| Scene 1 What does Mercutio say about blind love? | You can’t love if you are blind |
| Scene 2When Juliet appears in the balcony, what does Romeo compare her to? | The sun |
| Scene 2How does Juliet “speak, yet… [say] nothing”? | Juliet uses body language |
| Scene 2When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does Romeo say? | He wants to be her glove to touch her cheek |
| Scene 2Unaware of his presence, what does Juliet ask Romeo to say? | To refuse to his name and family |
| Scene 2What does Juliet say about names? | Names are titles that don’t belong to you |
| Scene 2Juliet asks Romeo how he got to her place. The orchard walls are high and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives were there. What is Romeo’s response? | He said that love gives him strength and no one is stopping him |
| Scene 2Why is Juliet embarrassed? | Romeo heard all the conversation |
| Scene 2Juliet is going to send someone to Romeo on the following day for what purpose? | To see when are they going to get married |
| Scene 3What has Frair Laurence been out gathering in his basket? | Poisonous flowers and weeds |
| Scene 3Explain “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied,And vice sometime by action dignified” | It isn’t good to do something right for the wrong reasons |
| Scene 3When Friar Laurence sees Romeo, what comment does Friar Laurence make about seeing Romeo so early in the morning? | He was awaken by a dream |
| Scene 3What does Friar Laurence mean when he says to Romeo, “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes? | Young men don’t actually love. They are attracted to a woman by how they look |
| Scene 3Friar Laurence agrees to perform the marriage ceremony for Romeo and Juliet for what reason? | For the families to be at peace |
| Scene 4According to Mercutio, what kind of man is Tybalt? | He is brave and fights for what he wants |
| Scene 4What is the nurse saying to Romeo in lines 157-163 | To be honest and serious with his relationship with Juliet |
| Scene 4How is Juliet to arrange to meet Romeo? | She tells him to bring cords and make stairs to climb up to her room |
| Scene 5The nurse is supposed to be gone only a half hour, but she is actually gone for how long? | 3 hours |
| Scene 5 How is the nurse behaving that is frustrating to Juliet? | Complaining that she doesn’t want to tell Juliet what Romeo told her |
| Scene 6What does Friar Laurence mean when he says, ” Therefore, love moderately; long love doth so”? | To love reasonably |
Romeo and Juliet: Act II Reading and Study Guide – Questions
July 18, 2019