Romeo and Juliet Act 2
"If that thy bent of love be honorable, thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, by one that I'll procure to come to thee"
Juliet
"O, swear not by the moon, th' inconstant moon/ That monthly changes in her circled orb/ Lest that thy love prove likewise variable"
Juliet
"Or, if thou thinkest I am too quickly won, I'll frown and be perverse and say thee nay, so thou wilt woo, but else not for the world"
Juliet
What do Romeo and Juliet exchange during the balcony scene?
Romeo and Juliet exchange vows of love.
What does Romeo say when he sees Juliet leaning her face on her hand? What does it mean?
"See how she leans her cheek upon her hand. O that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek!" Romeo is talking about how if he was a glove on the hand touching her cheek, he would be touching her cheek, conveying Romeo's wistfulness to touch Juliet and his lust for her in general.
What does Friar Laurence say to Romeo about how young men love? Does he approve or disapprove of it?
"Young men's love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes". The Friar says that young men are ruled by their eyes instead of their hearts when it comes to love. Young men are shallow and their sight falls short, falling in love with appearance instead of looking in depth and falling in love with their heart; they love what they see but they don't look further than their appearance.
Friar Lawrence
Agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet Collects plants and herbs for medicine for church Has known Romeo for a long time, fatherly figure Wants to end the feud among families Thinks that they are in love with each other just based on exterior looks and doesn't really approve
2.6
Before Juliet arrives, Friar Lawrence warns Romeo to take it easy and warns him of violent ends to this love. Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence's cell and meets with Romeo, and after expressing their love, they leave with Friar Lawrence to get married.
"But passion lends them power, time means, to meet,/ Temp'ring extremities with extreme sweet"
Chorus
Where Juliet says she is going when, in fact, she gets married
Confession
With what does Friar Laurence compare the beneficial and poisonous parts of the plant?
Friar Laurence compares the beneficial and poisonous parts of the plant to the evil and good within a person
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Juliet
"In one respect I'll thy assistant be, For this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love"
Friar Lawrence
"O, mickle is the powerful grace that lies in plants, herbs, stones, and their true qualities"
Friar Lawrence
"So smile the heavens upon this holy act that after-hours with sorrow chide us not"
Friar Lawrence
"These violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume. The sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite. Therefore love moderately. Long love doth so. To swift arrives as tardy too slow"
Friar Lawrence
"Young men's hearts then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes"
Friar Lawrence
''This violent delights have violent ends / And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, / Which as they kiss consume. The sweetest honey / Is loathsome in his own deliciousness / And in the taste confounds the appetite. / Therefore love moderately. Long love doth so. / Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.''
Friar Lawrence is giving Romeo advice on love. He is cautioning him not to love too much, because that could cause him pain.
What advice does Friar Laurence have for Romeo and Juliet about love?
Friar Lawrence tells Romeo to not be so hasty and ruled by passion. He tells Romeo to love moderately.
Reason Fr. Lawrence marries Romeo & Juliet
He believes that the marriage will unify the two families and eradicate the ongoing dispute, replacing it with peace
To what does Romeo compare Juliet when she appears on the balcony? What does he mean?
He compares her to the sun using a metaphor and compares her eyes to two absent stars in the sky, meaning that she seems wondrous and heavenly like the dawn and the stars.
How is Mercutio's making fun of Romeo ironic?
He makes fun of him because he thinks he's still lovesick over Rosaline but he now loves Juliet.
How does Romeo find out that Juliet shares his feelings?
He overhears her.
What does Juliet seem most concerned about in the balcony scene (before she knows Romeo is there)?
His name is her enemy, not himself.
Star-crossed
Ill-fated by the unfavorable positions of the stars
In the beginning of Act 2, instead of returning home, where does Romeo go after the ball?
Instead of returning home, Romeo goes over the wall and into the Capulet orchard.
"'Tis but thy name that is my enemy"
Juliet
"Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face, Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheeck, for that which thou hast heard me speak tonight"
Juliet
"What man art thou that, thus bescreened in night, so stumblest on my counsel?"
Juliet
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet"
Juliet
"Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing. Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say "Good night" till it be morrow."
Juliet
Why does Juliet ask Romeo not to swear by the moon?
Juliet asks Romeo not to swear his love on the moon because the moon appears to change in size as it orbits the earth, suggesting that it is fickle.
What does Juliet, still unaware of Romeo's presence, wish he would say to her? What does she say about names to justify this wish?
Juliet asks Romeo why he is a Montague, a member of the family of her enemy. Juliet wishes Romeo would denounce his family name and profess his love to her. She says that names and titles are just words and do not determine the person inside, and mean nothing when it comes to important things such as love.
Summarize Juliet's concerns in the balcony scene.
Juliet is concerned that since Romeo is a Montague her family will not be supportive, and their families are enemies. Additionally, Juliet is worried about his love for her, especially with him forgetting about Rosaline so quickly. Finally, Juliet doesn't want Romeo's love for her to be constantly changing.
Why is Juliet embarrassed when she realizes Romeo has been under her balcony for some time?
Juliet is embarrassed because Romeo has overheard her talking about him. When he speaks up she is a bit frightened, but after seeing who it is, she's simply embarrassed.
2.5
Juliet waits for the Nurse to come back with the news about whether or not Romeo is going to marry her. After teasing Juliet for a while by avoiding the question, she finally confirms that Romeo is going to marry her and tells her to meet him at Friar Lawrence's later.
Place where Romeo & Juliet meet after the party
Juliet's balcony
Personification
Literary term in which human qualities are given to an inanimate object
Mercutio
Looks for Romeo after the feast when he disappears to go see Juliet Thinks Romeo was struck by Cupid's arrow Has never been in love Participates in the 'Battle of the Wits" with Romeo
What does Romeo say helped him climb over the high walls of the Capulet orchard and find Juliet's window?
Love, which gave him wings, helped him over the wall and made it possible for him to find her balcony.
"More than the Prince of Cats. O, he's the courageous captain of compliments. He fights as you sing prick-song, keeps time, distance, and proportion. He rests his minim rests, one, two, and the third in your bosom - the very butcher of a silk button, a duelist, a duelist, a gentlemen of the very first house of the first and second cause. Ah, the immortal passado, the punto reverso, the hay!"
Mercutio
Who teases the Nurse and causes her to become crass?
Mercutio
How does Mercutio feel about blind love? What does he say about it?
Mercutio comments, "If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark." The "mark" is considered a woman who might provide sexual gratification, or having a lot of sex in general. If one is blinded by higher notions of "love" or if love is all they want, they might miss a chance for sex. Mercutio is criticizing high ideals of love like his friend Romeo has.
"Alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead, stabbed with a white wench's black eye, run through the ear with a love-song, the very pin of his heart cleft with the blind bow-boy's butt shaft. And is he a man to encounter Tybalt?"
Mercutio tells Benvolio that the challenge against him is useless, as Romeo is already dead after his first 'love'.
Why does Mercutio make fun of Romeo after they leave the party?
Mercutio thinks that Romeo is dumb for letting a "one-sided" love affair get him down.
2.4
Mercutio, Benvolio, and Romeo are messing around with each other, when Juliet's Nurse arrives. Mercutio teases her until he and Benvolio are asked to leave as Romeo wishes to talk about his feelings and marriage plans for Juliet.
2.1
Romeo is so in love with Juliet that he cannot leave her; he climbs up her garden wall while Benvolio and Mercutio look for him. Mercutio pokes fun at him and although they cannot see him, Romeo hears every word.
"He jests at scars that never felt a wound."
Romeo
"I'll tell thee as we pass, but this I pray, that thou consent to marry us today"
Romeo
"Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books, But love from love, toward school with heavy looks"
Romeo
"My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself because it is an enemy to thee"
Romeo
"Sleep dwells upon thine eyes, peace in thy breast, would I were sleep and peace so sweet to rest, hence will I go to my ghostly friar's close cell, his help to crave, and my dear hap to tell."
Romeo
"Some means to come to shrift this afternoon, And there she shall at Friar Lawrence' cell be shrived and married"
Romeo
"Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set on the fair daughter of rich Capulet"
Romeo
Where are Romeo and Juliet to be married?
Romeo and Juliet are to be married in Friar Laurence's cell
'Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set/On the fair daughter of rich Capulet./As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine,/And all combined, save what thou must combine/By holy marriage.'
Romeo is speaking to Friar Lawrence about his plans to marry Juliet, saying how they love each other.
"And stay, good nurse, behind the abbey wall. / Within this hour my man shall be with thee / And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair, / Which to the high topgallant of my joy / Must be my convoy in the secret night."
Romeo is talking to the nurse about Juliet and his wedding (which will take place later). Also, Romeo refers to night as a time for secrets and protection from them being revealed when he says "must be my convoy in the secret night." just like their marriage, which must remain a secret.
2.2
Romeo is wandering aimlessly around the Capulet backyard. Then, he sees Juliet on her balcony, talking about her feelings for Romeo. She then realizes that Romeo is there and is extremely embarrassed.
How does Romeo learn of Juliet's love for him?
Romeo learns of Juliet's love for him after overhearing Juliet talking about her love for him; Juliet believes she is alone.
What does Romeo mean when he says Juliet speaks without saying a word?
Romeo refers to her eyes and the "volumes" they speak instead of her voice. Just like how you can tell what a person is saying with their eyes, Romeo is referring to Juliet's body language and how he can still understand what she's saying without a word being spoken.
"O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art / As glorious to this night, being o'er my head, / As is a wingèd messenger of heaven / Unto the white-upturnèd wond'ring eyes / Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him / When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds / And sails upon the bosom of the air."
Romeo speaking about Juliet. Referring to her as an angel. Her beauty is one of a goddess/ religious figure.
2.3
Romeo visits Friar Laurence and tells him about his love for Juliet. Romeo asks if he will wed them and the Friar agrees, hoping that their love will resolve the feud between the two families.
How do Romeo and Juliet carry out their plan to marry?
Talks to Friar Lawrence then tells the Nurse to tell Juliet the plan
Who keeps interrupting the balcony scene?
The nurse
What do Romeo and Juliet plan to do the next day after meeting at her balcony?
They plan to get married and see Friar Lawrence to see if he will be the priest in their wedding.
"In one respect I'll thy assistant be,/For this alliance may so happy prove/To turn your households' rancor to pure love."
This is said by Friar Lawrence to Romeo and shows that the reason he agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet is because he thinks it will end the feud between the Capulet and Montague families.
"Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, / and vice sometime by action dignified. / Within the infant rind of this weak flower / Poison hath residence and medicine power: / For this, being smelt, with that part cheers each / part; / Being tasted, stays all senses with the heart. / Two such opposed kings encamp them still / in man as well as herbs-grace and rude will; / and where the worser is predominant, / Full soon the canker death eats up that plant."
This is said by Friar Lawrence when he is comparing a poisonous flower to people. He says that the flower looks harmless and smells nice, but if you eat it, it will kill you. He says that everything has both good and bad, and if the bad part becomes more dominant, the thing will die.
"O Romeo, Romeo / Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name / Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love / And I'll no longer be a Capulet."
This is said by Juliet during the balcony scene in which she is asking Romeo to change his name so they can be together.
"'Tis but they name that is my enemy. / Thou art thyself, though not a Montague. / What's a Montague? It is nor hand, not foot, / nor arm, nor face. O, be some other name / Belonging to a man. / What's in a name?That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet."
This is said by Juliet during the balcony scene when she is telling Romeo that the only thing preventing them from being together is his name. She is also saying that their last names shouldn't matter because it doesn't change who they are.
"The brightness of her cheek would shame those/stars/As daylight doth a lamp; her eye in heaven/would through the airy region stream so bright/That birds would sing and think it were not night."
This is said by Romeo when he is in the garden watching Juliet through her window. It is when Juliet doesn't know that Romeo is there.
"But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. / Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon / who is already sick and pale with grief"
This is the Balcony Scene and Romeo is comparing Juliet's beauty to the sun.
Who has sent Romeo a challenge for a duel?
Tybalt sent Romeo a challenge for a duel. He is upset that Romeo had came to the ball and he wasn't even invited.
Who has sent a challenge to Romeo and why?
Tybalt, for crashing the party
Romeo
Wants to marry Juliet Goes to Friar Laurence's cell to get married with Juliet Is good friends with Friar Lawrence.
Juliet
Wants to marry Romeo Doesn't know how they are going to be together due to families feud Thinks that one of them have to give up their family name
Nurse
Would do anything for Juliet and just wants her happy Was sent to meet Romeo by Juliet
