Knoll's Honors

Scene 5 Cite the examples of weird death talk during Romeo and Juliet’s farewell scene.  Pay special attention to lines 54-58. Lady Capulet misunderstands Juliet’s sadness, and Juliet does not want her to know what has happened.  What does Juliet say about Tybalt and Romeo to keep the truth from her mother (lines 86-107)? What is Juliet’s response when she is told the news that she is to marry Paris (lines 121-128)?  How has she changed since Act 1? What is her mother’s reaction to Juliet’s response (line 129-130 and lines 144-145)? Look at lines 146-207.  What is Lord Capulet’s response to Juliet’s refusal to marry Paris? Cite evidence that Juliet is getting increasingly suicidal. What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do (lines 230-240)?  What is her reasoning? After the Nurse leaves and Juliet is alone, what does Juliet decide to do (lines 254-255)?

ACT 3 SCENE 2 1.   What is Juliet talking about in the soliloquy that opens the scene?   Consider multiple topics, and support your claims with specific lines from the speech. 2.   In lines 40-70 the nurse confuses Juliet as she tells Juliet of the fight.   What misconception does Juliet make? 3.   Look at lines 79-91.   When Juliet figures out that Romeo killed Tybalt, what is her reaction?   What literary device does she use throughout those lines? 4.   Highlight Juliet’s lines 99-106.   When the nurse agrees with Juliet, Juliet has a different reaction to Romeo’s killing of Tybalt.   Explain. 5.   What lines/phrases from Juliet’s long speech best capture her melodramatic nature? 6.   What troubling statement does Juliet make near the end of the scene?   Start a list of lines characters make hinting at death. ACT 3 SCENE 3 1.   Highlight line 13-15 and 18-24.   What is Romeo’s reactio...