Setting
Dialog and interactions
Vocabulary
100
What is the setting of this scene?

A street in the town.

100

What does Marcutio mean when he says "We'll to dinner thither"?

We will have dinner there

100

What does the nurse mean by "hark you, sir"?

Listen to me, dude!

200

About what time did the scene take place?

Early Morning.

200

What does Romeo give the nurse in compensation for her troubles?

A penny.

200

What does the word "indite" mean as used on page 71?

To write

300

What time period does Romeo and Juliet take place in?

14th or 15th Century.

300

What did Romeo's friends do to him when he shows up?

They make fun of him and tell him that loved made him weak.

300

What is the meaning of "unwieldy" as used in scene 4?

Difficult to carry or move because of the size or weight.

400

What country does Romeo and Juliet take place in?

Italy

400

What does Mercutio mean when he calls Rosaline a "pale hard-hearted wench"?

That she doesn't love Romeo back and her heart is closed off.

400

What does "ropery" mean as used on page 72?

Trickery.

500

What city does Romeo and Juliet take place in?

Verona

500

Who is Mercutio talking to at the beginning of Act 2 scene 4?

Benvolio

500

What does the word "skains-mates" mean on page 72?

A friend or a companion.