Act 1 scene III

Question 1

What happens in this scene?

Answer 1

Lady Capulet questions Juliet regarding her thoughts on marriage. (juliet disagrees) The nurse offers a more bawdiful response and recalls incidents from Juliet’s childhood

Question 2

What two themes are portrayed in this scene?

Answer 2

1. Youth versus old (lady capulet, juliet)

2. status (lady capulet’s responses in contrast to the nurses bawdiful ones)

Question 3

What is juliet’s youthful innocence contrasted with in this scene? (nurse)

Answer 3

The nurses courser, outlook on life

Question 4

What does the nurses reminiscence about Juliet being weaned anticipate and what is the quote for this?

Answer 4

It anticipates Juliets move towards more sexual maturity

“Thou wilt fall backwards when thou hast more wit”

Question 5

What is a quote that shows that Juliet’s parents only care about power and status with the marriage

Answer 5

“So shall you share all that he doth possess”

Question 6

How does the nurse reinterpret Lady Capulets lines about marriage for increasing power and status?

Answer 6

She interprets it as ‘marriage increases a woman through pregnancy’

Question 7

How does lady Capulet, Juliet and the nurses view of love contrast in this scene?

Answer 7

Juliet - romantic sense
Lady Capulet - Social
The nurse - Physical

Question 8

What quote shows that Juliet does not desire to marry Paris?

Answer 8

“It is an honor i dream not of”

Question 9

What quote shows that Juliet sees marriage in a romantic sense and rejects her seniors views?

Answer 9

“I’ll look to like, if looking liking move/ but no more deep will i endart my eye”