Library Assignment Thursday,
May 31, 2012 – ACT 2
1. Go to http://mrsdsmith.tripod.com. Click Lit 9.
Under Romeo and Juliet resources, click “No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet.” (Read all of Act II.
Try comparing the original text to the modern while you are reading. Complete
these questions.
2. If you finish early, respond to the extra credit blog at http://maddogsmith.blogspot.com/ AND practice the Literary Terms flashcards at http://flashcards.engrade.com/lit9literarytermsmustkno.
Scene One – Dramatic Irony: Romeo is as passionately
in love as Mercutio teases him for being, but in a totally different way and with a totally different woman. Mercutio isn’t aware of this.
1. Would his
friends feel differently toward him if they knew the truth? Why or why not?
Scene Two – This is the most famous scene in the entire play
and in all literature!
2. What does Juliet mean when
she says, “Deny thy father and refuse thy name?”
3. What is a soliloquy?
4. Explain Juliet’s soliloquy at the beginning II.ii.
5. Why does she
tell Romeo not to swear by the moon?
6. Romeo and Juliet profess their love for one another. Juliet is to contact Romeo (through a servant) the
next day. Why?
Scene Three – This scene opens with Friar Laurence collecting herbs. He
is discussing the properties of the herbs and the purposes for which they may be used. This demonstrates Friar Laurence’s
knowledge of herbs and foreshadows that this knowledge may serve some purpose
in future events in the drama.
7. Why does Romeo go to see Friar Laurence?
8. Why does Friar Laurence at first question Romeo’s love for Juliet?
9. Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Scene Four
10. What news does Benvolio
have about Tybalt?
11. Why do you think Romeo doesn’t share is plans with his friends,
Benvolio and Mercutio?
12. What does Romeo tell the
nurse to tell Juliet?
Scene Five
13. What does
Juliet want the nurse to find out from Romeo?
14. Why does
the Nurse put Juliet through so much torture before giving her Romeo’s message?
Scene Six
15. What warning
does Friar Laurence give Romeo foreshadowing future events of the play?
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16. Do you
think Romeo and Juliet do the right thing by marrying before anyone can object? Why
or why not?
17. Do you
think Friar Laurence and the Nurse act responsibly in helping Romeo and Juliet? Explain.
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18 – 20. (15 points) Take an online quiz
on Acts I and II at http://www.quia.com/rr/157024.html. Write down five questions (with the answers)
that you get wrong.
