act i.i what is the penalty for fighting in the streets? what is wrong with romeo? what is...
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Act I.i• What is the penalty for fighting in
the streets?• What is wrong with Romeo?• What is Benvolio’s advice to him?
Act I.ii• What is Paris requesting of Lord
Capulet?• What is Capulet’s response?• What is Capulet Planning?• How do Romeo and Benvolio find
out about the party?• Why are they going to attend?
Act I.iii• Why does Juliet’s mom ask the
nurse to stay while talking to Juliet?• How old is Juliet? How old is her
mother?• What does Juliet’s mom ask her
daughter?• What is Juliet’s response?
Act I.iv• Analyze Mercutio’s Queen Mab
Speech.• What is Romeo’s fears? What
literary device is Shakespeare using here?
Act I.v• Why is Tybalt so upset at the
party?• What is Romeo’s and Juliet’s first
reaction to each other?• Is this love at first sight or is it
something else?
Act II. Prologue & i• Are Romeo and Juliet in love?• Why do you think they feel so
strongly about each other?• What is Mercutio trying to do in
this act?
Act II.ii• Why does this act take place on a
balcony?• Can you think of any other famous
balcony scenes in movies?• What does Romeo promise Juliet?
What decision do they make together?
Act II.iii• Describe Friar Lawrence? What is
he doing in the beginning of the act?
• Why does Friar Lawrence “chide” Romeo?
• Why does Friar Lawrence agree to Romeo’s request?
Act II.iv• How does Mercutio and Benvolio
describe Tybalt? What does Tybalt want according to them?
• Describe Mercutio’s personality in this scene.
• What instructions does Romeo give the nurse?
Act II.v• Summarize the conversation
between the nurse and Juliet. How does this conversation reflect Juliet’s personality?
• Has Juliet changed in the play?• Why does the nurse want to help
Juliet?• Why does Juliet not tell her mother
her feelings?
Act III.i• What are Benvolio and Mercutio
talking about in the beginning of this scene?
• What happens when Tybalt shows up?
• Describe the fight. What happens to each character?
• Do assignments.
Act III.ii• What is Juliet wishing for at the
beginning of this act? Why?• What news does the nurse bring
and why does this upset Juliet?• Why does Juliet defend Romeo’s
actions?
Act III.iii• What is Romeo’s main concern in
this scene?• What does he want to do and
why?• What instruction does Friar
Lawrence give Romeo?
Act III.v• Romeo and Juliet are saying their
goodbyes, what is significant about this scene?
• What are some examples of foreshadowing in this scene?
• What is Juliet’s secret word play when she is talking to her mother about Romeo?
• What news does Lady Capulet have for her daughter? What is Juliet’s reaction to this news?
Act III.v cont…• What threat does Lord Capulet
make to his daughter? Why?• What advice does the nurse give
Juliet?• How does Juliet respond to this
advice?
Act IV.i• Why does Paris think Juliet is going
to the church?• What is Friar Lawrence’s plan to
help Juliet?• What is his motivation for helping
her this way?
Act IV.ii• What does Juliet tell her father?• Why does this make her father
happy?• Do you think Lord Capulet loves
his daughter? Why or why not?
Act IV.iii• What is Juliet preparing for?• What is Juliet afraid of before she
takes the potion?• Why do you think she drinks
despite her fear?
Act IV.v• What discovery is made during
this scene?• Do you think Juliet’s parents are
truly mourning her? Why or why not?
Act V.i• What news is brought to Romeo?• What does Romeo plan to do when
he receives the news?• Why does the Apothecary sell
Romeo the drugs even though it is illegal?
Act V. iii• Why does Paris go to the
graveyard?• What happens to him there?• What clues does Romeo have that
Juliet might not be dead?• What happens when Lawrence
enters the tomb?
Act V.iii Cont…• Why does Juliet not leave the
tomb?• Why does Lawrence leave her?• What happens when he leaves?• Is what happened to Romeo and
Juliet Fate or is there another explanation?