Romeo and Juliet Act 2: Scene 4 Plot – Flashcards
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What are Benvolio and Mercutio doing as the scene opens?
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Looking for Romeo.
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To what do they attribute Romeo's strange behavior?
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Rosaline fell in love.
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What new occurrence in the Montague/Capulet feud does Mercutio and Belvolio know about that Romeo has no knowledge?
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Tybalt challenged Romeo to a duel.
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How does Romeo respond to Mercutio's jokes and gibes in lines 35-61?
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Romeo plays along with it.
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What conclusions does Mercutio reach about Romeo from the changes in Romeo's mood?
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He's back to his old self and they think his new love is over the top.
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Whose message does the Nurse deliver to Romeo?
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The first message delivered by the Nurse is her own: she tells him not to take advantage of Juliet. The second message delivered by the Nurse is when threatens him again to not be a two-timer (stay with Juliet; no cheating).
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What does the Nurse say?
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Juliet wants to know if he still wants to get married. Romeo relays the time and informs the Nurse he has made the vow to get married.
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What scheme has Romeo devised?
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First they will go to confession, as to cover up the marriage.
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What is Romeo's servant going to give the Nurse?
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A rope ladder.
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Mercutio asks Romeo to leave the nurse and do what?
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Come to his father's house for dinner.
