Romeo and Juliet act 4 Flashcards
○ According to Juliet, what will “slay them both?” Who is both?
both is juliet and romeo, slay is marrige to Paris
What inspires Friar Laurence to come up with his plan?
Juliet was willing to die so that she didn’t have to mary Paris
What would Juliet rather do than marry Paris?
she would rather kill herself
What is the meaning of prostrate in scene 2?
apologize then lay pretending shes dead to her father
How has Juliet changed throughout the play?
she starts to question Romeos morals
Is she a static or dynamic character?
She is a dynamic character because she changes from not wanting to marry anyone, to killing herself if she doesn’t get to be with romeo
What fears does Juliet list?
1) If the mixture doesnt work then she will have to get married to Paris
2) If Friar made this to kill her
3)wakes up before Romeo comes to save her
4)Suffocation
5)If she lives in the tomb she would be surrounded by death and darkness
6)She would go insane
What is this? Death lies on her like an untimely frost Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.
Simily, because it uses like or as
After finding Juliet dead, why does Friar Laurence scold the group?
they are being sad when they should be happy because she is in heaven
What does Capulet mean when he says that all things must be turned to the contrary
the wedding should be turned into a funeral
What does the wedding be turened into a funeral mean? give examples
It means like use the wedding flowers as her funeral flowers, the band they got plays sad tunes now, not happy ones
At this point, what is the most concerning aspect of the plan?
Romeo doesn’t get the letter and Juliet will not be saved
