Romeo & Juliet
Packet I
Acts I & II
Is LOVE stronger than
HATE?
Name: ____________________
Prologue
What is the setting of
Romeo and Juliet? When
and where does the story
take place?
Using context clues and
marginal notes summarize
the monologue of the
narrator.
What is the definition of
“star-crossed” lovers?
What does this foreshadow
about The Tragedy of
Romeo and Juliet?
Act I Scene I
Examine the photograph on
page 943 of your textbook.
How does this picture
capture the relationship
between Romeo and Juliet?
Why does Sampson state he
will “take the wall of any
man or maid of
Montague’s”? What does
this imply about his
feelings toward the
Montague family and
women?
Why do you think Sampson
and Gregory behave more
aggressively when they
realize Tybalt is
approaching?
How do Sampson and
Gregory re-ignite the feud?
How do Old Capulet and
Old Montague respond to
the fighting?
What is the Prince’s
response to the fighting?
Acording to Benvolio, what
kind of person is Tybalt?
Predict how Tybalt might
act of he runs into
Benvolio- or any other
Montague- again.
Benvolio respects Romeo’s
privacy and does not go
after him. What does this
action tell you about
Benvolio?
How would you feel if
someone close to you was
acting the way Romeo is
described as acting in lines
124-135?
How has Montague tried to
help his son? Why do you
think he has not been
successful? Does Montague
have a good reason to
worry about Romeo?
Why has Romeo been so
depressed?
Does Benvolio learn whom
Romeo loves? How truly
serious is Romeo’s love?
How does Romeo describe
love? What does this say
about his attitude toward
love?
Summarize Benvolio’s
advice to Romeo.
Act I Scene II
What is happening that
night?
What is Capulet’s answer to
Paris? What does this
response show about his
character?
How does Capulet plan to
deliver his invitations?
Why is this method of
delivery ironic?
How does Romeo find out
about the party?
Re-read lines 44-49. What
does Benvolio compare
love to? How do his words
apply to the relationship
between Romeo and
Rosaline?
How does Benvolio think
Rosaline will compare to
other girls?
Act I Scene III
Examine the photograph of
page 954. What can you
infer about the relationship
between Juliet and her
nurse?
How would you describe
the nurse? List three
character traits she
exhibits.
Why has Lady Capulet
actually come to talk to
Juliet? What is she trying to
pursue her daughter to do?
What does she say to try
and convince her?
How might Lady Capulet’s
desire for Juliet to marry
Paris lead to conflict later
on in the play? Explain.
Act I Scene IV
How are Romeo and the
others planning to get into
the Capulet feast? How
eager is Romeo to
participate?
Identify two puns in lines
11-22. What effect do they
have on the mood of the
scene?
How does Mercutio answer
Romeo’s fears based on his
dream?
According to Mercutio,
where do dreams come
from?
What does Romeo fear?
How is this an example of
foreshadowing?
Act I Scene V
What does Old Capulet
learn about himself in his
opening lines?
Reread lines 42-51 and
summarize.
What does Tybalt want to
do to Romeo? How do
things look in the future
between Tybalt and
Romeo?
How does Romeo find out
that Juliet is a Capulet?
How does Juliet find out
who Romeo is and what is
her reaction?
What irony does Juliet
discover about love and
hate?
Predict what will happen if
Capulet and Montague find
out that their children have
fallen in love?
Act I Essay Response:
What role does family play in the development of the belief systems of the characters in
Romeo and Juliet? What role does family play in the development of the belief systems of
teenagers today? How has this changed? How has this stayed the same? Use the space
below to answer the questions in 2-3 WELL DEVELOPED paragraphs. Use EVIDENCE from
the text to support your ideas.
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Act II Scene I
What attracted Romeo and
Juliet to each other?
(prologue)
Why does Mercutio
"conjure" Romeo?
How does Mercutio
attempt to conjure
Romeo?
Act II Scene II
Where has Romeo ended
up? Did he intend to be
there? What does he see?
What doesn't he know yet?
How does Juliet feel about
Romeo’s name?
What warning does Juliet
give Romeo?
Reread lines 75-78 and
explain what Romeo
means. Do you think he is
seriously contemplating
death or exaggerating?
Why is Juliet embarrassed
at being overheard by
Romeo?
Reread lines 116-124 and
describe Juliet’s attitude at
this point. How does she
feel about Romeo? Why?
What kind of message may
Romeo send Juliet the next
day? What is Juliet willing
to do when she receive this
message? Why?
Do you think a marriage
between Romeo and Juliet
is possible? Is it a good
idea?
Act II Scene III
Where does Friar Lawrence
think Romeo has been?
What is Friar Lawrence's
response to Romeo's new
love?
Though he worries that
Romeo falls in love to
easily, why does Friar
Lawrence agree to marry
Romeo and Juliet? What is
his motive?
What risk does Friar
Lawrence take by agreeing
to perform the marriage?
Act II Scene IV
What has Tybalt done?
How does Mercutio
describe Tybalt?
How do the young men
treat the Nurse when she
enters? What does this say
about their maturity level?
Why has the Nurse come?
What does she tell Romeo?
Reread lines 140-147. How
is Nurse’s love for Juliet
shown in her response to
Romeo?
Reread lines 155-158. To
whom is Romeo speaking?
When and where does
Romeo want Juliet to meet
him?
What will he send to the
nurse first? Why do you
think it will be needed?
Act II Scene V-VI
What does Juliet’s allusion
to Venus and to cupid
suggest about her state of
mind as she waits for the
Nurse to return?
What reason might the
nurse have for teasing Juliet
and not telling her the news
right away?
Read scene 6 lines 1-9,
what words or phrase in
Romeo’s speech suggest a
tragic future?
In lines 9-15, what does the
Friar advise Romeo to do?
Do you think he will take
this advice? Why?
How does Romeo want
Juliet to express her joy?
What does Juliet say she
cannot “sum up”? Why?
What power will join
Romeo and Juliet according
to Friar Lawrence? Why is
this an important
statement?
Act II Essay Response:
How do Romeo and Juliet demonstrate that they are deeply, madly, passionately in love?
How is that different from the way teenagers demonstrate that they are deeply, madly,
passionately in love in our modern culture? How is it the same? Use the space (on the back
of this sheet to answer the questions in 2-3 WELL DEVELOPED paragraphs. Use EVIDENCE
from the text to support your ideas.
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