Scenes 1-2
Mercutio believes Romeo is with this person at the beginning of Scene 1.
Rosaline
Romeo talks with this person about getting married
Friar Lawrence
What does Tybalt do while Romeo is seeking Friar Laurence's help to marry Juliet?
Challenges Romeo to a duel
Why is Juliet so anxious?
Juliet feels like the Nurse is taking a long time to return with word from Romeo.
Romeo compares Juliet to this when he sees her at the balcony
The sun
Where does Friar Laurence initially think Romeo was all night?
With Rosaline
Mercutio says this about Tybalt, as a way to compliment him.
He is a very good swordsman.
Why won’t the Nurse tell Juliet what she wants to know?
The Nurse is teasing Juliet by deliberately changing the subject away from what she knows Juliet wants to talk about most.
They agree to do this by the end of Scene 2
Get married!
What does Friar Lawrence mean when he says, "Young men's love then lies / not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes"?
Young men are lustful, only care about looks, etc.
The Montague men make jokes about the Nurse....what were these jokes saying?
She's a prostitute, but too old to be a prostitute, that she is fat, ugly, and unwanted.
What does the Nurse eventually tell Juliet to do?
The Nurse tells Juliet to go to Friar Laurence’s cell where Romeo is waiting for her.
Romeo compares their love to this, but Juliet disagrees
The moon
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He thinks it will end the feud between the two families
What is the Nurse's main concern during her conversation with Romeo?
Juliet's wellbeing and happiness
What does the Friar mean by “these violent delights have violent ends”?
The Friar means that great passions that start out strong and suddenly often end just as suddenly.
This is what Juliet means when she cries out, "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Why are you Romeo? Why are you a Montague? Why did I fall in love with you? etc.
What is the warning Friar Lawrence gives to Romeo at the end of the scene?
Those who run fast, stumble. If you rush, you will fall.
What does Romeo plan to give the nurse so he can visit Juliet's room?
A rope ladder
Why does Friar Laurence not want to leave Romeo and Juliet alone?
The Friar does not want to leave them alone together because they are not yet married.