Romeo and Juliet Act 2, Romeo & Juliet - Romeo and Juliet Act 2

Why is Juliet worried about Romeo being in the orchard after the party?

The guards will kill him if they find him.

Why doesn't Juliet want Romeo to swear by the Moon?

The moon is constantly changing, or inconstant.

Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because..?

He hopes it will end the Feud between the Capulet and the Montague family.

What happens when the Nurse comes to talk to Romeo?

Mercutio treats her badly.

The nurse arrives late to see Juliet with news about the wedding.. because...?

She is having fun making Juliet stress about what Romeo said.

What does Tybalt say in his letter to Romeo?

He challenges Romeo to a duel.

What advice does Friar Lawrence give Romeo before the wedding?

Do not love too intensely or quickly.

Friar Laurence is hesitant to marry Romeo and Juliet because

Romeo was in love with Rosaline the day before.

Which literary element is: "These violent delights have violent ends"?

Foreshadowing

Where do Romeo and Juliet first declare their love for each other?

On the balcony

What does Friar Laurence mean when he says "Young men's love then lies not truly in their hearts but in their eyes"?

Romeo is not in love but in lust

In Act 2, Scene 2, Juliet is going to send someone to Romeo on the following day for what purpose?

To get information about where and when they will be married

What does Romeo mean in the following line: " He jests at scars that never felt a wound"?

Only those who have never been in love joke about love

In the balcony scene, Romeo tries to swear his love for Juliet by this but Juliet won't let him.

The moon

Define foreshadowing

Hints about what will happen later in the story

Define soliloquy

a speech given by a character alone on stage that reveals his thoughts and feelings aloud, talking to themself

Define monologue

A long speech made by one performer to other characters

Who said this quote: "Wisely and slow, they stumble who run fast"

Friar Laurence

Who said this quote: "Good Peter to hide her face, for her fan's the fairer face" (Basically calling the Nurse ugly)

Mercutio

What is Mercutio's main purpose in the Queen Mab speech on the way to the party?

To say that dreams are unimportant

What does this line mean: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet."

A name does not change the nature of the object (or person).

Soliloquy example

When Juliet waits for the nurse to arrive from her talk with Romeo, she paces and talks to herself.