Romeo and Juliet: Act II Reading and Study Guide – Questions – Flashcards
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Scene 1 What does Mercutio say about blind love?
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You can't love if you are blind
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Scene 2 When Juliet appears in the balcony, what does Romeo compare her to?
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The sun
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Scene 2 How does Juliet "speak, yet... [say] nothing"?
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Juliet uses body language
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Scene 2 When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does Romeo say?
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He wants to be her glove to touch her cheek
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Scene 2 Unaware of his presence, what does Juliet ask Romeo to say?
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To refuse to his name and family
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Scene 2 What does Juliet say about names?
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Names are titles that don't belong to you
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Scene 2 Juliet asks Romeo how he got to her place. The orchard walls are high and Romeo's life would be in danger if her relatives were there. What is Romeo's response?
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He said that love gives him strength and no one is stopping him
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Scene 2 Why is Juliet embarrassed?
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Romeo heard all the conversation
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Scene 2 Juliet is going to send someone to Romeo on the following day for what purpose?
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To see when are they going to get married
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Scene 3 What has Frair Laurence been out gathering in his basket?
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Poisonous flowers and weeds
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Scene 3 Explain "Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, And vice sometime by action dignified"
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It isn't good to do something right for the wrong reasons
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Scene 3 When Friar Laurence sees Romeo, what comment does Friar Laurence make about seeing Romeo so early in the morning?
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He was awaken by a dream
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Scene 3 What does Friar Laurence mean when he says to Romeo, "Young men's love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes?
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Young men don't actually love. They are attracted to a woman by how they look
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Scene 3 Friar Laurence agrees to perform the marriage ceremony for Romeo and Juliet for what reason?
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For the families to be at peace
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Scene 4 According to Mercutio, what kind of man is Tybalt?
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He is brave and fights for what he wants
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Scene 4 What is the nurse saying to Romeo in lines 157-163
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To be honest and serious with his relationship with Juliet
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Scene 4 How is Juliet to arrange to meet Romeo?
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She tells him to bring cords and make stairs to climb up to her room
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Scene 5 The nurse is supposed to be gone only a half hour, but she is actually gone for how long?
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3 hours
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Scene 5 How is the nurse behaving that is frustrating to Juliet?
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Complaining that she doesn't want to tell Juliet what Romeo told her
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Scene 6 What does Friar Laurence mean when he says, " Therefore, love moderately; long love doth so"?
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To love reasonably
