| What does Mercutio say about blind love? | If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark |
| When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to? | The sun |
| How does Juliet speak yet say nothing? | She speaks with her eyes |
| When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does Romeo say? | He wants to be a glove on her to hand to her cheek |
| Unaware of his presence, what does Juliet ask Romeo to do? | Change his name or sware his love to her through marriage |
| In a sentence or two, explain what Juliet says about names | No matter what you call something that thing is still going to be the same thing; names don’t change the object |
| Juliet asks how Romeo got into her place. The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives were to find him there. What is Romeo’s response to these questions? | With love’s wings |
| Why is Juliet embarrassed? | She said too much and it wasn’t proper |
| Why doesn’t Juliet want Romeo to swear his love for her by the moon? | The moon is always changing, and his love for her might change |
| Juliet is going to send someone to Romeo on the following day for what purpose? | She is going to send the nurse to find out when and where she is supposed to get married |
| What has Friar Laurence been out gathering in his baket? | herbs and plants |
| Explain lines 21-22: “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied; / And vice sometime’s by action dignified.” | Good can become evil if it is misused |
| When Friar Laurence sees Romeo, what comment does Friar Laurence make about seein gromeo so early in the morning? | Romeo spent the night with Rosaline or in a mental upset |
| Friar Laurence agrees to perform the marriage ceremony for Romeo and Juliet for what reason? | He thinks it will end the feud between Capulet and Montague |
| According to Mercutio, what kind of man is Tybalt? | A skillful deuler and accomplished |
| What is the nurse saying to Romeo in lines 157-163 | Asking him about the marriage arrangements |
| How is Juliet to arrange to meet Romeo? | Shes going to climb down a rope ladder to Friar Lawrence’s cell |
| The nurse is supposed to be gone only a half hour, but she is actually gone for how long? | 3 hours |
| How is the nurse behaving that is frustrating Juliet? | That she’s tired and sick |
| What does Friar Laurence mean when he says, “Therefore, love moderately; long love doth so”? | their love will last longer if they love moderately |
Romeo and Juliet study questions
August 24, 2019