Act II

Prologue

37. Prologue - Summarizes Act I & hints that Romeo and Juliet will find a way to be together. (PLOT)

Scene 1

38. Allusion: refers to Greek Myth of love (Venus & Cupid) A2,S1,L13-15

39. Romeo’s friends think that he is still in love with Rosaline. (PLOT)

40. Romeo is just as alone as he was when still loved Rosaline. (PLOT)

41. Mercutio and Benvolio give up looking for Romeo. (PLOT)

Scene 2

42. Metaphor: Juliet=sun A2,S2,L2-3

43. Imagery: light (sun=Juliet) A2,S2,L2-3

44. Metaphor: Juliet’s eyes=stars A2,S2,L215-17

45. Juliet will disown her family if she can be with Romeo. (PLOT) A2,S2,L35-38

46. Juliet hates the name “Montague” not the person “Romeo.” (PLOT) A2,S2,L45-46

47. Romeo is will to change his name just to be with Juliet. (PLOT)

A2,S2,L52-54

48. Romeo says Juliet’s family cannot stop their love. (PLOT) A2,S2,L73

49. Juliet is afraid that her family will kill Romeo if they find him. (PLOT)

A2,S2,L74 & 78

50. Romeo says he would rather die than live without Juliet. (PLOT)

A2,S2,L81-82

51. Juliet believes that Romeo loves her, but she wonders if their love came too easily. (PLOT)

52. Juliet doesn’t want Romeo to promise that he loves her; she wants him to prove it through his actions. (PLOT)

53. Romeo proposes and Juliet accepts. (PLOT) A2,S2,L133

54. Juliet says that if Romeo is serious he must go and arrange the wedding. (PLOT)

55. Analogy: shows the relationship between pairs of words/ideas. A2,S2,L165-166

56. Romeo says he will have everything arranged by 9:00am. (PLOT) A2,S2,L181

57. Romeo goes to the Priest to arrange the marriage. (PLOT)

Scene 3

58. Soliloquy: a speech given by a character spoken to himself when he is alone on stage. A2,S3,L1-30

59. Nothing is completely good or evil. It depends on how it is used. (PLOT) A2,S3,L21

60. Foreshadowing: Hints at Friar Laurence’s involvement in the tragedy to come. A2,S3,L21

61. Shows Friar Laurence’s knowledge of herbs and drugs. (PLOT)

A2,S3,L22-24

62. Romeo explains that he is in love with Juliet and asks Friar Laurence to marry them. (PLOT) A2,S3,L58-65

63. Friar Laurence tells Romeo that he says the words of love but he really doesn’t really understand love. (PLOT) A2,S3,L90-91

64. Friar Laurence agrees to marry them only because he thinks it will stop the feud between the two families. (PLOT)

A2,S3,L93-95

Scene 4

65. Tybalt sent a challenge to Romeo. He wants to duel. (PLOT)

66. Tybalt is an expert duelist (fencing, sword fighting) (PLOT)

67. Alliteration: words begin with the same sound (phoneme). “Oh, single-soled jest, solely singular for the singleness.” - A2, S4, L52

68. Romeo is in a much better mood. (PLOT)

69. Alliteration: “Good Peter, to hide her face; for her fan’s the fairer of the two.”- A2, S4, L52

70. Nurse comes to find Romeo. It is noon not 9:00 am. (PLOT)

71. Wedding Plan: Juliet is to go to confession at Friar Laurence’s room. They will be married there.(PLOT) A2,S4,L137-140

72. Romeo’s servant will bring a rope ladder to the Nurse for Romeo to use to climb into Juliet’s room for the wedding night.

(PLOT) A2,S4,L144-146

73. Nurse thinks that Paris would make a better husband than Romeo. (PLOT) A2,S4,L159

Scene 5

74. Juliet is very nervous as she waits for Nurse to return from meeting Romeo. She is 3 hours late. (PLOT)

75. Nurse teases Juliet by not giving her Romeo’s Message immediately. (PLOT)

76. Juliet goes to Friar Laurence to get married. (PLOT)

Scene 6

77. Friar Laurence prays that God will bless the wedding regardless of what else might happen to the couple. (PLOT) A2,S6,L1-2

78. Friar Laurence warns that “things” that happen so fast often end just as quickly (and explosively). (PLOT) A2,S6,L9-11

79. Juliet worries that Romeo only talks about love; she is afraid that he doesn’t really understand true love. (PLOT) A2,S6,L30-34

80. Romeo and Juliet get married. (PLOT)

Memorable LinesScene 1

p507 - A2, S1, L35

Scene 2

p508 - A2, S2, L2-3

p509 - A2, S2, L35

p509 - A2, S2, L45-46

p512 - A2, S2, L139

p513 - A2, S2, L198-199

Scene 3

p516 - A2, S3, L68-69