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| Summarize Friar Lawrence's plan for Juliet. Identify a minimum of one problem that you see with the plan. |
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| The Friar told Juliet to go home and tell her father she would marry Paris. She was then to take the potion alone on Wednesday night, the night before her wedding. Her family would bury her in the Capulet tomb where she would lay death like for 42 hours. While she was in the tomb, the Friar wold send letters to Romeo about their plan asking him to come to Verona to rescue her. When Juliet woke up Romeo and the Friar would be waiting to rescue her. Some problems could be Romeo not getting the letters, the potion not working, and someone noticing that she is not dead. |
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| Why does the Friar suggest the plan to Juliet? |
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| Because Juliet threatens to kill herself, he gives her a potion that will make her appear dead for 42 hours. This will give them time for her to be buried and Romeo to be summoned, and rescue plans to be made. |
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| What does Capulet decide when Juliet agrees to marry Paris?Why do you think he makes this decision and how might this decision cause problems for Juliet? Give at least one problem Capulet's decision causes. |
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| Capulet moves the wedding up from Thursday morning to Wednesday morning the very next day. He seems anxious to dispel the gloom with the celebration and to tie up this favorable match.Problems are that there may not be time to alert Romeo and have him return to Verona. Juliet has to take the potion sooner and the Friar told her to wait until Wednesday night, so he may not know she's really not dead. |
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| Juliet's soliloquy in scene three reveals more of her personality. Identify a personality trait that Juliet has and explain how this trait comes through in her words. |
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| Juliet seems real because she has fear of death. She is afraid of what may happen by taking the potion. Her fear comes through in her words as she describes the possibilities of seeing ghosts, smelling the festering corpses, suffocating, and living in the tomb. |
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| What does Juliet fear most about carrying out the Friar's plan? What do we learn about Juliet's personality when even though she has so many fears, she decides to go ahead with the plan? |
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| She fears she will awaken before Romeo arrives and suffocate or go insane and kill herself. She shows great courage and determination. |
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| How is Juliet's meeting and greeting with Paris in Friar Lawrence's cell an example of dramatic irony? |
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| Juliet's meeting is ironic because she is thinking and feeling the exact opposite of what Paris is. She is also encouraging Paris's affections for her so that he is not aware that she does not intend to marry him. We the audience know that she is already married and seeking the Friar for help with her situation, but Paris does not. |
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| How is scene four, in which Lord Capulet is preparing for Juliet's wedding to Paris ironic? |
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| Juliet's father is excited and hopeful about the joyous wedding about to take place. He is not aware that Juliet is putting the Friar's plan into motion by taking the potion that will make her seem death like. It is ironic because the father is preparing for a wedding not the complete opposite, a funeral, and the audience knows the whole time that she will be taking to potion to appear dead while the Nurse and Lord/Lady Capulet do not know this. |
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| How does Capulet respond after Juliet's body is found? Do you think he regrets his earlier harshness toward her? Why/Why not? |
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| He is devastated and feels that his joy in life will be buried with Juliet. Regret for harsh words may be natural, but he doesn't mention the conflict. He may regret that he was so mean and tried to force her, but none of the characters who re sad even feel she has committed suicide. |
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| Using Juliet's soliloquy in scene 3 lines 14-58 explain how the imagery of his passage add suspense and drama to the play? |
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| She describes a horrible scenery of dead bodies, ghosts, suffocation, being alone, and going insane while playing with dead bodies or beating herself in the head with a family members bone. These images are terrifying and add to the knowledge that she will soon actually kill herself as explained in the opening part of the play. The audience knows that these final moments for both Romeo and Juliet are approaching and as this scene ends Juliet, despite her fears, still takes the potion leaving audience to wonder what will happen next. |
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| If Juliet could have written a letter to Romeo before taking the potion, what might she have said to him as she considered their future, her fears, and the decision that she ultimately makes? What would you have done in Juliet's situation? 125+ words |
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| She might have written that she hopes they can be together in the future in Mantua or some other two. She would hope that they will have a long life and see each other everyday from when she wakes up. She would explain that she is afraid that she will be made to marry Paris and never be able to be with him again so the Friar helped her find a way for her to remain alive and truthful to her husband. She might say that she is afraid of being alone and hopes that Romeo is there when she wakes up. She is taking the potion with hopes that when she wakes he will be there and everything will be okay. She may also explain that if she is dead it was because of the potion didn't work and she didn't want to marry Paris. She might tell him goodbye and that she will see him in Heaven when he arrives. |
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| While in Mantua, what does Romeo learn about Juliet? How does he learn this news? |
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| Romeo learns that Juliet is dead from Balthasar |
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| In scene 1, after hearing Balthasar's report of Juliet's death, Romeo exclaims, "Then I defy you, stars!" What does he mean by this statement? |
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| Romeo will take matters into his own hands and will not follow wat his fate has for him. His meaning is that he is openly opposed to the destiny that he was supposed to have with Juliet. They were supposed to be happy and be together. Because of Juliet's death, Romeo openly expresses his anger and ironically brings about the steps to his own tragic death. |
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| What is Romeo's plan after learning about Juliet? What preparations does he take in Mantua before heading back to Verona? |
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| He plans to end his life at the Capulet tomb and lie with Juliet. He convinces a poor pharmacist or apothecary to break the law and sell him some poison. |
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| Why isn't it surprising that Friar Lawrence's plan fails? Analyze the events of the play to support your answer. In other words, what else has failed to foreshadow that the Friar's plan may not work? |
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| It is not surprising that the Friar's plan fails because his plan from the beginning has several problems. The events of the play support that fact that things don't always turn out the that they are supposed to. Romeo and Juliet are enemies, but they fall in love which is unexpected. Romeo knows he is not supposed to fight with the Capulet's, but he does and he is banished, Tybalt and Mercurio both die. Juliet is supposed to be rescued by Romeo and the Friar and she is not. Several things have not gone as they are planned which supports why it is not surprising that the pal fails. |
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| Explain what prevents Romeo from finding out the truth about Juliet? |
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| The letter was never given to Romeo because of the plague had been suspected in a neighboring town and because of that the town had been quarantined. |
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| Summarize the events that occur at the Capulet tomb. Be sure to include all major events in this scene. |
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| Paris is at the tomb to lay flowers and he tries to arrest Romeo. Romeo kills Paris and carries him into the tomb. He takes the poison and dies just before the Friar. The Friar finds Romeo's body along with Paris's while Juliet begins to wake up from the potion. Juliet awakes, sees Romeo's dead body, and refuses to leave with the Friar. She stabs herself with Romeo's knife as watchmen approach. The Friar and Romeo's servant are arrested. The Friar explains what happened to all those at the tomb. |
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| Identify and explain an example of personification from scene 3. |
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| One example is when Romeo tells Balthasar that he will "strew the hungry churchyard" with his bones. A courtyard is not hungry because it does not have a stomach. Another example is when romeo opens the Capulet tomb that is "gorged with the dearest morsel" and he will "cram more food" inside when he dies. This tomb is not alive and does not eat people. |
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| As a result of the deaths, what do Capulet, Montague, and the Prince say they will do? |
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| They declare peace and plan to make statues in gold of the two. |
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| Explain how Romeo and Juliet can be considered a tragedy. |
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| Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy because both Romeo and Juliet die in situations that could have been avoided or prevented. Several other characters also die because of the choices they or Romeo and Juliet made. Outside forces come along with the character flaws of the Romeo and Juliet play a role in a the outcome of the play as tragic. The chance of the letter being stopped due to the plague, the timeline of those arriving at the tomb, and the tragic flaws of Romeo and Juliet all play a part in the deaths of two young lovers. |
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| In what ways is a chance to blame for the deaths of romeo and Juliet? In what ways are the two lovers responsible for their own deaths? In what ways are the families to blame? |
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| Chance is to blame because it is by chance that the date is changed for Juliet's marriage, so she must move forward with the plan. Romeo is not told that the plan because of the plague, which is also chance. The Friar arrives shortly after Romeo carries out his plan and Juliet wakes up shortly after as well. The timing of these events are also chance.Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their own deaths because they act without thinking and reasoning. If they had just waited before acting things might have turned out differently for them. Romeo's tragic flaw is that he is impulsive and Juliet's tragic flaw is she is disobedient. The Capulet's and Montague's are to blame because of the feud between the families and because their children feel unable to express their love for one another because of the feud. |
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| What lessons can be learned from Shakesspeare's play about the destructive effects of hatred? Why do individuals/groups have to experience tragedy before they are willing to work out their conflicts? |
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| Some lessons that can be learned from Shakespeare's destructive nature of revenge are that it causes people to act without thinking, causes pain snd destruction of lives, love, and several other things.Individuals may need to experience tragedy before they are willing to resolve their conflicts because sometimes they cannot see how they are acting wrongly. Others may believe that tragedy cannot happen to them, also. |
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| What is one theme for Romeo and Juliet? |
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| One theme is to think before acting. This is a theme for the play because if the two would of thought things out before acting they would of been better off and not caused so much pain to others. |
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| Dramtic Triangle Plot Diagram |
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Expostion - Verona/Mantua, 14th century (1300s), suspense, feud between the Montagues and the Capulets, lovers take their lives and we will show you how it happened.
Inciting Incident - Romeo sees Juliet and wants to talk to her. They see each other for the first time.
Rising Action - Romeo and Juliet are married in secret. Tybalt challenges Romeo.
Climax - Tybalt and Mercurio fight---Mercutio dies, Romeo and Tybalt fight---Tybalt dies---Romeo is banished from Mantua
Falling Action - Juliet is to marry Paris ~ Makes a plan with the Friar to avoid marriage ~ Takes the potion.
Resolution - Feud is resolved---Capulet's and Montague's build statues in gold---Romeo and Juliet relationship---Commit Suicide |
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| Who said " Whats in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet" |
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| Who said "If ever disturb our streets again,/Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace" |
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| Who said "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell thee what - get thee to church on Thursday or never after look me in the face" |
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| Who said "A man young lady! Lady such a man/As all the world - Why he's a man of wax" |
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| Who said " Well, Juliet I will lie with thee tonight. Let's say for means. O mischief, thou art swift to enter in the thoughts of desperate men!" |
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| Who said "A plague a' both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me. I have it,/ And soundly too, Your houses!" |
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| Who said "Come, come away. Thy husband in thy bosom there lies dead; And Paris too. Come, I'll dispose of thee among a sisterhood of holy nuns" |
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| Wo said "O churl! Drunk all, and left no friendly drop/ To help me after" |
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| Who said" Why the devil came you between us? I was hurt under your arm" |
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| Who said "But I can give thee more;/ For I will raise her statue in pure gold" |
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