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Romeo and Juliet Q's
Questions Acts and Scenes of Romeo and Juliet
Question | Answer |
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What insult by who starts the fight between the servants? | Sampson |
Who attempts to stop the fight? Why is he unsuccessful? | Benvolio, and because Tybalt wants to fight |
Who finally does stop the fight, and why is this person so angry? | The prince and he is angry because it has already happened before |
What consequences will the families face if they fight again? | The death penalty |
Where has Romeo been during the fight, and what is wrong with him? | He has been by himself and he is really sad |
What is Benvolio's advice to Romeo at the end of the scene? | To try and go out with other girls |
When Paris ask's for Juliet's hand in marriage what s their response? | No |
Why does Benvolio want himself and Romeo to go to the masquerade? | To get Romeo to look at other women |
Why does Romeo agree to go? | He wants to be happy |
How old is Juliet? | 13 |
What does Juliet's mother encourage her to do? | Marry someone |
Who is Queen Mab? | The fairies midwife |
What sort of dream does Romeo have? | That he and his friends die |
What is an example of foreshadowing in this event? | When Romeo says, "some vile forfeit of unimely death" |
Who first notices Romeo at the party? | Tybalt |
Why does Capulet not want anything to do about Romeo being there? | It would disrupt the party, and so no fights break out |
What is Romeo's request when he first speaks to Juliet? | To kiss her hand |
What is Juliet's response to his request? | He wrongs his hand |
What don't Romeo and Juliet realize when they first meet? | They are enemies |
Where is Romeo in this scene? (Scene 1 of Act 2) | Hanging out with Juliet |
What do Romeo's friends still believe? | He is still in love with Rosaline |
What does Romeo mean by the line, "He jest at scars that never felt a wound"? | He laughs at fake pain |
What is this scene most commonly referred to as? | Capulet's orhcad |
What is Juliet's problem with Romeos' name? | That its Montague |
What does Romeo compare Juliet to? | Merchandise |
What is Juliet's first concern about Romeo's presence? Her second? | That Romeo will be caught and killed, then that he is swearing his love for her |
Who brings up marriage first? | Romeo |
By what time will Romeo have the wedding plans? | Nine o'clock |
Where does Romeo plan to go for help with the marriage plans? | Friar Lawrence |
What is Friar Lawrence doing at the beginning of the scene? | Picking herbs and flowers |
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to perform the ceremony? | Because it should end the fued |
What is the friar's warning? | To take it slow and be wise |
What do Romeo's friends still think? | He is in love with Rosaline |
What does Mercutio know that Romeo does not? | That Tybalt is going to fight Romeo to the death |
What does Mercutio say about Tybalt's style of fighting? | That it is fancy, elegant and good |
Who does Juliet send to find out about the plans for the wedding? | Her nurse |
How will Romeo get up to Juliet's room for the wedding night? | Rope and ladder |
Why is Juliet so impatient at beginning of the scene? | The nurse had been gone to long |
Why is Juliet annoyed with the nurse after she returns? | The nurse doesn't tell her Romeo's answer |
What is Friar Lawrence's advice to Romeo about love? What is his foreshadowing? | Love last longer and that violent delights have violent ends |
What happens in this scene? | Friar Lawrence marry's Romeo and Juliet |
Why does Benvolio want to leave the square at the beginning of the scene? | It's cold |
Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Tybalt? | He is married to Juliet |
Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt? | To defend Romeo |
Why does Mercutio curse both houses? | He got stabbed |
Why does the prince just exile Romeo? | Because he supposedly killed both both Tybalt and Mercutio |
Who does Juliet think is dead first? | Romeo |
In what way does Juliet's initial reaction to the news that Romeo killed Tybalt? | It didn't, she just kept crying |
What does Juliet give to the nurse to give to Romeo, what does it represent? | A ring, and it represents her love |
Why is Romeo so upset about being banished? what does he want to do? | He cant see Juliet and he wants to kill himself |
What reasons is he given to be happy? | He is alive and so is Juliet |
What is the plan Friar Lawrence gives Romeo? | Spend one night with Juliet and then leave |
Why does Capulet now agree to let Paris marry Juliet? | To get her over her grief |
When will the marriage take place? | Thursday |
Why can the marriage not be a big celebration? | Tybalt's death |
Why does Juliet say it was the nightingale not the lark they heard singing? | Because the nightingale means its night and since romeo could only stay the night she doesn't want it to end |
Where is Romeo's place of exile? | Mantua |
What news does Lady Capulet come with? | That Juliet is going to be married to Paris |
What does Lord Capulet threaten to do is Juliet does agree to the wedding plans? | Disown her |
Where does Juliet plan to go for help? What excuse does she give to the nurse for why she is leaving the house? | Friar Lawrence, and that she is going to confession |
Why does Juliet no longer trust the nurse? | The nurse told her to shut up and marry Paris |
What is Juliet prepared to do herself if she cannot find help with her situation? | Suiccide |
What is the setting of this scene? (Act 4, scene 1) | Friar Lawrence's cell |
Why is Lord Capulet now allowing Paris to marry Juliet without waiting for wooing? | He wants Juliet to stop being sad |
What does Juliet say she would rather do than marry Paris? | Kill herself |
What day of the week is it in this scene? (Act 4, scene 1) | Tuesday |
What are the parts of Friar Lawrence's plans for Juliet? | Send someone to tell Romeo about faking Juliet's death, fake Juliet's death, then wake her up with Romeo |
What reason does Juliet give her parent's for why she has confession with Friar Lawrence? | To repent on the sin of disobedience |
How does Lord Capulet change the wedding plans? what effect will this change have? | He is going to move it up to Wednesday, and Romeo will not get the message that Juliet,s death is faked in time |
What are Juliet's fears as she prepares to take the potion? | That it might be poison, or that it might not work |
Why does Juliet fear that Friar Lawrence gave her poison? | Because he married her and Romeo without her parents consent |
What is the purpose of scene 4 of Act 4? | To show them getting ready for scene five |
What does the audience know that Juliet's family doesn't? | That Juliet is not dead, but alive |
How does Friar Lawrence comfort the family? | He tells them Juliet is in Heaven |
The wedding plans will now be changed to what type of plans? | Funeral plans |
What is the setting of Scene 1 in act 5? | Mantua |
Describe Romeo's dream. | He was dying and Juliet kissed him and saved him |
What news does Balthazar bring? | That Juliet is dead |
Why does Romeo go to an apothecary? | To buy poison |
Why does Romeo believe this apothecary will help him even though it is against the law? | Because he has a lot of money |
What does Romeo say is a "worse poison to men's souls"? How is it poison? | Money, men kill, dies, lies, cheat and steal for it |
What was the errand that Friar John was unable to preform? What effect will this failure have? | He was unable to deliver the letter to Romeo, Romeo doesn't know that Juliet is actually still alive |
Why is Paris at Juliet's tomb? Why does Paris believe Romeo is at the grave site? | They were supposed to get married, and that Romeo is there to defile the grave |
What does Romeo notice about Juliet's appearance? The audience knows this means what? | She looks alive, and we know that she actually is alive |
Why does Friar Lawrence leave after Juliet wakes up? | He doesn't want to get in trouble |
What has happened to Lady Montague? | She is dead |
What do the parents vow to do that shows that the feud is over? | That each family is going to build a solid gold statue of the others kid |