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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the name that we have given to the background information of the play? | The background information is called the exposition (also acceptable: prologue). |
| How many fights (civil brawls) have been fought before the play begins? | There have been three between Montagues and Capulets before the play starts. |
| What are Romeo's sleeping habits at the beginning of the play? | Romeo stays out all night locked himself in his room during the day all lights off. This behavior shows he is deeply depressed and lovesick over Rosaline. |
| Is Capulet ready for Juliet to marry Paris? What excuse does he make? Is Lady Capulet ready? | Capulet is not quite ready — he says Juliet is too young (not yet 14) and asks Paris to wait two more years. Lady Capulet, however, is ready and encourages the match. |
| Why does the servant need Romeo's help with the invitations? | The servant cannot read, so he needs Romeo to read the guest list for him. |
| Why is Romeo worried about going to the party? | Romeo has had a bad dream (a premonition) that going to the party will set off a chain of events that leads to his untimely death. |
| What does Mercutio say Queen Mab makes us do? | He says Queen Mab is the fairy who brings people their dreams she makes lovers dream of love, lawyers dream of fees, soldiers dream of battles, He uses this speech to argue that dreams are meaningless fantasies. |
| Does Romeo see Rosaline at the party? | Yes, Romeo does see Rosaline at the party, but he quickly forgets about her when he lays eyes on Juliet. |
| Why does Capulet stop Tybalt from attacking Romeo at the party? | He stops Tybalt because he has heard that Romeo is a well mannered, virtuous young man. He doesn't want a scene at his party and tells Tybalt to leave Romeo alone. |
| Does Romeo know that Tybalt sees him at the party? | No, Romeo does not know that Tybalt has spotted him at the party. |
| What does Romeo compare his lips to in order to score a kiss from Juliet? | Romeo compares his lips to two pilgrims (or a pilgrim's lips), using religious imagery to flatter Juliet into letting him kiss her. |
| How does Juliet find out Romeo's name without letting on that she likes him? | Juliet asks the Nurse to find out the names of several men at the party, including Romeo, so it doesn't seem like she is singling him out or showing interest in him specifically. |
| Who swears revenge on Romeo at the end of the Act? | Tybalt swears revenge on Romeo for crashing the Capulet party. |
| "Now old desire in his deathbed lie, and young affection gapes to be his heir" — explain in your own words. | it means that Romeo's old love for Rosaline is dying, and his new love for Juliet is taking its place. His feelings for Rosaline are fading while his feelings for Juliet are growing stronger. |
| Where do Mercutio and Benvolio believe Romeo is running off to after the party? | They believe Romeo has run off to find Rosaline, not realizing he has already fallen in love with Juliet. |
| When Romeo finds Juliet on her balcony, what does he compare her to? | Romeo compares Juliet to the sun, saying "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." |
| When Juliet says, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" what does she mean? | Romeo compares Juliet to the sun, saying "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." |
| When Juliet says, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" what does she mean? | it means "why," not "w Juliet is asking why Romeo has to be a Montague — her here."family's enemy. She is lamenting that the person she loves belongs to the rival family. |
| "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" — explain in your own words. Who/what is she comparing? | she is comparing Romeo's name to a rose. a rose would still be beautiful and fragrant no matter what it was called, Romeo would still be the same wonderful person even if his name weren't Montague. names don't define a person nature. |
| After Romeo and Juliet plan to marry, at what time will they meet? | They plan to meet at 9 o'clock the next morning. Juliet will send the Nurse as a messenger to Romeo to confirm the arrangements. |
| What does Friar Lawrence say about the dual quality of herbs and plants? | he says that plants and herbs have both the power to heal and the power to poison — the same substance can be medicine or poison depending on how it is used. This serves as a metaphor for the dual nature of love and good intentions. |
| Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo & Juliet? | Friar Lawrence agrees because he hopes the marriage will end the long-standing feud between the Montague and Capulet families, turning their hatred into peace. |
| What does Tybalt do to seek revenge on Romeo? | Tybalt sends a letter (a challenge) to Romeo's house, challenging him to a duel. |
| Why doesn't Romeo know about Tybalt's revenge? | Romeo has been away from home since the party — he spent the night with Juliet and then went to Friar Lawrence — so he never received Tybalt's letter or challenge. |
| How does Juliet get out of the house to get married? | Juliet tells her family she is going to confession at Friar Lawrence's cell, using that as her excuse to slip away and get married. |
| What will the Nurse do in the meantime for Juliet? | The Nurse will fetch a rope ladder from Romeo so that he can climb up to Juliet's window on their wedding night. |
| Who are the four characters who know about the marriage? | The four characters who know are Romeo, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and the Nurse. |
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