Romeo+and+Juliet+Questions

= = **Prologue** **1. Who speaks the Prologue?** The chorus, which is a group of people speaks the prologue. **2. What is the purpose of the Prologue?** The prologue introduces the reader to the story, and tells the reader how the story is going to end. From the prologue, the reader finds out that Romeo and Juliet die no matter what they do to try to stay together, and the reader also learns that the two family stop fighting after their deaths.

**3. In what poetic form is this Prologue?** The prologue is in the form of a sonnet. **4. Highlight lines 5 and 6. Explain the importance of these two lines.** "from forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life" This means the two will die no matter what they do to be together. **5.Why does Shakespeare tell us how the story is going to end?** Shakespeare tells us that Romeo and Juliet are going to die no matter what and the families are going to stop fighting because of this. **6. What themes are established in the Prologue?**  Some themes established are hate, love and fate/destiny.

**Act 1 Scene 1** The short fight between the Montagues and Capulets is a bit of action that gets the attention of the "groundlings". **2. Highlight lines 58-59. Our first introduction to Benvolio comes when he says these words. What do they reveal about his character?** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;">He is peaceful, rule-biding, and gentle. He doesn't really care about Tybalt's high and mighty attitude, and even offers to work together to break up the fight. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**3. Highlight lines 64-65. Our first impression of Tybalt occurs in these lines. What do we learn about his character?** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;">Tybalt is hot-tempered, arrogant, and proud. Instead of helping Benvolio break up the fight, he draws his sword and attacks Benvolio.
 * 1. How does Shakespeare start the play so that he gains the attention of the “groundlings?”**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**4. Highlight lines 90-91. What is the tone of the Prince’s speech? In these lines he makes a new decree. What is it, and why is it important?** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">The Prince declares that if anyone from either family starts another fight they will be put to death. This has importance because this means there will be tension between the families because they can't confront each other in case it leads to violence, and it means there will probably be no more fights.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">**5. When we first see Romeo he shows all the signs of a Petrarchan Lover—someone who is in love with the idea of being in love. How does Romeo act (lines 125-136)?** Romeo cries, sighs, and when the sun comes up, he shuts the curtains and closes the windows to make his room dark like the night and stays there all day.

He uses these oxymorons to express his mixed feelings about his love. Romeo is unhappy, and uses these devices to express it to Benvolio. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**7. We then learn that Romeo is suffering from Unrequited Love—He loves someone who does not love him back. What suggestion does Benvolio make to Romeo to help him get over is unrequited love for Rosaline (lines 221-223)?** He advises Romeo to forget about her, and that there are many other women. He tells Romeo to look for other women instead of thinking Rosaline is the only one and not noticing all the other beautiful women.
 * 6. When describing his feelings to Benvolio, Romeo uses Oxymorons—pairs of contradictory words in lines 170-177 and 184-188. Why does he speak in contradictions and paradoxes?**

1. In this scene Lord Capulet talks to Paris about marrying his daughter Juliet. What two reasons does he give for not wanting Juliet to marry at this time (lines 8-14)?** He feels bad about forcing his daughter into marrying someone she doesn't love, and he understands this from his own arranged marriage. His wife isn't very happy to be with him, so he feels sympathetic. He wants Paris to wait until she falls in love with him so it isn't exactly forced.
 * Act 1 Scene 2

He will agree to the marriage only if Juliet wants to marry Paris.
 * 2. Highlight line 16-19. On what condition will Lord Capulet agree to Juliet’s marriage with Paris?**

He loves her very much, and more than his wife because his wife is very stern on trying to get Juliet to marry Paris. Lord Capulet thinks Paris is an excellent husband for Juliet, and any father at this time would not care about their daughter's happiness and just arrange the marriage as soon as possible. But, Lord Capulet actually puts Juliet's happiness before his own.
 * 3. What does this reveal about Lord Capulet’s love for his daughter?**

He plans to compare Rosaline with the other beautiful women at the party to try to help Romeo get over Rosaline. Rosaline doesn't like Romeo back, so Romeo is just wasting his time with somebody who he doesn't truly love, and doesn't love him back.
 * 4. From the servant who cannot read we learn that Rosaline, with whom Romeo believes he is in love, will be at the Capulet party. Why does this excite Benvolio? What is his plan (lines 84-89)?**

He wants Romeo to go to the party so that he can notice other women because he feels Rosaline isn't very beautiful, and that there is no reason for Romeo to love her. He also feels Romeo doesn't really "love" Rosaline, so he feels if he shows him other women, he will change his mind.
 * 5. Highlight lines 86-89. Explain Benvolio’s analogy:**

He agrees to go only because Rosaline is going to be there.
 * 6. Why does Romeo agree to go to the party (lines 102-103)?**

The coincidence is that Romeo is going to meet Juliet and fall in love with her. The theme developed is love, because when he meets Juliet, Romeo will know what true love is, and won't be doing silly things thinking hes "in love".
 * 7. What coincidence takes place in this scene? Explain what theme is being developed.**

In this scene Lady Capulet is informing Juliet and her nurse of Count Paris’ proposal of marriage. 1. What is the nurse’s relationship with Juliet?** The nurse raised Juliet, and even though she is not really part of the family, she has a really casual relationship with Juliet, and she can say anything around her.
 * Act 1 Scene 3


 * 2. How would you describe the nurse’s personality?**
 * The nurse is really playful, and a little immature, but she knows the limit and doesn't really make anyone mad.

3. Highlight lines 62-63. What is the nurse’s one wish for Juliet and why?** The nurse wishes for Juliet to marry.

This reveals that Juliet is smarter and more independent. She doesn't feel there is any reason to marry so young, so she doesn't want to unless she is truly in love.
 * 4. When Lady Capulet asks Juliet how she feels about being married, what is Juliet’s answer (line 67), and what does it reveal about her character?**

The nurse says Paris is “a man of wax” and at the end of the scene encourages Juliet to “Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days.” What does the nurse see in Paris, and what does it reveal about her attitude toward love and marriage?** The nurse thinks Paris is very handsome, and a very good person. This reveals that she really encourages marriage, and shows that maybe she once loved a man, but it didn't work, or they couldn't be together, so she is heartbroken and wishes the best for Juliet.
 * 5. The nurse and Lady Capulet are both excited and pleased by Paris’ proposal but for different reasons.

She seems to have a crooked view on love, and even though she was put through an arranged marriage and hated it, she is putting her daughter through the same thing. However, she does want Juliet to fall in love with Paris and isn't just pushing for her to marry him no matter what.
 * 6. Lady Capulet’s lines 82-95 compose a conceit. A conceit is an extended, exaggerated comparison or metaphor between two unlike things—in this case, between Paris and a book that needs to be bound. What does Lady Capulet see in Paris that would make him a good match for Juliet? What is Lady Capulet’s attitude toward love and marriage?**

She has probably read about love in stories or experienced it before. It is also possible she learns about love from her unhappy parents. She deals with the situation well and doesn't seem to take much interest in Paris. She doesn't care for love and marriage because she probably knows it isn't that grand
 * 7. Highlight lines 98-100. Explain Juliet’s answer to her mother when asked if she can love Paris. What does it reveal about her knowledge of being in love? What is her attitude toward love and marriage?**

1. Highlight lines 106-111. Why does Romeo feel uneasy about going to the party? What dream-like premonition has he had?** Romeo is afraid they are going to get there too early. He says he had a dream that something at the party is going to cause his death, but he decides to go anyways.
 * Act 1 Scene 4

The people at this time believed the stars can tell fate, and destiny. They spoke of the stars whenever there is destiny involved.
 * 2. Comment on this speech in terms of the Elizabethan attitude toward the stars and astrology.**

He decides to go to the party, even though he has a feeling that something at the party is going to be the cause of his death. This is important because this has to do with the theme of fate. If he had decided not to go to the party because of the dream, he would have never met Juliet, and he would still be alive in the end.
 * 3. What decision does Romeo make in lines 112-113, and what is the thematic importance of this decision?**

He compares her to a fire, a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear, a snowy dove, and an "alien" because she is too beautiful to be an earthling.
 * Act 1 Scene 5**
 * 1. We learn from Romeo’s soliloquy (a speech delivered while the speaker is alone, calculated to inform the audience of what is passing in the character’s mind) that he is struck by love at first sight when he sees Juliet at the party. Paraphrase Rome’s speech (lines 43-53). To what does he compare Juliet?**

I think it's much more sincere, and meaningful. He speaks from his heart, instead of from his mouth.
 * 2. How does this speech about his love for Juliet compare to his speeches about being in love with Rosaline?**

Lord Capulet knows Romeo has a reputation for being a good person, and will not be causing any trouble at the party as long as they pretend they didn't notice him. Also, Lord Capulet doesn't want to ruin the party by having a big fight break out in his house.
 * 3. Tybalt recognizes Romeo’s voice and tries to start a fight. What two reasons does Lord Capulet give for stopping him (lines 65-69)?**

Tybalt says he will leave Romeo alone for now, but he will get back at him.
 * 4. Highlight lines 90-91. What threat does Tybalt make as he agrees to withdraw?**

Romeo: If I offend you by touching you with my unworthy hand, my lips stand ready to kiss you and make it better
 * 5. In lines 92-105 Romeo and Juliet speak to each other. Their lines form a sonnet. Paraphrase the lines of the sonnet.**

Juliet: You look down upon your hands too much, pilgrims' hands touch saints, and touching hands palm to palm is like a holy kiss.

Romeo: Do you not have a saint's lips and holy palms?

Juliet: Yes, but the lips must be used to pray.

Romeo: Oh then dear saint, let lips kiss as hands do. My lips pray that you will kiss me, otherwise my faith will turn to despair.

Juliet: Saints don't move, but they grant prayers.

Romeo: Then don't move while I kiss you. Now the sin has been taken from my lips

Juliet: Then don't my lips have the sin that you had?

Romeo: Sin from my lips? Give me my sin again.

Juliet: You kiss as if you have studied how.

This is ironic because Juliet doesn't know who Romeo is, but the audience does. She later finds out that he is a Montague, and goes into despair.
 * 6. Dramatic Irony is when the audience knows something the characters do not. What is ironic about Juliet’s line 134?**

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The Prince's soliloquy warning the citizens not to fight The opening banter and insults between the young Montague and Capulet servants. The nurses soliloquy in scene 3 Marcutio's Queen Mab soliloquy in scene 4 Romeo and Juliet's first encounter in scene 5 media type="file" key="Prince's Soliloquy.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Romeo uses this as a metaphor to say that Juliet is the source of all light, she is beautiful, she is the source of light, she is the center of his galaxy, and that he would not exist if not for her. He wans the sun to kill the moon because the moon is jealous that the sun is more beautiful, and is pale and sick with grief. The moon is envious because Juliet, her maid is more beautiful. He says her eyes are bright and beautiful, like the stars that shine in the night. This is foreshadowing because the the stars apparently told their fate, and that they would both die.
 * Act 2 Scene 2**
 * 1. Juliet is on the balcony outside her bedroom but cannot hear the words that Romeo says to himself as he looks at her from the hiding place below. Answer the following questions about lines 2-25:**
 * a. Romeo repeats the light and dark images he introduced when he saw Juliet for the first time. Why does Romeo compare Juliet to the sun?**
 * b. Why does he want the sun to kill the envious moon?**
 * c. Why is the moon envious?**
 * d. Why does he compare Juliet’s eyes to the stars?**
 * e. Why is this comparison to stars another example of foreshadowing?**

Oh Romeo where are you? Forget your father and forget your family Or if you don't, but you swear your love for me, I will forget my Capulet name.
 * 2. Highlight lines 33-36. Juliet is still unaware that Romeo is nearby. Paraphrase these lines.**

It is your name that is my enemy You are yourself, and not a Montague What is Montague? It is not a hand, foot arm, or face or any part of a man. If only you had another name. What is a name? If we called a rose something else it would still smell sweet. Romeo would be sweet if his name were not Romeo, He has perfection without his name. Romeo, your name is no part of you take all of me.
 * 3. Highlight lines 43-44. Paraphrase lines 38-49. What is Juliet’s attitude toward the feud that has separated the two families?**

Their talk is more serious because she can't deny her love for Romeo now that she openly admitted to her love and he heard her. There is less joking around because of this. She is worried that someone will spot Romeo, and try to kill or attack him for trespassing. Tybalt threatened that he would get back at Romeo after Lord Capulet held him back at the party, so he would easily kill Romeo without feeling remorse.
 * 4. After Juliet asks some pertinent questions (lines 58-84), she realizes that Romeo has overheard her intimate thoughts about him. How does her attitude change in lines 85-105? What is she worried about?**

Juliet objects because the moon changes every month, and Juliet feels that swearing something that is ever changing means his love will be the same way.
 * 5. Why does Juliet object to Romeo’s swearing on the moon (lines 109-111)?**

Juliet feels it is all going too quickly, and that they should try to slow it down a bit. Romeo is trying to promise her his love even though they have only met for a few minutes the night before.
 * 6. Juliet speaks of her fears in lines 116-119. Explain.**

Three words, dear Romeo, and good night If your love is true, than propose to me to marry you tommorow I will send a messenger whom you will tell where and what time we will marry, and you will have all my money, and i will follow you anywhere
 * 7. Paraphrase lines 142-148.**

I must fill this basket with flowers and herbs the earth is nature's mother and tomb. plants grow in the same places plants die many plants grow out of the earth, and we live on all of the different plants Many of the plants have excellent virtues, but some have no virtues, but are still different. there is great power in plants, herbs, and stones nothing on the earth is so evil, that it has no good qualities nothing is good if used badly, things are bad if used for something not designed for when used wrongly, virtue turns into vice and vice sometimes becomes virtue
 * Act 2 Scene 3**
 * 1. Friar Laurence is introduced in a lengthy soliloquy in which he philosophies about nature and about mankind. Paraphrase his speech (lines 7-30).**

Romeo tells the Friar that he has fallen out of love with Rosaline, and into love with Juliet. He is in love with Juliet, and she is in love with Romeo, so they want to get married so that they can still be together even though their families fight and try to keep them apart. He wants the Friar to marry them that afternoon.
 * 2. What does Romeo tell Friar Laurence, and what does he want from the Friar (lines 43-64)?**

At first Friar Laurence is happy because Romeo is over Rosaline, but is surprised at the sudden change because he seemed to really love Rosaline. He concludes that his love for Roseline was in his eyes and not his heart.
 * 3. What is Friar Laurence’s reaction to hearing of Romeo’s new love (lines 65-80)?**

The Friar only agrees because he thinks it might end the feuding between the families.
 * 4. Highlight lines 89-92. What reason does Friar Laurence give for agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet?**

1. This scene shows us more of the nurse’s character as she trades quips and puns with Mercutio. What malapropisms (an inappropriateness of speech resulting from the use of one word for another which resembles it) does the nurse use (line 115)?
 * Act 2 Scene 4**

Romeo wants the nurse to tell Juliet to go to the Friar's cell in the afternoon so that Romeo and Juliet can get married.
 * 2. What message does Romeo urge the nurse to give to Juliet (lines 163-166)?**

She says a lover's messenger should be gliding ten times faster than the sun's beams driving back shadows over a hill, and that they should be swift like cupid's wings because lovers need the news fast.
 * Act 2** **Scene 5**
 * 1.** **Juliet is very** **impatient to hear news from Romeo (lines 1-17). What images does she use in her soliloquy to express this?**

She is teasing Juliet, and maybe trying to see how much Juliet wants to know to see how much she loves Romeo.
 * 2. The** **nurse knows Juliet is impatient, but she keeps putting her off. Why does the nurse do this?**

The nurse feels Romeo is faithful, and is very handsome. She also feels Juliet loves him very much and truly wants to be with him.
 * 3. Why does the Nurse agree to help Juliet marry** **Romeo?**

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He probably wants to find Romeo, to duel him, so he goes to Mercutio and Benvolio because they know Romeo well and might know where he is.
 * Act 3 Scene 1**
 * 1. Why do you think** **Tybalt approaches Mercutio and Benvolio and wants a “word” with one of them (line 36)?**

Tybalt doesn't want to fight because he really has nothing against Mercutio, and because he doesn't want to get in trouble with the law. His main goal is to find and duel Romeo, so he doesn't really want to waste time on his friends.
 * 2. Mercutio tries to provoke** **Tybalt to fight (lines 37-38). Why doesn’t Tybalt want to fight him (line 53)?**

He responds by saying he doesn't hate Tybalt because they are now related through his marriage with Juliet. Tybalt is unaware of this event, so he doesn't feel the same way. Romeo tries to avoid the fight because he knows if they do fight, that somebody will die, and neither him dying or Tybalt dying is good for him. He tries to avoid fighting until Tybalt kills Mercutio, and become filled with anger.
 * 3. After** **Tybalt insults Romeo, Romeo responds with lines 59-62. Explain his lines. What is the “reason” Romeo has for ignoring the insult?**


 * 4. Highlight lines 65-69.** **Explain the meaning of the lines and the dramatic irony of the situation.**

Romeo states that the two families are equal to each other, and that neither is better in any way. This upsets Mercutio because he hates the Capulets. He thinks Romeo is chickening out of the fight, so he fights Tybalt because of the masculinity code.
 * 5. Why does Romeo’s** **answer to Tybalt’s insults upset Mercutio? What does he think Romeo is doing (line 70)?**

Draw your sword Benvolio; unarm their rapiers gentlemen, this is a shame and an outrage Tybalt, Mercutio! the Prince has already forbade such fighting in Verona streets. Hold Tybalt and you too Mercutio!
 * 6. Romeo tries to stop** **Mercutio and Tybalt from fighting by reasoning with them (lines 82-85). Paraphrase what he says.**

He says he will be a grave man, meaning he will be sad, but what he means is that he will be dead. He makes these jokes to disguise his pain to make himself look manlier.
 * 7. Even when he is dying,** **Mercutio continues to joke and to make puns. Explain the pun he makes in lines 92-99.**

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 * 8. Highlight lines 102-****103. Mercutio repeats the following line (106) three times and then adds the next line. Explain what he means:**
 * They have made worm’s meat of me.”**

He says he is letting his anger guide his actions instead of trying to reason and be nice like the way he acted before Mercutio and Tybalt started fighting.
 * 9. What does Romeo** **mean when he says lines 119-120?**

Because it was partly his fault Mercutio got stabbed, and because he realizes that his new love is making him soft and Mercutios death is a result of this. He was so full of anger that he couldn't reason and think of the consequences of fighting Tybalt.
 * 10. After Mercutio dies, why does Romeo decide to kill Tybalt instead of accepting Mercutio’s death as an unfortunate accident?**

He means that his fate is controlled, and there is nothing he can do to avoid it. He realizes that his attempts to avoid fate are futile.
 * 11. Highlight line 132. What does Romeo mean?**

She says that Benvolio is of the montagues, so it means he might not be telling the truth just because they are from the same family. She also reasons that Romeo broke the law and that it was the Montagues fault the fight started.
 * 12. Highlight lines 176-****177. What reasoning does Lady Capulet use in begging the Prince for vengeance for Tybalt’s death?**

He says that Tybalt killed Mercutio, and would have been sentenced to death anyways but Romeo ended his life in revenge and has reason to do it because Tybalt slayed Mercutio.
 * 13. Highlight lines 180-183.** **What is Lord Montagues’ reasoning in his attempt to persuade the Prince not to kill Romeo for killing Tybalt?**

The Prince declared that anybody who starts a fight between the two families will be sentenced to death. She thinks that Romeo is dead.
 * 14. What is the Prince****’s decree, and what are the reasons he gives for making it (lines 182-185)?**
 * Act 3** **Scene 2**
 * 1. In lines 37-****68 the nurse confuses Juliet as she tells Juliet of the fight. What misconception does Juliet make?**

She was worried that Romeo killed him, but was thinking more of Romeo's life than Tybalt. Later she says Romeo's banishment is 10000x worse than Tybalt's death.
 * 2. Highlight line 73.** **When Juliet receives news of Tybalt’s death, what is her first reaction?**

She defends romeo for being a man, and doing what he was supposed to do. She convinces herself to think that Romeo did the right thing, so she isn't as worried for Romeo's sake.
 * 3. Highlight Juliet’s** **lines 90-92. When the nurse agrees with Juliet, Juliet has a different reaction to Romeo’s killing of Tybalt. Explain.**

The nurse and Juliet make plans to meet Romeo that night. She will bring Romeo to her so that they can meet. The nurse will set up a rope ladder so that Romeo can climb up. The nurse Romeo is hiding at the Friar's so she will tell him about the plan and give him Juliet's ring as a gift.
 * 4. How does the** **scene end?**

He says he would rather be dead than be banished because he can't see Juliet anymore. He acts impulsively, and tries to kill himself.
 * Act 3 Scene 3**
 * 1. Highlight line 12. What is Romeo’s reaction when he learns that he has been banished?**

Yes he still acts this way, and he tries to stab himself to "take out his name" because it was his name that caused his banishment and constant separation from Juliet.
 * 2. From the** **beginning of the play, Romeo acts impulsively. In what way is he still impulsive in this scene (lines 102-108)?**

The Friar tells him he is handsome, has a good body, has love, wit, and perfection, and both him and Juliet are still alive, so he has no reason to be sad. Things could have been a lot worse if he had a death sentence and has no chance at all to see Juliet.
 * 3. Friar** **Laurence tells Romeo to count his blessings. What are they (line 135-140)?**

The Friar tells him to go to her room at night to comfort her before he leaves. He should stay till morn' but leave before the guards start patrolling. If Romeo thinks he might be caught, he could wear a disguise, and then leave to Sojourn in Mantua (a nearby town). As he waits in Mantua, the Friar will spread news of the marriage, and keep Romeo informed by sending him a messenger every now and then. As things start to settle down and word of the marriage spreads, the Prince might change his mind and invite Romeo back to Verona.
 * 4. Explain** **Friar Laurence’s plan (lines 146-154).**

She makes her mother think she wants to venge Tybalt's death, and that she will not be satisfied until she knows Romeo is dead. She "agrees" to poisoning Romeo. She makes mer mother think she is still sad about Tybalt's death and wants Romeo dead, but really she is expressing her love for Romeo and how badly she misses him.
 * Act 3** **Scene 5**
 * 1. Lady** **Capulet misunderstands Juliet’s sadness, and Juliet does not want her to know what has happened between Romeo and Juliet. What does Juliet say about Tybalt and Romeo to keep the truth from her mother (lines 67-102)?**

She immediately denies it, and doesn't give marrying Paris a second thought. She is far less accepting, and doesn't want to marry Paris because she is already married to the handsome and loving Romeo. She has already given her heart to Romeo, and now her parents are forcing her to marry somebody whom she doesn't love. Before, she didn't want to marry Paris, but because her parents were more understanding, and because she had more time to decide, she was more accepting of the idea. She agreed to see if she loves Paris and found love in Romeo instead.
 * 2. What is** **Juliet’s response when she is told the news that she is to marry Paris (lines 116-123)? How has she changed since Act 1?**

Her mother was lost, and didn't really know what to think, but after seeing how angry her husband was, she felt the same way. She probably started feeling sympathetic because this is exactly what she was put through when she was young, but still doesn't try to stop it. I think if her husband felt sympathetic for Juliet, she would feel the same way.
 * 3. What is** **her mother’s reaction to Juliet’s response (line 124 and lines 139-140)?**

Lord Capulet gets really angry and decides if she doesn't marry Paris on thurday, he will disown her and she will starve on the streets. He changed from the really sympathetic and caring parent to a heartless father who doesn't care about his daughters happiness.
 * 4. Highlight lines 190-194. What is Lord Capulet’s response to Juliet’s refusal to marry Paris?**

She tells Juliet she should marry Paris because it isn't good if she ends up on the streets. If she marries Paris, she will have a good husband who can be with her and not be hiding all the time like Romeo is. The nurse also probably doesn't want to lose her job if Juliet gets disowned and there are no more children for her to look after.
 * 5. What** **does the Nurse advise Juliet to do (lines 212-225)? What is her reasoning?**

She decides to do a confession at Friar Lawrence's.
 * 6. After the** **Nurse leaves and Juliet is alone, what does Juliet decide to do (lines 240-243)?**

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The Friar doesn’t want to marry the two because he already married Juliet to Romeo, and because he knows that Juliet doesn’t want to be with Paris. He has witnessed the deep love Juliet and Romeo share for each other, and is also probably afraid that Romeo or Juliet, or both might over-react because of the marriage and do something drastic, such as suicide.
 * Act IV** **Scene 1**
 * 1. Why is** **Friar Lawrence reluctant to marry Paris to Juliet?**

Paris believes Juliet cannot love while mourning Tybalt, so they are moving the marriage plans ahead because it is "dangerous" for her to be so sad.
 * 2. How does** **Paris explain the sudden haste of the marriage plans?**

In the conversation, Paris calls Juliet his wife, and Juliet responds that he can only call her wife after they are married, but she is already married to Romeo. This is a little ironic because she will be married twice, and Paris won’t know. Romeo probably won’t know either until somebody tells him. Paris also talks to Juliet as if she were single, but she is actually married. Paris tells her to treat her face better, but Juliet doesn’t care because she doesn’t love him and doesn’t need to have a pretty face for Paris.
 * 3. What is ironic** **about the conversation between Juliet and Paris?**

If the Friar can’t help her, Juliet threatens to kill herself with a knife because she would rather die than marry someone she doesn’t love, and have to be away from the one she does love.
 * 4. If Friar Lawrence** **cannot help her, what does Juliet threaten to do?**

The Friar probably thinks that because Juliet seems eager, and because it is the only way out of the situation that she will accept.
 * 5. Why does Friar** **Lawrence think that Juliet will accept his plan?**

Juliet will drink a potion that will make it seem like she is dead. This potion will last for 48 hours, so that during that time, her parents will think she is dead and bury her. The Friar will send for Romeo, and they will wait together for Juliet to wake up. After she wakes up Romeo and Juliet will run away to Mantua together.
 * 6. Describe** **the friar’s plan for Juliet.**

She says that she is sorry for being disobedient, and promises that she will obey him from then on. She also agrees to marry Paris, which is what her father really wants.
 * Scene II:**
 * 1.** **What does Juliet say that makes her father happy?**

He changes it from Thursday to Wednesday, a day earlier. This means there is a chance the plan will fail because maybe the Friar won’t know and Romeo arrives too early and gets caught or Juliet wakes up at a different time than planned.
 * 2. How** **does Capulet change the wedding plans? What implications does this have?**

She makes sure there is nobody around, while not arousing suspicion at the same time. She also realizes that she isn’t going to see her family in a very long time, so she feels the need to call them back and be comforted, but she also knows she needs to act alone so that the plan can go as planned, so she make a very wise choice even though she really doesn’t want to do it.
 * Scene III:**
 * 1. How** **does Juliet show her maturity and independence in this scene?**

If the potion doesn’t work, she will simply kill herself with a knife instead of suffering a life with Paris when she knows her heart is with Romeo.
 * 2. If the** **potion does not work, what will Juliet do?**

She fears that either the potion will not work, or that the potion will kill her.
 * 3. What** **are some of the fears Juliet has about the potion?**

The family is preparing for the big wedding, and people are getting food or getting supplies. At the end, the nurse goes to call Juliet to wake her up.
 * Scene** **IV:**
 * 1. What is happening in this brief scene?**

He describes her skin as cold, her blood stopped, and her joints as stiff. She is like a flower killed by an early frost.
 * Scene V:**
 * 1.****Describe** t**he imagery Shakespeare uses in describing Juliet’s “death.”**

The Friar says that she has risen above the clouds to heaven, and that she is in a better place now. Heaven has given her eternal life, and everything Lord Capulet and his wife have ever wanted for Juliet.
 * 2. What does Friar Lawrence say to comfort the Capulet family?**

They are preparing for the funeral.
 * 3. What event are the Capulets preparing for now?**

He dreams that somebody was going to bring joyful news soon, and that Juliet will find him dead and kiss him to bring him back to life. In the story, Juliet does find Romeo dead, but doesn’t bring him back to life, instead she kills herself as well.
 * Act 5** **Scene 1**
 * 1. What** **premonition does Romeo have at the beginning of this scene (lines 1-11)?**

He tells Romeo that Juliet has died, and that he witnessed the funeral. This disrupts the plan because now Romeo wants to kill himself, and he is going too early. The Friar doesn’t know about Romeo’s new plan, so he isn’t able to stop him.
 * 2. What news** **does Balthazar bring? How does this disrupt the Friar’s plan?**

Is it e'en so? Then I defy you, stars! This is brazen because the stars control people’s fates, and so far Romeo hasn’t been very successful in avoiding fate.
 * 3. Highlight line 24.** **Paraphrase. Why is this a brazen thing to say?**

He decides to buy poison and kill himself beside Juliet.
 * 4. What does Romeo** **decide to do after he hears Balthazar’s story (lines 34-57)?**

He explains that there was an outbreak of plague, and he was unable to deliver the letter.
 * Act 5** **Scene 2**
 * 1. What** **story does Friar John tell Friar Laurence as explanation as to why he could not deliver the letter to Romeo?**

He notices that she is dead, but she is still so beautiful, as if she were still alive. This is ironic because she is in fact alive, which is why she looks so good.
 * Act 5** **Scene 3**
 * 1. Highlight** **lines 91-96. What does Romeo notice about Juliet? Explain the dramatic irony.**

Thy husband in thy bosom there lies dead She realizes that there is no chance for them to be together anymore, so she will join him in heaven.
 * 2. Highlight line**
 * 167**
 * 167. What does Juliet realize about the situation?**

Among a sisterhood of holy nuns. Stay not to question, for the watch is coming. The Friar suggests Juliet become a nun, so that she doesn’t have to marry anybody, and that it is best to run away and avoid the situation. This is cowardly of the Friar, but he is desperate, and doesn’t want to be caught and punished.
 * 3. Highlight lines 169-170. Explain the lines.**