| Who do Mercutio and Benvolio think Romeo is with? | Rosaline |
| Why does Juliet want Romeo to have some other name? | Because their families are fighting |
| When Juliet discovers Romeo at her balcony, what does she fear? | That he overheard her and thinks she’s coming on a little too strong. |
| Why does Juliet fear the love that she and Romeo share? | She thinks they’re moving too fast, and she fears the fight between her family- they just might kill him. |
| What concerns does Friar Laurence have about Romeo and Juliet’s relationship? | They might be moving too hastily and that Romeo doesn’t really know what true love is, wasn’t he just crying about Rosaline? |
| Why does the Friar agree to help them? | He thinks it might end the fight between the families. |
| Why has Tybalt sent a letter to Romeo’s house? | Tybalt sends the letter to challenge Romeo to a duel because he is angry that Romeo crashed the party. (He’s a saucy princox). |
| What warning does the nurse give Romeo? | She warns him that Paris is also trying to marry Juliet. |
| What message does Romeo give to the nurse to tell Juliet? | He tells her to have Juliet make an excuse to leave her home and go to the friar’s cell to marry him. (Awww, what a proposal!) |
| Why is Juliet annoyed at the beginning of scene 5? | Because the Nurse won’t get to the point. |
| What fears does Friar Laurence express in scene 6? | He fears they aren’t being sensible. |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| metaphor | a comparison without using like or as |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| personification | giving human qualities to animals or objects |
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a line or more of poetry (sound of the first letter) |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration not meant to be taken literally |
| oxymoron | a combination of two, seemingly contradictory terms |
| foreshadow | a hint about what is to come |
| Pun | a play on words |
Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Questions & Terms
July 3, 2019