Act Two (study guide)

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Romeo and Juliet: Act Two (study guide)

Explain the Prologue. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACT TWO - SCENE ONE:

Explain the dramatic irony in this scene. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACT TWO - SCENE TWO:

(This is the most famous scene in the entire play.)

1. Fill in the blanks in this paraphrase of Romeo's soliloquy (lines 1-32)

Shh! What _____ is at the _____? ______ shines through the window like the ______ rises in the ______. Arise, beautiful sun (Juliet) and replace the _________ who is jealous because you, her maid (Diana - Virgin moon goddess) are ________ than she. Don't be a ________ since the moon is _________ of you. Her innocence is sickly, and only a _______ would keep it.

Oh! It's Juliet! I wish she knew that I _________ her. She speaks. but says __________. How strange. She speaks with her eyes. I'll ____________ her. No, I'd better not since she isn't _________ ____ ____.

Two of the ________ _______ in heaven have asked her _______ to twinkle for them while they take care of some __________. If her eyes were there, her ___________ would make the stars seem dull just as _________ outshines a lamp. Her eyes would shine so ________________ that the _______ would think it were _______________ and begin to __________. O' I wish that I could touch her _____________.

She speaks. 0 speak again bright ________, for you are as glorious to this ____________, being over my __________ (up at the window) as is an angel of ______________ is to _______ who look up and see him when he walks on the ___________ and sails on the ________________.

2. Explain Juliet's soliloquy (lines 33-44) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How is this an example of dramatic irony? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Fill in the blanks in this paraphrase of Juliet's speech (lines 35-106)

You know it is ________ or you could see me __________ because you __________ me talking about you. If I followed proper etiquette, I'd _______ I ever said it. But who cares about etiquette! Do you ________ me? Don't say yes unless you really ________ it. If you think that I am too ___________. 1'll play _______ ____ _____ so you can _______ my affections. The truth is I am foolishly in ______ with you, and you might not take me ___________. But _________ me, and I'll _________ myself to be more _______ than those who know how to play hard to ________. I would have been more __________ I must confess, but since you allude _________ me confess my __________ for you, there is no ___________ to be.

5. After Romeo and Juliet vow their love for one another, what do they decide to do and when? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACT TWO - SCENE THREE

This scene opens with Friar Laurence collecting herbs. He is discussing the properties of the herbs and the purposes for which they may be used. This demonstrates Friar Laurence's knowledge of herbs and foreshadows that this knowledge may serve some purpose in future events in the drama.

The sky turns _________ as the _______ gives way to ________. Streaks of __________ speckle the Eastern ______ as the ______ rises in its normal course. Now, before the ______ rises fully and ______ the dew, I must fill this ____________ with _____ and ______. The earth is both the place of ______ and _______ for all of _________. We find all kinds of ______ growing from the earth; Some are ______ and some ______, but all are ____________. Plants and ______ and ______ have great ___________. There is nothing on earth so _______ that it does not have some _______ qualities, and nothing so ________ that it cannot be used for ________. Even goodness itself turns to vice when __________, and _______ put to good use may appear worthy. Within this _________ ______ lies _________ as well as ___________; for it has a very pleasing _______, but if you _______ it, it will __________ you. It is the same with _______. He is part ________ and part _______, and when the bad side of his nature is ______________ than the good, he'll sooner or later __________ himself.

2. Why does Romeo go to see Friar Laurence? ________________________________________________________________________

3. How does Friar Laurence respond to Romeo's request? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Why does Friar Laurence consent to Romeo's request? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACT TWO - SCENE FOUR

This scene serves as a contrast to the preceding scene in Friar Laurence's cell. Mercutio and Benvolio are in a merry mood as they walk along talking and laughing about Romeo whom they think is still pining away over Rosaline. Benvolio mentions that Tybalt has sent a challenge to Romeo. Mercutio then gives a long description of Tybalt's eagerness to fight. Romeo comes along in a good mood after his talk with Friar Laurence. They engage in a series of puns matching their wits against each other. Along comes Juliet's nurse and Peter (her servant).

1. For whom is the nurse looking and why? ________________________________________________________________________

2. What warning does she give Romeo? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACT TWO - SCENE FIVE

Juliet is waiting very impatiently for the nurse's return. Why does she become so irritated when the nurse does return? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACT TWO - SCENE SIX

Romeo and Juliet are married in Friar Laurence's cell. Describe the shift in mood that occurs during this scene (especially as compared to scene 2). ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Romeo and Juliet: Act Three (study guide)

ACT THREE - SCENE ONE

(This scene marks the climax of the drama.)

1. Tybalt, still enraged at Romeo's intrusion at the Capulet's ball, is determined to fight, but Romeo refuses. Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How does Mercutio get involved, and what happens to him? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How does Romeo react to this? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What decree does the Prince make? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACT THREE - SCENE TWO

1. Complete this paraphrase of Juliet's soliloquy (lines 1-31)

Hurry up, _______ and set so that night will come and _____________ can leap into my ________ Lovers don't need _____________ to make love. If __________ is blind it best agrees with _____________. Come on, night, so I can learn to _________ the love game. I'll _________ to Romeo, and we'll both lose our ______________. Cover my blushing ____________ until I grow __________ enough to act out my true __________. Come night. Come _____________, and lie with me this night. Give me my ________ and when he ___________ cut him up into little ___________, and he will light the ________ so fine that all the _________ will be on love with ____________ and not ______. Oh, I have taken the _______________ vow, yet I am still a virgin. it's like a child who has new _______, but is not allowed to __________ them.

2. Explain the dramatic irony in the beginning of this scene. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How does Juliet react to the nurse's news? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. How does the nurse console her? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACT THREE - SCENE THREE

1. How does Romeo react to the news of his banishment? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Complete this paraphrase of Friar Laurence's speech (lines 108-154).

Stop! - Are you a ______? You look like a man but you cry like a ___________ and act like a ___________. I'm surprised at you! I thought you were a better man than that. You already killed _____________. Will you now kill _____________ and by doing so kill __________ who loves you? What are you _____________ about? You're alive aren't you? ________ on you! You are a _________ to your manhood, trying to _________ yourself after vowing to love and _________ Juliet. Your ________ that should guide your body and your love is ________ like a _______ soldier trying to load his _______ and kills himself instead of the enemy. What's wrong with you ________? __________ is alive. There, you are lucky. ________ would have _______ you but instead you killed him. There, you are lucky. The Prince could have ________ you to ______, but he only _________ you. There, you are lucky. You have much to be ___________ for, but instead of counting your _________, you sulk and ________ like a spoiled child. Stop sulking, and go to your __________ and ____________ her. But don't __________ too long, or you won't be able to get pass the __________ to go to _________ where you can stay until I can tell your __________ about your ___________, reconcile them, and get the _________ to _________ you so you can come back and live happily. Go, __________ and tell ________ to go to bed early because ______ is coming.

ACT THREE - SCENE FOUR

1. How does the action in this scene complicate matters even further? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How does Capulet's attitude now differ from his attitude when Paris first came to ask for Juliet's hand in marriage? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ACT THREE - SCENE FIVE

Day breaks, and the two lovers must part after consummating their wedding vows. Juliet is very reluctant to have Romeo leave her and does not want to admit that it is morning. Finally Romeo leaves and Juliet's mother comes to her chamber. Their conversation about Tybalt's death has Juliet speaking in ambiguous terms.

1. Explain the paradoxical phrases in lines 94-103. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How does Capulet react to Juliet's refusal to marry Paris? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What advice does the nurse give Juliet? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What does Juliet decide to do? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Find one example in acts two or three of each of the following literary devices:

Literary Device	What it is	Example from Acts Two or Three (quote w/ line #)
simile
personification
hyperbole
pun
metaphor
dramatic irony
paradox
allusion
foreshadowing