Act 5

Question 1

Summarise act 5

Answer 1

Romeo, Juliet and paris are discovered in the tomb. Montague arrives, declaring that Lady Montague has died of grief for Romeo’s exile. The prince shows Montague his sons body. Upon the Prince’s request, Friar Lawrence succinctly tells the story of Romeo and Juliet’s secret marriage and its consequence

Question 2

Key themes of act 5

Answer 2

Fate
Irony

Question 3

Thy husband in thy bosom lies dead, and paris too

Answer 3

Paris is an after thought but he is still thought about

Question 4

O I am slain! If though be merciful. Open the tomb, lay me with Juliet

Answer 4

Said by paris shows he did care for Juliet

Question 5

O happy dagger!/ this is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die

Answer 5

Said as Juliet daggers herself

Question 6

Unacustom’d spirit

Answer 6

Unusual happiness

Question 7

Summarise act 5 scene 1

Answer 7

Balthasar doesn’t know Juliet is actually alive

Question 8

Summarise act 5 scene 2

Answer 8

Romeo is impulsive, wants his death to be fast. Idea of suicide, back to verona

Question 9

Summarise act 5 scene 3

Answer 9

Different side to paris, he uses a metaphor for the first time, light imagery, time of calm and forgiveness, vault is ‘stomach’, juxtaposition= life and death, don’t jump to conclusions- find out death