Romeo & Juliet
Act II questions
Name ______________________________
Directions: Please write the following answers on your own paper.
Act II- scenes 1 & 2
1. In two sentences, summarize what the chorus has told us.
2. Why does Romeo hide from Benvolio and Mercutio?
3. How does Benvolio continue/attempt to act as the peacemaker?
4. According to Romeo, what would be worse than being put to death?
5. After Romeo leaves the Capulet’s grounds, where does he go?
Act II- scene 3
6. Where does the Friar assume Romeo has been?
7. Why does the Friar ultimately agree to Romeo’s request?
Act II- scenes 4-6
8. What has Tybalt sent to Romeo’s home?
9. Who does the Nurse become angry with in scene 4 – before she speaks to Romeo?
--- After Romeo confides his plan to the Nurse—
10. Where is Juliet to meet Romeo?
11. What excuse is Juliet to use in order to meet Romeo?
12. What day is Juliet to meet Romeo?
13. What will Romeo’s servant deliver to the Nurse and her servant?
14. What major event occurs at the end of Act II?
15. Who are the 2 characters you consider to be most supportive of Romeo & Juliet at
this point in the play?
Explain It—Act II
1. What does Romeo compare Juliet to in scene 2 lines 2-4 (figurative language)?
What does the comparison mean? Why does Juliet ask him NOT to use that
comparison?
2. Explain what Juliet means— (scene 2)
“O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?”
3. Explain what Juliet means— (scene 2)
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
4. According to the Friar, what 2 traits/effects can be found in one flower? (scene 3)
5. What is meant by the Friar’s final remark in scene 3:
“Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.”
Find It- Act II
Find THREE quotes from this Act that you believe are the most significant either to the
plot or to characterization. Identify the following for each quote:
1) Copy the quote exactly– include the scene # and line #
2) Identify the speaker
3) Identify the topic of conversation in your own words
Name ________________________
Romeo & Juliet
Act II – Characterization
Directions: From the list of characters below, select the name of the character who is
being DESCRIBED (not who is stating the lines). Write the character’s name in the
blank by his/her description.
Benvolio
Capulet
Friar
Juliet
Mercutio
Nurse
Romeo
Tybalt
1. “Blind is his love and best befits the dark.” _______________________________
2. “Though his face be better than any man’s, yet his leg excels all men’s; and for a hand
and foot, and a body, though they be not to be talked on, yet they are past compare.”
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3. “He jests at scars that never felt a wound.” ______________________________
4. “O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art as glorious to this night, being o’er my
head, as is a winged messenger of heaven.”
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5. “He fights as you sing pricksong—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!”
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6. “Had she affections and warm youthful blood, she would be as swift in motion as a
ball… but old folks, many feign as they were dead—unwieldy, slow, heavy, and pale
as lead.”
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