Act 5 Flashcards
(18 cards)
Describe Romeo’s mood in the opening lines and any foreshadowing?
Romeo is very happy in the beginning bc he had a dream that he died but that Juliet revived him with a kiss and he was king, forshadowing of his death
How does Romeo react to Balthasar’s news? What does Romeo’s plan expose about his character?
Romeo’s immediate reaction is to become very distraught, needs to get back to Juliet’s grave, get poison from the apothecary, shows he is impulsive does not think, hasty descions
Why does the apothecary consent to Romeo’s request?
Because he is poor and needs the money
How do the apothecary’s intentions differ from the Friars?
The apothecary is helping Romeo do something he knows is bad for something he needs to survive while Friar is doing it for glory and things he wants
What does Come cordial and not poison go with me mean?
Romeo wants to poison to bring him to Juliet by killing him, this connects to the theme of love over logic
Why was the Friar’s letter full of charge and what happened to it? How does this reverse his intentions?
The Friar’s letter was full of charge bc it contained important information, it was never given to Romeo bc the person who was sent to give it to him couldn’t get it there so he gives it back to the Friar, this reverses his intentions bc now Romeo will not know Juliet is not dead and they will not reunite
Why is Paris at the churchyard? What does he do when Romeo enters?
Paris is at the churchyard to lay flowers at Juliet’s grave, he hides when he sees Romeo
What does Romeo mean when he says “The time and my intents are savage wild, more firecre and more inexorable far than empty tigers or the roaring sea.”
He is saying that his intentions are intense and impossible to stop. This relates to fate bc he is saying that what he is doing has to happen and there is no way to stop it
What is the significance in Romeo’s belief that drinking poison will “shake the yolk of the inauspicious stars?”
This shows that Romeo believes that if he drinks poison he will be dead and fate will have no power of him anymore
What are Romeo’s thoughts are Paris urges him to fight? What does he think after Paris dies? Parallels between himself and Paris and Tybalt?
Romeo does not want to fight Paris and asks him to leave, just after he dies Romeo feels bad and didn’t realize that he killed Paris, he sees Paris also as fortune’s fool and himself as fiery like Tybalt and offers to do Tybalt the fact of killing himself, Tybalts enemy
How does Juliet first try to kill herself? When this does not work what does she do?
She trys to kiss Romeo to get poison from his lips and when that doesn’t work she stabs herself, this connects love and violence bc it was yet another hastey passionate descion
What role does the prince play in the aftermath of the deaths? how does his language mirror this role and how does he view the lover’s deaths?
He is an impartial judge and dectective this is mirroed by the many questions he asks and how he comments on everyone’s roles in the situation. He feels the death of the lovers is a lesson and punishment of the people of Verona to stop fighting and teaching hate.
Why are the following lines fitting from the Friar? “and here I stand both to impeach and purge myself, condemned and myself exposed.”
Using a paradox to sya that in admitting that he did something wrong he is cleaning himself of his crimes and he should be excised however only admitting that he did do wrong does not fix his mistakes
What happens between the Capulet and Motague families at the end of the play and how is this ironic?
At the end of the play the Capulet and Montague families are brought back together and are saying that they will exalt each others children and even build statues of them. This is ironic bc they only make up after Romeo and Juliets death whereas if they had known before maybe the could make amends and fix things or that even if they couldn’t Romeo and Juliet will never get the benefits of their reconciliation
To what extent is fate responsible for the events of the tragedy?
Very little only that they were entimes and the letter ddin’t get there, everyting else was a descion that the characters made and although they had outside influence there were always other options and no matter what happens in life it will pass and they need to learn that
Why is Friar Lawrence so hastey to leave Juliet?
Because the night watch are coming and he doesn’t want to be blamed for the deaths or have to explain Juliet being alive, he’s also terrified
Compare Juliet’s death to Romeos
Juliet’s is hastey trying to kill herself before watch get there, Romeos is calculated and planned
Why do all adults deserve blame?
Because they all go back on their teachings for ulterior motives
