The Plan & The Potion
To avoid marrying Paris, Juliet threatens to do this in Friar Lawrence's cell.
What is to kill herself?
Lord Capulet moves the wedding to this day, shocking the household.
What is Wednesday?
The Nurse discovers Juliet in this state.
What is seemingly dead?
“For Venus smiles not in a house of tears.” (4.1.8)
What is an allusion?
This character threatens to disown Juliet if she refuses to marry Paris.
Who is Capulet?
This is how long the potion from Friar Laurence is supposed to make Juliet appear dead.
What is 42 hours?
This character is the first to find Juliet's "dead" body in scene 5.
Who is the Nurse?
Act 4 ends with a comedic conversation regarding these two musical terms.
What is silver sound?
“Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt’s death” (4.1.6)
What is dramatic irony?
Juliet goes here to seek help for avoiding her marriage.
Where is Friar Lawrence's cell?
Before taking the potion, Juliet expresses fear that this person might have tricked her to save his reputation.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
Friar Lawrence sends a messenger to tell Romeo about Juliet's plan.
Who is another Friar?
This joyful event is immediately transformed into mourning.
What is the wedding?
“Death lies on her like an untimely frost/ Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.”
What is a simile?
Friar Laurence gives Juliet this to fake her death.
What is a sleeping potion?
Juliet has a terrifying vision of this family member before drinking the potion.
Who is Tybalt?
Capulet famously says this character has married his daughter.
Who is Death?
The family decides to change the wedding preparations into this.
What is a funeral?
“O woe, O woeful, woeful, woeful day!”
What is repetition?
Juliet appears to agree to marry Paris in order to do this.
What is carrying out Friar Lawrence's plan?
Friar Lawrence makes potions. His role is...
What is an apothecary?
The scene featuring Peter and the musicians serves to lighten the mood through this concept.
What is comic relief?
The musician who tries to cheer everyone up after Juliet's death is named...
Who is Peter?
“Despised, distressed, hated, martyred, killed!”
What is parallelism?
This character is supposed to receive news of Juliet’s fake death, but may not.