Act I (continued)
What starts the fight the Capulet and Montague servants in Act I, Scene 1
Thumb-biting
What does Romeo want from Friar Lawrence?
He wants the Friar to marry him and Juliet
What city is Romeo told to go to after his banishment?
Mantua
According to the Friar, how long should the sleeping potion last?
42 hours
What news does Romeo receive from Balthazar? What do we know that Balthazar does not?
Balthazar tells Romeo of Juliet's passing; we know that Juliet isn't really dead
Rosaline; he is upset because she doesn't love him back and wants to become a nun
What message does Romeo have for the Nurse in Act II, Scene 4?
That Juliet is to meet him this afternoon at Friar Lawrence's cell and be married there
In Act III, Scene 2, Nurse comes into Juliet's room saying "He's dead, he's dead, he's dead"; who does Juliet think the Nurse is talking about? Who is the Nurse actually talking about?
Juliet thinks Romeo is dead; Nurse is talking about Tybalt being dead
In Act IV, Scene 3, whose ghost does Juliet claim to see before taking the sleeping potion?
Tybalt's ghost
What do the Capulets and Montagues do by the end of the play? Why do they make this decision?
They decide to end their feud since it led to the deaths of their children
Lady Capulet asks Juliet to consider Paris as a potential husband. Juliet says she will consider him, but does not promise anything
In Act II, Scene 2, how does Juliet feel once Romeo reveals himself to her? Why does she feel this way?
She is scared because if he is discovered, the Capulet guards will kill him
He is enraged that she would reject someone like Paris to be her husband; he threatens to disown her and put her on the street if she goes against his wishes
In Act IV, Scene 1, who do we see visiting Friar Lawrence's cell? Why are they visiting the Friar?
Paris and Juliet are visiting Friar Lawrence; Paris visits the Friar to plan for his wedding and Juliet is visiting him to talk to the Friar about Romeo
In Act V, Scene 2, what does Friar John tell Friar Lawrence? What exactly happened to Friar John?
Friar John tells Lawrence that he was unable to deliver the letter to Romeo; Friar John was placed under quarantine for fear of being exposed to an infectious disease
In Act I, Scene 5, how does Romeo describe Juliet when they first meet? What does Juliet call Romeo in response to his descriptions?
Romeo compares Juliet to a holy shrine one prays at; Juliet refers to Romeo as a pilgrim and saint
She believes names do not change who or what someone or something is; she regards the family names the same way, saying that Romeo is Romeo despite his family name
What does Mercutio mean when he says "a plague a' both your houses"?
How does Lady Capulet and Capulet react to Juliet's "death"?
Lady Capulet is truly sad for the loss of her daughter; Capulet is also sad, but mostly because he's missed an opportunity to gain more wealth and power from marrying Juliet to Paris
What does Romeo do upon seeing Juliet in the tomb? What does Juliet do upon waking up?
Romeo takes the poison and kills himself. Upon waking up, Juliet tries to take any remaining poison from Romeo's lips by kissing him; when that does work, she takes his dagger and stabs herself
At the end of Act I, Scene 4, how is Romeo feeling about attending the party? What causes him to feel this way?
What does Friar Lawrence mean when he says "these violent delights have violent ends"? Based on that warning, what does he instruct Romeo and Juliet do?
He means that those who quickly fall in love tend to quickly fall out of love; therefore, he tells them to love moderately
In Act III, Scene 3, why does Romeo try to stab himself? What part of his body does he want to harm?
He is upset that he has caused Juliet such pain by killing Tybalt; he wants to cut out his own name from his body, the name Juliet calls out to in anguish
In Act IV, Scene 3, what does Juliet fear about taking the sleeping potion? What are 3 fears she has?
1) She's afraid the potion won't work and she'll wake up the next morning
2) She's afraid the potion will end up killing her
3) She's afraid that she'll wake up before Romeo gets her and she'll be alone in the Capulet tomb
What does Friar Lawrence suggest Juliet do after she wakes and sees what happened to Romeo?
He offers to take her out of Verona so she can become a nun