Romeo and Juliet act 2 scene 4

Summary Romeo arrives and argues with Mercutio over where he’s been. The Nurse arrives with Peter looking for Romeo. Mercutio and Benvolio leave. Romeo tells the Nurse to tell Juliet to meet him this afternoon at Friar Laurence’s cell; they will be married there today.
What characters are in this scene? Romeo, Nurse, Mercutio, Benvolio and Peter.
What are Mercutio and Benvolio doing as the scene opens? Looking for Romeo.
To what do they attribute Romeos strange behavior? Rosaline fell in love.
What new occurrence in the Montague/Capulet feud does Mercutio and Benvolio know about that Romeo has no knowledge? Tybalt challenged Romeo to a duel.
Tybalt is known for what? Fencing
How does Romeo respond to Mercutio’s jokes and gibes in lines 35-61? Romeo plays along with it.
What is going on when the Nurse enters? The boys are just joking around.
Who is the Nurse looking for? Romeo
What shows Mercutio is a bawdy fellow? He says that the fan is to hide the Nurses face
According to Nurse, Peter didn’t do what? Defend her against Mercutio.
What does the Nurse say? Juliet wants to know if Romeo still wants to get married. Romeo relays the times and informs the Nurse he has made the vow to get married.
What scheme had Romeo devised? First they will go to confession, as to cover up the marriage.
What is Romeo’s servant going to give Nurse for later that night? A rope ladder.
The Nurse confides to Romeo that Juliet would just as soon look at a ____ then to see Country Paris Toad
Mercutio asks Romeo to leave Nurse and do what Come to his fathers house for dinner.
Whose message does the Nurse deliver to Romeo? The first message delivered by the Nurse is her own: she tells him not to take advantage of Juliet. The second message by Nurse is when she threatens him to not be a two-timer.
August 14, 2019