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Romeo and Juliet #EXAM Flashcards

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What insult, and by whom (servant from which family), starts the fight between the servants?

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The servants of house Capulet bites their thumbs at the Servants of house Montagues which is seen as a disrespectful act to the Montagues.

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Who attempts to stop the fight amongst the servants? Why isn’t he successful?

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Benvolio attempts to stop the fight but is unsuccessful because Tybalt enters and continues it again.

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Who finally does stop the fight, and why is this person so angry?

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The Prince, and he is angry because the fight was disturbing the peace.

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What consequences will the families face if they fight again?

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If the two families were to fight again then their lives will pay the price.

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Where has Romeo been during the fight (CAPULEts VS MONT) , and what is wrong with him?

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Romeo was lingering around the woods.

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What is Benvolio’s advice to Romeo about Rosaline

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He tells him that there are other fish in the sea, meaning there are other girls.

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When Paris asks for Juliet’s hand in marriage, what is Capulet’s response? (First part)

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Capulet says to wait two more years for her to mature more.

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Why does Romeo end up reading the invitation to the Capulet party?

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Romeo ends up reading it because the servingman doesn’t know how to read.

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Why does Benvolio want Romeo to attend the masquerade with him?

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He wants Romeo to know that there are more girls than just Rosaline.

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Why does Romeo agree to go to the party?

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He agrees because Rosaline is there

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How old is Juliet?

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13

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What does Juliet’s mother encourage her to do?

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She encourages her to marry Paris

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What sort of dream does Romeo have? at the party

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He has a dream that if he goes into the party he will meet his demise.

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Who first notices Romeo at the party?

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Tybalt

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Why does Capulet not want to do anything about Romeo being there? (Two reasons).

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He doesn’t want to do anything about Romeo because it will look bad for the banquet. Also Romeo isn’t doing anything bad and Lord Capulet believes that Romeo is a good kid.

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What is Romeo’s request when he first speaks to Juliet? What is Juliet’s first response?

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Romeo wants to kiss Juliet, Juliet’s response is that she will not move and let it happen.

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What don’t Romeo and Juliet realize when they first meet?

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They don’t realize that they come from families that hate each other, and that they cannot be together.

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What does Romeo mean by the line “He jests at scars that never felt a wound”?

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This line talks about how Mercutio never experienced true love yet mocks Romeo for his unsuccessful love.

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What is Juliet’s problem with Romeo’s name?

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Her problem is that Romeo is a Montague, the enemy of her family.

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What does Romeo compare Juliet to?

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He compares Juliet to the sun.

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What is Juliet’s first concern about Romeo’s presence? What is her second concern?
(Balcony scene)

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Her first concern is that Romeo will be murdered if he someone saw him, her second concern is that Romeo might not have true feelings for her.

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Who brings up marriage first?

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Juliet

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By what time will Romeo have the plans?
(For the marriage)

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He says the Hour of 9. (Im guessing the Morning)

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Where does Romeo plan to go for help with the marriage plans?

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He plans to go to the Friar’s cell.

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What is Friar Laurence doing at the beginning of the Scene? What does he say about the
Nature of plants and humans?

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he Friar is collecting herbs at the beginning of the scene. He also says that both plants and humans have good and bad in them.

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Technique-wise—what is unique about this scene? (Friar Lawerence talking)

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They used couplets, two lines joined by rhymes.

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Why does Friar Laurence agree to perform the wedding ceremony?

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Friar Laurence agrees to perform this wedding because he hopes that it will bring some sense of peace between the families.

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What is the Friar’s warning?

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He tells Romeo to not run too fast????
He basically tells Romeo not to love so hard

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What do Romeo’s friends still think? (after the #PARTY)

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They think that his mind is still focused on rosline, they even call her a “ pale hard-hearted wench.”

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What does Mercutio know that Romeo does not?

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Mercutio knows that Tybalt wants to fight Romeo.

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What does Mercutio say about Tybalt’s style of fighting?

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He calls him the prince of cats and goes on to describe how skilled of a swordsman he is.

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Who does Juliet send to get info about the wedding plans?

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She sends the nurse.

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What is Juliet’s excuse to leave the house?

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Her excuse is going to Friar Lawrence’s cell for confession

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How will Romeo get up to Juliet’s room for the wedding night?

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He will climb the rope that the nurse has brought to him.

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Why is Juliet so impatient at the beginning of this scene?
(When the nurse left to gather #INFO)

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She is waiting for the news from the Nurse about Romeo

36
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Why is Juliet annoyed with the nurse after she returns?

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She is annoyed because the nurse keeps complaining about her aches.

37
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What is Friar’s advice to Romeo about love? What is the Friar’s foreshadowing?

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“The violent delights have violent ends” he says to Romeo. This means that so much emotion can end poorly. This is a foreshadowing to something bad happening to Romeo and Juliets love.

38
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What happens in this scene? (MArriage)

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In this scene Romeo is ready to marry Juliet but Friar Lawrence gives him a warning about his love leading to a disaster. Then Juliet arrives and Friar takes them to the Church for the marriage.

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Why does Benvolio want to leave the square at the beginning of this scene? (Act 3)

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Benvolio doesn’t want to create a scene.

40
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Why doesn’t Romeo want to fight Tybalt?

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Romeo doesn’t want to fight Tybalt because Romeo doesn’t want to kill another family member.

41
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Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt?

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Mercutio fights Tybalt because he wants to set an example for Romeo to not let others push him around. ANd he wants Romeo to know that he cant let people push him around

42
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Why does Mercutio curse both of the houses?

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He curses both of the houses because their feud has killed him.

43
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Why does the Prince just exile Romeo?

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He exiles Romeo because he wasnt the one who started the fight (#TYBALT) and was just getting revenge for Mercution

44
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Who does Juliet think is dead at first?
(After the fight happens)

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She thinks Romeo is dead at first.

45
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What technique does Juliet use to show the chaos her mind and heart are in after she hears what has happened? Give an example.
(The part where she finds out ROmeo is dead)

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Juliet uses Oxymorons to show us that she is torn between choosing sides with Tybalt or Romeo. An example of the Oxymoron is “ O serpent heart filled with a flowering face”

46
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In what way does Juliet’s initial reaction to the news that Romeo has killed Tybalt change almost immediately?

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At first Juliet sides with Tybalt and shames Romeo, then suddenly she switches sides and says that Romeo is her husband and that she needs to support him.

47
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What does Juliet send with the nurse to give to Romeo and what does it represent?
(After she finds out Romeo kills TYbalt)

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Juliet gives one of her rings to the nurse to give to Romeo to show that Juliet isn’t mad at him, and that has her support.

48
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Why is Romeo so upset about being banished? What does he want to do?

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He is upset because being banished means not being able to see Juliet. He wants to see Julie or kill himself.

49
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What reasons does he give him that he has to be happy”? (AFTER ROMEO MURDERS TYBALT AND BGETS #BANISHED)

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Friar Laurence tells Romeo that he is alive and so is Juliet.

50
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tWhat is the plan that Friar Laurence gives Romeo? (For the murder act)

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He tells Romeo to stay in Mantua and wait until they can blaze (announce) Romeo’s and Juliet’s marriage and reconcile the prince.

51
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What is Paris’ excuse for not being able to “woo” Juliet?

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His excuse is that Juliet is in grief so there is no time to woo.

52
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Why does Capulet agree now to let Paris marry Juliet? (Scene 4)

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He thinks marriage will make her feel better.

53
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When will the marriage take place?
(scene 4)

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On Thursday basically in 3 days.

54
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Why can they not have a large celebration?
For the Marraige)

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They think that it is disrespectful since Tybalt just died.

55
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Why does Juliet say it was the nightingale and not the lark they heard singing?

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She says this so ROmeo and stay a bit more

56
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Where is Romeo’s place of exile?

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Mantua

57
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Give one example of a double-meaning line Juliet uses and tell how she means it and how her mother interprets it. (When THey have their GIRLS TALK)

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“Madam I am not well”(Line 70) Her mother might think that she is talking about how the death of her cousin is making her sad but however she is talking about the absence of Romeo in her life.

58
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What does Capulet threaten to do if Juliet will not agree to the plans?
#MARRIAGE

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Capulet threatens to never speak to Juliet ever again. and disown her

59
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Where does Juliet plan to go for help? What excuse does she give to the nurse for why she is leaving the house?

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Friar Lawrence. Her excuse is that she is going for confession since she has displeased her father.

60
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Why does Juliet no longer trust the nurse?

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She no longer trust the nurse is not siding with her parents and not her/

61
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What is Juliet prepared to do herself if she cannot find help with her situation? (with the Romeo sitch)

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She will kill herself.

62
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Why is Lord Capulet now allowing Paris to marry Juliet without waiting for wooing? (Scene 4)

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He allows this inorder to try and stop Juliet’s sadness.

63
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What are the six things Juliet says she would rather do than marry Paris?

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-Kill herself
-Go out and steal
-Go into a snakepit
-Get chained with fierce bears
-Spend every night with dead bodies
-Snuggle up in a deadman’s grave

64
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What are the parts to Friar Laurence’s plans for Juliet?

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His plan is for Juliet to fake her death and stall for time until he talks to Romeo. Then he will watch her wake up from the (Almost 2 day) 48 hour “death potion” and runaway to Mantua

65
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What reason does Juliet give her parents for why she has been to confession (with Friar Laurence)?

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Her reason for confession was that she was apologizing for her sins of her disobedience to the family.

66
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How does Lord Capulet change the wedding plans? What effect will this change have?

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He moves the wedding to Wednesday. This will make it so Juliet will have to drink the potion earlier.

67
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List at least four of Juliet’s fears as she prepares to drink the potion.

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-The mixture wouldn’t work
-The mixture is poisoned
-She would wake up to early and suffocate
-She will wake up to early and go mad

68
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Why does Juliet fear that Friar Laurence may have given her poison?

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She thinks that the Friar might want her dead because he didn’t want to be dishonored because he married Juliet and Romeo.

69
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What is the purpose of this scene?

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This scene shows the rush that everyone is having for the preparations of Juliet’s marriage.
Scene 5

70
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What is the dramatic irony? (when juliet says she would rather die than marry paris)

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Juliet said that she would rather die than marry Paris, and the Irony is that she actually does die and won’t marry Paris.

71
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What does the audience know that Juliet’s family does not know? (More than one thing).

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The audience knows that Juliet isn’t actually dead. The audience also knows that Juliet never wanted to marry Paris.

72
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How does Friar Laurence comfort the family?
(When Juliet dies)

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He says that she is in heaven and also says that marriages aren’t happy.

73
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What happens to the wedding plans

A

They turn into Funeral plans

74
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What is the setting of this scene?
(scene 5)

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This scene takes place in Mantua

75
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Describe Romeo’s dream.
(Scene 5)

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He dreamed that his Lady, Juliet, had found him dead and Juliet’s kiss brought him back alive.

76
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What news does Balthazar bring?

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He tells Romeo that Juliet is dead.

77
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Why does Romeo go to an apothecary, Medcine and drugs)

A

He goes to him for a vial of poison.

78
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Why does Romeo believe this apothecary will help him even though it is against the law?

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He bribes the apothecary in order to get the poison.

79
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What does Romeo say is a “worse poison too men’s souls”? How is it poison?

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He says that gold/money is more poison to men’s souls. It is poison because money makes people go corrupt.

80
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What was the errand that Friar John was unable to perform? Why was he unable to complete it? What effect will this failure have?

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Friar John failed to get the letter sent to Romeo because he caught a sickness. The effect of this failure is huge because now Romeo has no clue that Juliet isn’t actually dead and Juliet won’t wake up to Romeo as promised.

81
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Why is Paris at Juliet’s tomb? Why does Paris believe Romeo has come?

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He came to visit Juliet with water. Paris thinks that Romeo has come to mock the bodies.

82
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What does Romeo notice about Juliet’s (Dead) appearance? The audience knows this means what?

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Romeo notices Juliet’s beauty and how she is still so beautiful even at death. We as the audience know that Juliet isn’t dead.

83
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Why does Friar Laurence leave after Juliet awakens? from her death

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People were coming and he didn’t want to be seen there

84
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What has happened to Lady Montague?

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She dies from the banishment of Romeo

85
Q

What do the parents vow to do that shows the feud is over?

A

The parents hold hands and they vow to make a golden statue of each others kids to show that the feud is over.

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