Act II, Scene i
Mercutio
makes fun of Romeo for
still being in love with Rosaline
by making fun of Rosaline in
crude ways.
Romeo
goes to the Capulet
orchard.
 Possible reasons to go there: to
see Juliet, to clear his head, to
escape his friends.
Act II, Scene ii
But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
 These
lines mean that Romeo is
comparing Juliet to the sun. Juliet is the
sun that brightens any darkness. The
moon should be envious of her beauty.
 These are metaphors.
O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet.
Juliet
wonders why Romeo must
be a Montague. She says she will
love him if he disowns his family
or that she will disown her family
if he asks her to.
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
The
features of a rose and Romeo
would still be the same if they
had different names. A name
doesn’t make a person or his/her
characteristics.
They will meet at 9 a.m. if Romeo
is being true and honest, and if
he intends to marry her.

Act II, Scene iii
He thinks Romeo spent the night
with Rosaline.

Romeo wants Friar Lawrence to
marry Romeo and Juliet (perform
the ceremony).

He can’t believe Romeo (who
has professed to loving Rosaline
with his whole heart) has
forgotten Rosaline and loves
another woman.

He thinks a marriage might
convince the families to be
friends and stop fighting.

Act II, Scene iv
Tybalt sent Romeo a letter
challenging him to a fight.

He is “dead” because he is
acting too womanly to fight.
Romeo’s love overpowers his
ability to fight or be a man.

The Nurse wants to make sure
that Romeo’s love is true and that
he isn’t playing Juliet.

Romeo wants Juliet to attend a
confession with Friar Lawrence
so he can marry the pair then.

The Nurse thinks Paris is better
than Romeo and can’t believe
that Juliet is choosing Romeo. But
the Nurse sees how in love with
Romeo Juliet is.

She will put a ladder down from
Juliet’s window so Romeo can
climb up it into her room.

Act II, Scene v
Juliet should go to Friar
Lawrence’s cell, where she will
marry Romeo.

Act II, Scene vi
Friar Lawrence is foreshadowing
the idea that great and powerful
love often ends with great and
powerful consequences.

Friar Lawrence tells Romeo to
love moderately (in between a
lot and a little).

Their love is so powerful because it
occurs over so little time and
because they are so passionate.
This is a problem because they
don’t take time to think through
what might happen.
