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| What gives Romeo and Juliet the power to be together? |
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Definition
| Their passion for each other |
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| Act II, Scene i: This scene is filled with dramatic irony. What does the audience know that Benvolio and Mercutio do not? |
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| The audience knows that Romeo is no longer in love with Rosaline, and he is now in love with Juliet |
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| To whom does Romeo refer to when he says "He jests at scars that never felt a wound"? What does he mean by this? |
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Definition
| Romeo is referring to Mercutio, and is saying that Mercutio is teasing Romeo about love when Mercution hasn't even experienced it. |
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| In what ways does Juliet exhibit more common sense than Romeo? |
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Definition
| She tells him their relationship is too sudden and they are acting rashly |
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| List 3 examples of Romeo's use of light imagery to describe Juliet in this scene |
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Definition
1. "Juliet is the sun"
2. "Twinkle in her eyes"
3. "Brightness in her cheek" |
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| According to Juliet, how is R&Js love like lightening? |
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Definition
| Their love is like lightening because it will be there brightly, then suddenly disappear (foreshadowing) |
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| List some examples of rhymed couplets |
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Definition
-sell, tell
-breast, rest
-morrow, sorrow |
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| ACT II, Scene iii: List one example of personification from Friar Laurence's soliloquy at the opening of this scene. |
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Definition
| The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night |
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| Why is the friar so surprised by Romeo's request to marry Juliet? |
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Definition
| He still was led to believe Romeo was in love with Rosaline |
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| Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? |
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Definition
| He thinks it will mend the quarrel between the Capulets and the Montagues |
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| ACT II, Scene iii: What warning does the Friar give to Romeo at the end of this scene? |
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Definition
| He tells him to slow down as to avoid any issues that may arise |
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Term
| What warning does the nurse give Romeo? |
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Definition
| To treat Juliet right and kindly |
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| Describe the scheme Romeo devises in order to marry Juliet. |
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Definition
| Juliet tells her parents she is going to confession, but sheis actually going to marry Romeo |
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| ACT II, Scene vi: What prophecy does the Friar make at the opening of this scene? |
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Definition
| He makes the prophecy that "these violent delights have violent ends" |
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