What does Romeo compare Juliet to in the balcony scene?
The morning sun.
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Who challenges Romeo to a duel and why won't Romeo fight him?
Tybalt because they are now family.
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Why does Juliet agree to marry Paris?
The friar came up with a plan for her to pretend to agree.
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Who tells Romeo that Juliet is dead? How does Juliet REALLY die?
Balthasar a servant first tells Romeo. When Juliet awakes to find Romeo dead, she stabs herself.
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Who does Romeo originally love?
Rosaline
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Instead of leaving the Capulet party what does Romeo do?
He leaps over the wall and hides in the Capulet's orchard to watch Juliet.
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Who kills Tybalt?
Mercutio
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What is the friar's plan?
He gives her a potion that will make it appear as if she has died in her sleep. It will last for 42 hours and she will awake in the tomb.
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What does Romeo buy and bring with him to Juliet's tomb?
Poison.
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Who is upset that Romeo is talking to Juliet at the party?
Tybalt
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When Juliet says "wherefore art thou Romeo" what is she saying?
Where are you Romeo?
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What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt and who punishes him?
The prince banishes Romeo from Verona. Romeo thinks it is a fate worse than death.
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How will Romeo know of the friar's plan since he is in Mantua?
The friar will send a letter to Romeo to let him know what is happening so Romeo can be there to let Juliet out of the tomb.
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Why doesn't the Friar's plan work?
His letter never reaches Romeo.
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Who does Juliet say she will consider marrying if it is what her parents wish for her to do?
Paris
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What does Romeo overhear Juliet saying?
She has been thinking aloud her love for him.
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When the nurse brings news of Tybalt's death, what does Juliet think?
At first she thinks Romeo has been killed.
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As Juliet prepares to drink the poison, what are her main thoughts about?
Rejoining Romeo
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Before Romeo drinks the poison, who does he fight and kill at Juliet's tomb?
Paris
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Who breaks out into a fight at the beginning of this act?
Sampson gets Gregory to start an argument with the Montagues. A fight breaks out between the men. Benvolio tries to stop the fight, but is attacked by Tybalt.
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Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? Also, what does he say about human nature: “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied,/And vice sometime by action dignified”?
To stop feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. Human nature has the potential to be both good and evil.
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What does Lord Capulet tell Juliet will happen if she does not marry Paris?
He will disown her, but she pretends to agree and he moves the wedding date up to Wednesday.
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Friar Lawrence tells Juliet that she will need courage to do what?
Take the potion.
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How many people die during Romeo and Juliet and who are they?
6 people: Tyblat, Mercutio, Romeo, Juliet, Paris, and Lady Capulet