Quinces | Fruit |
Trim | decorate, beautify |
aqua-vitae | intense spirits [latin] |
lamentable | wretched, woeful |
Martyr’d- | abused, punished |
confusions | chaos |
dirges | sad songs played at funerals |
Pestilent | extremely offensive, dreadful |
orisons | prayers |
receptacle | place for discarding the unwantedor those who have passed away |
mandrake | a plant from whose root was saidto look like the human form; if the rood waspulled from the ground it was believed to causemadness or death |
List three things Juliet is willing to do “…without fear or doubt”…rather than marry Paris? | She would rather leap from a tower, become a thief , or even chain herself up with roaring bears. |
What plan does the Friar set out? | The Friar made a plan to tell Juliet’s parents that she will marry Paris. After that, Juliet will fake her death with a potion and go off to be with Romeo. |
If the potion does not work, what is Juliet’s plan? | Juliet’s second plan is to kill herself if the plan fails. |
Juliet is a little fearful and a little suspicious. What suspicion about the Friar does she voice? | She is worried that the Friar actually used real poison; therefore it will kill her. She wonders if it is to save his own shame, because he would have to marry her twice, it would ruin his reputation and beliefs. |
What is the literary term for Juliet’s speech in this scene? | soliloquy- the act of saying one’s thoughts out loud |
Romeo and Juliet Quiz Act 4
December 1, 2019