Study Guide Directions: Answer the following questions about Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet in a different color Scene 1 1. What reason does Paris give for not having spent much time courting Juliet? Paris doesn't spend much time courting Juliet because she is “too sad about Tybalt” 2. Name three of the horrible things Juliet says she would find preferable to marrying Paris. She would rather kill herself, be chained to a bear, and be stuck in a tomb with dead people than marry Paris. 3. Describe the Friar’s plan in your own words. Included all steps in the plan. He has a potion that will make her seem dead. If she drinks it her family will take her dead body to the tomb and Friar will send Romeo a note saying to help Juliet out of the tomb. They go to Mantua. Scene 2 4. How do you know if you’re hiring a good cook? A good cook will lick his fingers and check for taste. 5. Juliet was supposed to marry Paris on Thursday, but what has her father decided? He moves the date to Wednesday. 6. Who will stay up all night making sure the wedding party preparations are complete? Lord Capulet Scene 3 7. In case the poison doesn’t work, what item does Juliet keep with her in the bed? A dagger 8. Describe three things Juliet thinks might go wrong if she takes the potion. She could be poisoned, she may suffocate, and she might wake up around tons of dead bodies and be scared and crazy. 9. Write down six words from Juliet’s speech (Scene 3, lines 30-58) that show her feelings about death. Hideous, mangled, shrieks, festering, terror, horrible. Scene 4 10. What time in the morning is it? 3 am 11. In the midst of all the cooking and prepping, Paris arrives for his wedding date. Given the answer to the previous question, what does this arrival show us about Paris? He is early and excited 12. What does Capulet mean when he says the Nurse should “go and trim her up” in Scene 4, line 27? Get her ready and her wedding dress on Scene 5 13. Who is the first to find Juliet’s body and think that she’s dead in Scene 5? The Nurse 14. In what three ways does Capulet say he can tell Juliet is dead? Shes cold, stiff, and has settled blood. 15. What does the Friar advise Juliet’s parents to do with her body? Take her to church 16. In a sly way, the Friar actually blames Juliet’s parents for her lifelessness. Write the lines in which he says they are being punished by God. The heavens do low'r upon you for some ill; Move them no more by crossing their high will. 17. Why does Shakespeare end this heavy, emotionally wrenching scene with the odd exchange between Peter and the musicians? It brings back the light and dark contrast, reminding us Juliet isn't really dead.