Work on IRP (it's due next Friday) -- you can use this weekend to get a head start on the summary.
And . . .
Romeo and Juliet
Act II, scenes 3-6 questions
Please answer all 10 of the following questions in complete sentences,
on a separate sheet of paper.
Scene III
1)What details in the friar’s speech casually suggest that these herbs and flowers have qualities that can heal or kill? Where does the friar remind us that good can turn into evil, and evil turn to good?
2) In these times, it was not at all unusual to form alliances and settle disputes by arranging marriages. How does this explain Friar Lawrence’s decision to help the young people?
3) Romeo has gotten what he wants and he dashes offstage. But how do the friar’s last words leave us with a sense that danger lies ahead?
Scene IV
4) What warning does the Nurse give Romeo, and why do you think she does this?
5) The Nurse becomes confiding as she rattles on and on. But what trouble for Romeo and Juliet does she talk about? W hat is Juliet’s feeling for Paris now?
Scene V
6) Juliet has either run on stage or is standing on the balcony. What is her mood as she waits for the nurse’s return?
7) At last the nurse tells Juliet what she has been waiting for. What do you see Juliet doing as she hears the news?
Scene VI
8) We are reminded of for the steps Romeo and Juliet might take if they are separated. What does Romeo say here to remind us again of how desperate their love is?
9) What warning does the friar give about passionate love? What fear does he express for the future?
10) What do you think the friar’s tone is in this last speech?
Scene IV
4) What warning does the Nurse give Romeo, and why do you think she does this?
5) The Nurse becomes confiding as she rattles on and on. But what trouble for Romeo and Juliet does she talk about? W hat is Juliet’s feeling for Paris now?
Scene V
6) Juliet has either run on stage or is standing on the balcony. What is her mood as she waits for the nurse’s return?
7) At last the nurse tells Juliet what she has been waiting for. What do you see Juliet doing as she hears the news?
Scene VI
8) We are reminded of for the steps Romeo and Juliet might take if they are separated. What does Romeo say here to remind us again of how desperate their love is?
9) What warning does the friar give about passionate love? What fear does he express for the future?
10) What do you think the friar’s tone is in this last speech?
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