University:
Eastern Kentucky University
Course:
ENG 474 | Shakespeare
Academic year:

2021
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429

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2
Author:

Alexa Livingston

‭Name ___________________ Date___________‬ ‭Honors English 9‬ ‭Romeo and Juliet: Act 2 Reading and Study Guide‬ ‭QUESTIONS:‬‭Answer the following questions. Cite line numbers when needed.‬ S‭ cene 1‬ ‭1. Explain the dramatic irony in this scene. *hint* What does Mercutio think is Romeo’s problem?‬ ‭What is actually wrong with Romeo?‬ S‭ cene 2‬‭:‬ ‭2. When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to?‬ ‭3. How does Juliet “speak, yet . . . [say] nothing”?‬ ‭4. When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does Romeo say?‬ ‭5. Unaware of his presence, what does Juliet ask Romeo to say?‬ ‭6. In lines 38-40 Juliet is talking about names. Summarize what Juliet believes about names.‬ ‭7. Juliet asks how Romeo got into her place. The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in‬ ‭danger if her relatives were to find him there. What is Romeo’s response to these questions?‬ ‭8. Why is Juliet embarrassed?‬ ‭9. Juliet is going to send someone to Romeo on the following day for what purpose?‬ S‭ cene 3‬‭:‬ ‭10. What has friar Laurence been out gathering in his basket?‬ ‭11. Explain lines 21-22: “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied,/And vice sometime by action‬ ‭dignified”?‬ ‭12. When Friar Laurence sees Romeo, what comment does Friar Laurence make about seeing Romeo‬ ‭so early in the morning?‬ ‭13. What does Friar Laurence mean when he says to Romeo, “Young men’s love then lies not truly in‬ ‭their hearts, but in their eyes?‬ ‭14. Friar Laurence agrees to perform the marriage ceremony for Romeo and Juliet for what reason?‬ S‭ cene 4‬‭:‬ ‭15. What is Tybalt’s letter to Romeo asking for?‬ ‭16. According to Mercutio, what kind of man is Tybalt?‬ ‭17. What is the nurse saying to Romeo in lines 157 – 163?‬ ‭18. How is Juliet to arrange to meet Romeo?‬ S‭ cene 5‬‭:‬ ‭19. The nurse is supposed to be gone only a half hour, but she is actually gone for how long?‬ ‭20. How is the nurse behaving that is frustrating to Juliet?‬ S‭ cene 6:‬ ‭21. What does Friar Laurence mean when he says, “Therefore, love moderately; long love doth so”‬