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Friday, March 31, 2006

Romeo + Juliet: Act 4, Scenes 1-5


Scene 1.
1. Why is Paris at Friar Laurence’s cell?
2. What reason does Paris give the Friar for the hasty marriage?
3. How long will the sleeping potion take effect?
4. Where will Juliet be put after her family believes that she is dead?
5. Who will be waiting in the tomb when Juliet awakens from the sleeping potion?

Scene 2.
6. Who is supervising the preparations for the wedding?
7. What change does Lord Capulet make in the wedding plans?

Scene 3.
8. If the potion does not work, what does Juliet plan to do?
9. What vision makes her have the strength to go ahead...

Scene 4.
10. Scene 4 takes place on what day?
11. How do the Capulets know that Paris is approaching?
12. Who is sent to wake up Juliet?
Scene 5.
13. What does the Nurse find?
14. Who tries to console the Capulets by saying that Juliet is better off in heaven?
15. How do the wedding preparations change after they find Juliet?
16. How does the County Paris react to the death of Juliet?
17. How does Lord Capulet know that she is dead?
18. How does the act end?

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Romeo + Juliet: Act III, scenes 1-5


Answer the following using complete sentences.

Scenes 1 & 2
1. Who begs Mercutio to leave the streets of Verona because the Capulets might also be out on this extremely hot day?
2. Who comes to the public square looking for a fight with Romeo?
3. What does Mercutio call Tybalt? Why does he call him this?
4. Why won’t Romeo fight Tybalt? Why doesn't he explain this to Tybalt?
5. Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt?
6. How is Mercutio killed?
7. Why does Romeo kill Tybalt?
8. What is Romeo’s punishment?

Scene 3
9. What day is it in Scene 3?
10. Where did Romeo run to hide after the murder of Tybalt?
11. How does he react to the news that he is banished from Verona?
12. What upsets Romeo the most about being banished?
13. The Friar gives three reasons that Romeo should be happy. What were they?
14. Where is Romeo to go before daybreak?

Scene 4
15. On what day does Lord Capulet plan for Juliet to be married to Paris?
16. Who is to tell Juliet the “good news”...

Scene 5
17. What is significant about the lark and the nightingale?
18. What vision does Juliet have as Romeo is leaving?
19. What news does Lady Capulet give to Juliet? What is her reaction?
20. Who does Juliet turn to for help when her parents leave?

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Romeo + Juliet: scenes 3-6

Scene 3
1. What is Friar Laurence’s special skill or area of knowledge?

2. With what does Friar Laurence compare the beneficial and poisonous parts of the plant?

3. About what does the Friar make fun of Romeo?

4. Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

Scene 4
5. Who has sent Romeo a challenge for a duel?

6. What excuse is Juliet to give for going to Friar Laurence’s cell?

7. Who teases Romeo about Rosaline and his love-sickness?

8. Who teases the Nurse and causes her to become crass?

Scene 5
9. At what time did Juliet send the Nurse to see Romeo and find out the wedding plans?

10. How long has Juliet been waiting for the Nurse to return with the news from Romeo?

11. How does the Nurse react when she finally returns?

12. How does the Nurse feel about the marriage?

Scene 6
13. The friar warns Romeo again about something. What is it?

14. How many people know of the marriage?

15. Where does the marriage take place?

Friday, March 17, 2006

Romeo + Juliet: Act II, scenes 1 and 2


Answer the following using complete sentences.

Act II

Prologue
1. What does the prologue say about Romeo’s love?

Scene 1
2.Briefly sum up what takes place in this scene.

Scene 2
3.What time is it when Juliet appears at her window? Quote the lines which support your answer.

4.What is Juliet saying in the following line?

"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"

5.What does she wish Romeo to do in this line?

"Deny thy father and refuse thy name."

6.Who says the following? What is meant? Give the numbers of the lines.

a. "O that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek." (Lines ________)

b. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet." (Lines ________)

c. "...Look thou but sweet,
And I am proof against their enmity." (Lines ________)

d. "I have no joy of this contract tonight.
It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;
Too like the lightning..." (Lines ________)

7. What do Romeo and Juliet agree to do at the end of this scene?