ROMEO & JULIET (Acts 4 & 5)

ACT 4, SCENE 1: If Friar Lawrence cannot help her get to Romeo, what does she threaten to do?

Kill him

Kill herself

Run away to Mantua

List the steps in the Friar's new plan to make sure Romeo and Juliet can be together in Mantua? There should be at least 3-5 steps.

ACT 4, SCENE 2: What does Juliet say to her father, which makes him happy?

She is willing to marry Paris

She is running away

Neither of the above

How does Capulet change the wedding plans?

He changes the location to Friar Lawrence's cell

He changes the color scheme

He changes the date from Thursday to Wednesday, giving Juliet little time to complete the task of faking her own death

ACT 4, SCENE 3: How does Juliet show independence and maturity when she is about to drink the potion?

She decides against faking her death to avoid the potential dangers the plan may possess

She re-examined and thought deeply about the plan before going through with it

She bravely drinks the potion with no hesitation, putting all of her trust in the Friar and Romeo

ACT 4, SCENE 4: What occurs in this scene? (Hint: It is the day of the wedding, before Juliet's "death" is revealed)

Lord Capulet, Lady Capulet, and the Nurse frantically prepare for the wedding

Paris becomes paranoid that Juliet does not love him and senses that bad things are going to happen quite soon

Neither of the above

TRUE OR FALSE: (ACT 4, SCENE 5) The Capulets and the Nurse soon realized Juliet was not dead due to her lively condition and the potion lying on the floor, since it was a commonly known death simulation potion.

True

False

ACT 5, SCENE 1: What news does Balthezar bring Romeo to Mantua from Verona (which we know through dramatic ironyto be false)?

News of Juliet's death

News of Juliet's marriage to Paris

News of Lord and Lady Capulet's divorce

Where does Romeo go next after receiving this information? Why does he do this?

Verona; he plans on avenging Juliet's death

To an apothecary; to get poison in order to "be with" Juliet

Juliet's tomb; he wishes to mourn his wife's death and lead a new life in Mantua

ACT 5, SCENE 2: What was Friar John unable to deliver Friar Lawrence's note to Romeo in time?

The plague was going around the route he took and he did not wish to get sick

His horse died of exhaustion and he was too far from Mantua to walk

Neither of the above

What does Friar Lawrence plan to do instead of his original plan (to have Romeo wake Juliet)?

Wake Juliet and run away with her

Bring Romeo from Mantua to Verona himself

Plans to take Juliet back to his cell and write another letter to Romeo explaining everything

ACT 5, SCENE 3: Why is Paris at Juliet’s tomb? Why does Paris think that Romeo has come to the tomb?

To mourn his fiancé's death; to tamper with the death bodies

To tamper with the dead bodies; to help him find bodies to tamper with

To wake Juliet and run away with her; to take Juliet for himself

How is dramatic irony present in Romeo’s final soliloquy, right before he kills himself?

The reader knows that Paris is behind Romeo, waiting to kill him, but Romeo does not

Although the reader knows Juliet is still alive, Romeo does not

The reader doesn't know that Juliet is still alive, but Romeo does

Why doesn’t Friar Laurence stay in the tomb with Juliet after she awakens and finds Romeo's dead body? What is his final plan for Juliet before he leaves the tomb?

He is afraid to get caught by the "watch" (police); to take her to a nunnery so she can live her life in hiding

He is too mournful over Romeo's death; to kill herself in order to "be with" Romeo

Neither of the above

When Montague arrives, what important news does he deliver?

Lady Montague died from grief over Romeo's exile

Tybalt killed Romeo

He is willing to make peace with the Capulets

How do Montague and Capulet plan to honor the memories of their children? Did the prologue come true?

They will continue to perform a play about them in the local theater to commemorate their story; no because both families still hate each other, even though they now have something in common

They promise to try and stop fighting; yes because they learned from their differences and came together as one united Verona

Plan to make statues of Romeo & Juliet which would stand in Verona and remind people of their love and sacrifices made for each other; yes because the dueling families made peace due to their children's deaths

TRUE OR FALSE: Romeo poisoned himself at the sight of Juliet's "dead" body, and when Juliet woke up, she stabbed herself at the sight of Romeo's dead body.

True

False

ROMEO & JULIET (Acts 4 & 5)

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