using the word like or as.
Why does Juliet ask Romeo not to swear his love’s allegiance by the moon?
The moon changes.
With whom does Friar Laurence assume Romeo has spent the night?
Rosaline
What does Romeo want to sneak into Juliets house with after their marriage?
A rope ladder.
Central Idea
The central idea is the point the author wants to make
Metaphor
A figure of speech that compares two things without using the word like or as.
Whom does Mercutio think that Romeo is in love with in his speech in Scene 1, lines 6-21?
Rosaline
Why does the Friar begrudgingly agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He wants to end the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.
What happens at the very end of this scene? (Scene 6)
Romeo and Juliet get married.
Foreshadowing
An author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story.
Hyperbole
An extreme exaggeration or overstatement that a writer uses for emphasis.
What does Romeo compare Juliet to in his first speech in 2.2 lines 2-3?
The sun
At the beginning of Scene 3, what is Friar Laurence doing?
He is talking about the power of plants and herbs and how they can be used as medicine or poison.
What’s humorous about the way the Nurse treats Juliet in this scene?
The nurse comes back and she hesitates to tell Juliet what happens. She is slow and takes a couple minutes to start talking. She constantly complains about her bones and her back hurting her.
What instructions does Romeo tell the Nurse to pass on to Juliet?
He tells the nurse to tell Juliet to go to confession that afternoon so that they can get married.
Personification
A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human qualities.
When Romeo says, Mercutio “jests at scars that never felt a wound,” what does he mean?
He jokes about things he has never experienced before.
How does Mercutio treat the Nurse?
He treats rudely and he makes fun of her that she is old and has not much left to live for.
How long has the Nurse been gone on her errand to speak to Romeo?
3 hours
Who does the Nurse say also wants to marry Juliet? What does she say Juliet’s feelings are for this other suitor?
She says Paris also wants to marry Juliet. She says Juliet's feelings are not strong at all for Paris.
Oxymoron
An oxymoron is a figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other. It's often referred to as a contradiction in terms. ... A common oxymoron is the phrase "the same difference." This phrase qualifies as an oxymoron because the words
When Juliet says “That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet,” what does she mean?
She means that if a rose was named something else than a rose would it smell any different with a new name.
Paraphrase the friar’s words. In lines 69-74, the Friar responds to Romeo declaring his love for Juliet saying,
Jesu Maria! What a deal of brine [salt water]/ Hath washed thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline! / How much salt water thrown away in waste/ To season love, that of it doth not taste!
Romeo you were just crying over Rosaline and now you want me to marry you? Your tears from Rosaline have not yet dried up.
Though this should be a happy occasion for Romeo and Juliet, what does the friar say to make us cautious of Romeo and Juliet’s future together? Point out lines that foreshadow possible trouble ahead.
He says that when things come together too quickly they will explode. He says "These violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder"