9 english ­ Romeo and Juliet ­ Act iv ­ Questions.notebook
February 07, 2014
Romeo and Juliet ­ Act iv ­ Questions
1. What terrible predicament does Friar Laurence find himself in at the beginning of scene i?
He gets a visit from County Paris asking him to perform the marriage between himself and Juliet on Thursday.
Friar is in a bind because he has already performed the marriage between Romeo and Juliet.
2. On page 99 how does Juliet express the things she would rather do, than marry Paris?
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leap off the highest tower
go for a walk in a den of thieves
be put into a newly made grave and lie with the body
be placed into a snake pit
be chained up with bears
spend the night in a mausoleum with dead bodies
3. What quote does Friar Laurence use to express his concern for Juliet and her desperation?
"I do spy a kind of hope Which craves as desperate an execution As that is desperate which we would prevent."
Desperate meaning times call for desperate measures.
4.a)Explain the detailed plan that Friar Laurence creates to help Juliet.
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go home and give consent to marry Paris
make sure Nurse goes to her own room at night
When everyone has gone to bed drink the potion
You will appear dead (no pulse, no warmth, no breath, no rosy cheeks or lips, will be stiff and cold)
you will sleep for 42 hours
you will be taken to a tomb
letter will be sent to Romeo
Romeo will come to the Friar
They will be at the tomb when she wakes
Romeo and Juliet will flee to Mantua
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9 english ­ Romeo and Juliet ­ Act iv ­ Questions.notebook
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4.b)How will Romeo be informed of the plan?
Friar Laurence will send a letter to him explaining that he must come to the cell.
5. When Juliet returns home she begs her father's forgiveness and tells him she will agree to the wedding. What does Lord Capulet do that is totally unexpected? Explain his reaction.
He is very excited and pleased by her decision.
He is afraid that she will change her mind so he moves the wedding ahead to Wednesday.
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9 english ­ Romeo and Juliet ­ Act iv ­ Questions.notebook
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6. In scene iii, late Tuesday evening, Juliet convinces the nurse and her mother to leave her alone. What change must now be made in friar Laurence's plan?
Juliet must take the potion 24 hours earlier. this means that Romeo will not know about the change and there is no time to let him know.
7. What doubts and fears does Juliet express in her potion speech?
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what if she wakes up too early and has to lie there with dead bodies/smells
what if its a poison that Friar is giving her to kill her because he has done something wrong by marrying to Romeo ­ Friar will not do that because he is a holy man
what if she awakens and sees the ghosts especially Tybalts. He may take a bone and beat out her brains.
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8. What does Juliet say once she considers the alternative to drinking the potion?
She will kill herself with the knife which she lays down beside her bed.
9. Explain why scene iv is so ironic?
Everyone downstairs is in a hustle/bustle preparing for the wedding. At the same time Juliet lies dead upstairs.
10. Why does Nurse discover Juliet early Wednesday morning? What does she believe has happened?
She goes up to wake her for the wedding because Paris is on the way. She believes that Juliet has committed suicide.
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11. After Juliet's seemingly lifeless body is discovered, the Capulets and Paris express their grief. In what different ways do the mourners express themselves?
Nurse: She is overwhelmed with grief.
"Most lamentable day, most woeful day
That ever ever I did yet behold."
Lord Capulet: excessive grief ­ he has been robbed of his one and only child.
"Death lies on her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field."
He compares her to a beautiful flower that has been robbed of its beauty and life.
Lady Capulet: Great sorrow!
She curses the day that has taken away her child.
"Accurst, unhappy, wretched, hateful day!"
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County Paris: Considers himself wronged, cheated out of his property
"Beguiled, divorced, wronged, spited, slain!
Most detestable death, by the beguiled..."
Friar Laurence: Treats it like a priest. Says Juliet is in heaven for eternity. They should accept her death with dignity and ensure not to anger the heavens by taking too long to mourn. Her death is a punishment for some wrong doing. They must hurry!
Friar is trying to speed things up by his comments. He wants to get Juliet to the tomb quickly, before she wakes up!
"...everyone prepare
To follow this fair course unto her grave.
The heavens do lour upon you for some ill;
Move them no more by crossing their
High will."
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12. What is the day and time at the end of Act IV when Juliet's body is resting inside the Capulet tomb?
Wednesday ­ Her body was discovered early Wednesday morning.
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