R & J Act II Study Guide

Act 2 Scene 3: How does Friar Laurence respond to Romeo's request?

He disagrees since Romeo got over Rosaline so quickly and easily.

Act 2 Scene 2: Paraphrase Romeo's soliloquy (lines 1-32).

He is expressing his passionate love for Juliet.

Act 2 Scene 3: Why does Friar Laurence consent to Romeo's request later?

He thinks that it may bring the families together.

Explain the Prologue

Romeo's old feelings are no longer present, and he is now developing new feelings for Juliet.

Act 2 Scene 4: For whom is the nurse looking and why?

She is looking for Romeo to deliver a message from Juliet.

Act 2 Scene 2: Explain Juliet's soliloquy (lines 33-44).

She is talking about how she wishes that Romeo wasn't a Montague.

Act 2 Scene 2: Paraphrase Juliet's speech (lines 85-106).

She is trying to make sure that Romeo's love is true, and says she is serious about it.

Act 2 Scene 4: What warning does she give Romeo?

She warns him that there will be trouble is he hurts Juliet because she is still very innocent.

Act 2 Scene 4: This scene serves as a contrast to the preceding scene in Friar Laurence's cell. Mercutio and Benvolio are in a merry mood as they walk along talking and laughing about Romeo whom they think is still pining away over Rosaline. Benvolio mentions that Tybalt has sent a challenge to Romeo. Mercutio then gives a long description of Tybalt's eagerness to fight. Romeo comes along in a good mood after his talk with Friar Laurence. They engage in a series of puns matching their wits against each other. Along comes Juliet's nurse and Peter(her servant).

Summary of Act 2 Scene 4

Act 2 Scene 6: Romeo and Juliet are married in Friar Laurence's cell. How does this scene foreshadow future events?

The Friar was against hast and said that they should love moderately or else there would be consequences.

Act 2 Scene 2: How is this an example of dramatic irony?

The audience knows Romeo's thoughts about Juliet as well as Juliet's thoughts for Romeo.

Act 2 Scene 1: Explain the dramatic irony in this scene.

The audience knows that Romeo no longer loves Rosaline, but actually, he loves Juliet, which Mercutio does not know.

Act 2 Scene 5: Juliet is waiting very impaitiently for the nurse's return. Why does she become so irritated when the nurse finally does return?

The nurse keeps stalling before telling her what Romeo said.

Act 2 Scene 2: After Romeo and Juliet vow their love for one another, what do they decide to do and when?

They decide to get married the next morning.

Act 2 Scene 3: Why does Romeo go to see Friar Laurence?

To ask him to marry him and Juliet.

Act 2 Scene 3: Why does this scene open with Friar Laurence collecting and discussing herbs?

To give an idea of who the Friar is and what he does for a living. It also foreshadows future events.

Allusion in Act 2

pg 1066, line 10 and 13, "Venus...Cupid"

Dramatic Irony in Act 2

pg 1066, lines 8-21, "Rosaline's bright eyes" (Mercutio still thinks that Romeo is still pining over Rosaline, but the audience knows that it isn't true)

Metaphor in Act 2

pg 1067, line 3, "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!"

Hyperbole in Act 2

pg 1067, line 3, "Juliet is the sun!"

Apostrophe in Act 2

pg 1068, line 33, "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"

Personification in Act 2

pg 1073, line 1, "the frowning night"

Simile in Act 2

pg 1077, line 34, "like a dried herring"

Pun in Act 2

pg 1078, lines 62-72, "goose" (MANY DIFFERENT USES OF THIS WORD IN THIS SECTION OF THE DRAMA)