Romeo and Juliet
Acts II – IV
Study Game
Friar Lawrence’s cell
• Instead of returning home, where does Romeo go after the
ball at which he meets Juliet?
He overhears Juliet say that she
loves him
• How does Romeo learn of Juliet’s love for him?
Nurse
• Which character keeps interrupting the balcony scene?
The moon is always changing
phases, and Juliet does not
want his love for her to change.
• During the balcony scene, why does Juliet ask Romeo not to
swear by the moon?
The Moon
• During the “Balcony Scene,” what does Romeo first compare
his love for Juliet to?
3 hours
• How long is the nurse away arranging the marriage with
Romeo before returning to Juliet?
She is happy for the couple.
• How does the Nurse feel about the marriage?
confession
• Where is Juliet supposed to be going when she in fact gets
married?
4 (Romeo, Juliet, Nurse, and
Friar Lawrence)
• Including Romeo and Juliet, how many people know of the
marriage when it takes place (do not count Peter)?
He thinks it will end the feud.
• Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because:
Tybalt
• Who sends Romeo a challenge to a duel?
He says he loves him because
they are now cousins.
• In the fight scene, why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt at
first?
He is angry that Tybalt is
picking on Romeo.
• Why does Mercutio finally decide to fight Tybalt?
He wants to kill Tybalt.
• In the fight scene between Tybalt and Mercutio, why does
Romeo chase Tybalt down?
Benvolio
• Who tells Prince Escalus about the murders from the fights?
He will refuse to support her
anymore.
• What does Capulet tell Juliet he will do if she will not marry
Paris?
Juliet should marry Paris.
• What does Nurse say that angers Juliet and causes her not to
take Nurse’s advice anymore?
He banishes him
• How does Prince Escalus punish Romeo for fighting in the
street after he warned both families not to?
Friar Lawrence’s cell
• Where does Romeo hide after the fight?
Soliloquy
• A long speech in which a character is speaking to himself,
revealing his innermost thought and is alone onstage is called
what?
To plan his wedding to Juliet
• Why is Paris at Friar Lawrence’s cell at the beginning of Act IV?
48 hours
• How long is the sleeping potion supposed to take effect?
In the Capulet Vault
• Where will Juliet be placed once her family thinks she is dead?
Romeo
• According to Friar Lawrence’s plan, who will be waiting for
Juliet when she wakes from the potion?
Stab herself with a dagger
• If the potion does not work, what back-up plan does Juliet
have?
A servant will deliver a letter to
him that explains what is going
on
• How is Romeo supposed to know about Juliet and Friar
Lawrence’s plan with the potion?
Wednesday
• On what day of the week does everyone prepare Juliet’s
wedding to Paris?
Nurse
• On the morning of the wedding, who goes to wake Juliet?
Friar Lawrence
• Which character tells the Capulet family that Juliet is better off
in heaven?
Everyone begins arranging a
funeral
• How do the wedding preparations change after Juliet is found
dead?
he is upset that he cannot
marry her
• How does County Paris react to Juliet’s death?
he notices her body is cold and
her joints are stiff
• How does Lord Capulet know Juliet is “dead”?