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Act 3 Scene 3
Act 3 Scene 4
Act 3 Scene 5
Act 4 Scene 1
Act 4 Scene 2
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What are the three blessings Friar Lawrence mentions that Romeo should be grateful for? “A pack of blessings light upon thy back;”
What is: Romeo is alive because otherwise Tybalt would have killed him, the Prince has banished him not killed him, Juliet is alive.
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What is decided in this short scene about Juliet's future?
What is 'she will marry Paris on Thursday'
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While Capulet and his wife converse with Paris, what is Juliet doing?
What is talking to Romeo in her bedroom.
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Paris is meeting with Friar Lawrence to discuss what?
What is marriage with Juliet.
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Capulet is so happy that Juliet has agreed to marry Paris that he does what?
What is move the wedding up a day.
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What is Romeo acting like as this scene begins? How do we know?
What is weeping pitifully (like Juliet). The Friar tells the Nurse this and also tells Romeo to basically 'stop weeping like a woman'
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Who mentions how late it is to Paris? Why? When someone mentions the lateness when you are a guest at their home - what do you assume?
Who is Lord Capulet because he is supposedly tired and wants Paris to leave. Usually, guests would assume it is time to leave.
200
• Explain the line: “I must be gone and live, or stay and die.”
What is "if I am found out, your family will kill me". These words were spoken by Romeo
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What is Juliet planning to do when she discovers she is to be wed to Paris?
What is killing herself unless if the Friar has a plan.
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• Capulet says: “I’ll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning.” What day is Juliet to get married?
What is Wednesday
300
Where is Romeo banished to and for how long?
What is Mantua, indefinitely
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Who is instructed to go to Juliet's Room by Capulet and for what?
Who is Lady Capulet to tell Juliet that she WILL be marrying Paris on Thursday.
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What are Capulet’s feelings towards his daughter when she refuses to take Paris for a husband? Quote a line that supports your answer.
What is anger and deciding that he has spoiled her by not marrying her off sooner.
300
How does Paris explain the hasty marriage arrangements to the friar?
What is "Juliet's dad is worried that she is depressed/upset and thinks a marriage will help her"
300
Capulet calls his own daughter: “ peevish self-willed harlotry”. This means what?
What is a spoiled little brat that want to have everything her own way.
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Romeo tries to kill himself upon hearing what from the Nurse?
What is Juliet is very upset and grieving. (Romeo's situation is causing her pain)
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What step has Paris skipped when the decision is made he will marry Juliet?
What is to woo her (or win her heart)
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Who speaks these lines and what do they mean? “Some grief shows much of love; But much of grief shows still some want of wit.”
Who is Lady Capulet. The lines mean some crying is understandable, but too much weeping is silly.
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Everyone thinks that Juliet is dead, but the audience knows that she is not. This is an example of what?
What is Dramatic Irony.
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Who is going to take care of the wedding planning while Juliet's outfit for the wedding ceremony is being picked out?
Who is Lord Capulet
500
At the end of this scene, what does Friar Lawrence promise Romeo there is time for?
What is 'to find a solution for Romeo's problems'.
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What is Lord Capulet assuming in these lines? What do we later learn to be true? I will make a desperate tender / Of my child's love: I think she will be ruled / In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not" (3.4.12-14).
What is that Juliet will follow whatever her father says. Later, we learn this is not the case.
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• Juliet has a vision. Who does she see and what does she see?
What is "Methinks I see thee, now thou art below, / As one dead in the bottom of a tomb. / Either my eyesight fails, or thou look'st pale" (3.5.55-57). She sees Romeo as if he is dead in the bottom of a tomb.
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The Friar proposes the idea that Juliet will take a potion, which will make her appear dead for how long?
What is 42 hours.
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What will Juliet have to do tonight in order for Friar Lawrence's plan to work out?
What is drinking the potion.