How Did Romeo And Gregory Fight With Montague's Men
Act One
1. Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with Montague’s men? They fight because they think that they are better than the Montague’s men. When Montague’s men here this they provoke Sam and Greg and it turns into a Capulet and Montague brawl.
2. Benvolio and Tybalt come upon the servants fighting. Contrast their reactions to the fight. Benvolio tried to stop the fighting, but Tybalt calls Benvolio a coward for not wanting to fight.
3. When Montague and Caplet enter and see the disturbance, they want to fight, too. What do their wives say? Their wives tell them that it’s not worth it, and that this fighting is stupid.
4. What ended the opening skirmish? The prince came and ordered everyone to stop fighting and that the next person that …show more content…
starts a fight would be executed.
5. Why is Romeo sad? Romeo is sad because he loves the girl named Rosalina. However, Rosalina isn’t into him. This causes Romeo to feel depressed, and talks to his friend, Benvolio.
6. In Act 1 Scene2, Paris asks Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage. What is Capulet’s reply? Capulet replies to him that he can, but that Juliet needs to like him too in order to marry.
7. Why is Capulet giving a feast? Juliet wants to meet other people before she is forced to marry Paris.
8. How does Romeo find out about the feast, and why does he decide to go even though (being a Montague) he is not invited? Benvolio tells Romeo about the feast, and convinces Romeo to go and sneak in wearing a mask.
9. Describe Juliet’s relationship with her family in Act 1. Juliet is not very fond of her parents wanting her to marry so soon.
10. At the end of Act 1 Scene 4, what does Romeo tell Benvolio, foreshadowing future action in the play? That his love for Juliet will be the death of him.
11. What does Romeo mean when he says, “Oh, dear account! My life is my foe’s debt.”? Juliet is a Capulet and him being a Montague is forbidden for them to fall in love.
12. How does Capulet describe and feel about Romeo? Capulet’s first impression of Romeo is that he’s a nice kid (not knowing he’s a Montague), but Capulet really wants Juliet to like Paris.
13. How does Romeo describe is love for Rosaline? After meeting Juliet he doesn’t know why he was ever in love with Rosalina and totally for all feelings for her.
14. To what is Romeo referring when he contrasts love and hate? He talks about how you can hate your enemies, but when you love somebody you completely forget the hate you have for your enemies.
Act Two
1. In Act 2 Scene 2, Romeo and Juliet profess their love for one another. Juliet is to contact Romeo (through a servant) the next day. Why?
Romeo wants to secretly meet with Juliet alone.
2. What is Juliet’s reaction when she discovers Romeo has been listening to her “counsel”? She’s a little creped out that he knows show much about her
3. What is Juliet’s reaction to Romeo comparing his love for her using the moon as a metaphor? She is a little worried and tells Romeo that the moon is inconsistent and is always chancing. She wants him to stay true to his word and not go back and forth with his feelings.
4. Why does Friar Laurence compare man to herbs? There are times were men smell sweat(righteous), but there are times when men smell nasty(evil)
5. Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? He agrees to because he thinks that the marriage of the son of Montague and the daughter of Capulet will resolve the fighting.
6. What message does Nurse take to Juliet? That Juliet needs to meet Romeo at Friar Laurence’s cell to be married at midnight.
7. How does Mercutio act rudely towards Nurse? He acts a little judgmental based on looks.
8. What warning does Friar Laurence give Romeo, foreshadowing future events of the play? The danger of your parents finding out and the faithfulness to your wife.
9. What does “So simile the heavens upon this holy act/that after hours with sorrow chide us not,” mean? That this is a happy moment that
10. What does “These violent delights have violent ends,” mean? These temptations that seem pleasing have an ugly ending in the end. Act Three
1. In Act 3, Mercutio and Benvolio get into a conflict with Tybalt. What does Romeo do when he comes upon them? Why? At first Romeo tells them to stop there complaining. Then Romeo joins into the fight.
2. How do Mercutio and Tybalt die? Tybalt kills Mercutio and then Romeo kills Tybalt for killing his friend.
3. What punishment did the Prince give Romeo for fighting? The prince banished him from Verona forever and to never return.
4.
For whom did Juliet decide to weep? Juliet actually weeps for Romeo, because the person she’s secretly married to is now banished from the city.
5. Why did Romeo’s killing Tybalt put Juliet in a bad position? What did she finally decide? It put her in a position of having to choose her family or to choose her husband. She choose her family at first, but later decide to go with her husband in the end.
6. Lady Capulet goes to tell Juliet about the plans for the marriage between Juliet and Paris. What is Juliet’s reaction? She is disappointed, because she doesn’t like Paris and her father does. She later confronts her father over the issue. Capulet tells her to marry him or he will disown her and make her leave the palace.
7. Who called Romeo a coward? Friar Laurence calls Romeo a coward for thinking that his life is over, when the punishment that the Prince gave wasn’t as bad as death.
8. Who is known as the prince of cats? Tybalt
9. What motivation does Friar have for marrying Romeo and Juliet? Friar is motivated to marry Romeo and Juliet for the glory of bringing the two houses together from enemies to friends and relatives.
10. How does Mercutio always act? Mercutio always acted like he was higher than somebody else and kind of had it coming to him with
Tybalt.
11. How does the Montague crowd treat the Nurse? They treat her like garbage, because of her appearance and because of her being a Capulet.
12. What does Nurse say about Paris? That he’s a nice replacement of Romeo and that her parents will be happy if she marries him.
13. When does the Nurse tell Juliet about the wedding? That is will be big and that her parents have been working hard on to make it the best wedding in the city.
14. What is shrift? Confessing of a sin to a priest or somebody high in church authority.
1. Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with Montague’s men? They fight because they think that they are better than the Montague’s men. When Montague’s men here this they provoke Sam and Greg and it turns into a Capulet and Montague brawl.
2. Benvolio and Tybalt come upon the servants fighting. Contrast their reactions to the fight. Benvolio tried to stop the fighting, but Tybalt calls Benvolio a coward for not wanting to fight.
3. When Montague and Caplet enter and see the disturbance, they want to fight, too. What do their wives say? Their wives tell them that it’s not worth it, and that this fighting is stupid.
4. What ended the opening skirmish? The prince came and ordered everyone to stop fighting and that the next person that …show more content…
starts a fight would be executed.
5. Why is Romeo sad? Romeo is sad because he loves the girl named Rosalina. However, Rosalina isn’t into him. This causes Romeo to feel depressed, and talks to his friend, Benvolio.
6. In Act 1 Scene2, Paris asks Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage. What is Capulet’s reply? Capulet replies to him that he can, but that Juliet needs to like him too in order to marry.
7. Why is Capulet giving a feast? Juliet wants to meet other people before she is forced to marry Paris.
8. How does Romeo find out about the feast, and why does he decide to go even though (being a Montague) he is not invited? Benvolio tells Romeo about the feast, and convinces Romeo to go and sneak in wearing a mask.
9. Describe Juliet’s relationship with her family in Act 1. Juliet is not very fond of her parents wanting her to marry so soon.
10. At the end of Act 1 Scene 4, what does Romeo tell Benvolio, foreshadowing future action in the play? That his love for Juliet will be the death of him.
11. What does Romeo mean when he says, “Oh, dear account! My life is my foe’s debt.”? Juliet is a Capulet and him being a Montague is forbidden for them to fall in love.
12. How does Capulet describe and feel about Romeo? Capulet’s first impression of Romeo is that he’s a nice kid (not knowing he’s a Montague), but Capulet really wants Juliet to like Paris.
13. How does Romeo describe is love for Rosaline? After meeting Juliet he doesn’t know why he was ever in love with Rosalina and totally for all feelings for her.
14. To what is Romeo referring when he contrasts love and hate? He talks about how you can hate your enemies, but when you love somebody you completely forget the hate you have for your enemies.
Act Two
1. In Act 2 Scene 2, Romeo and Juliet profess their love for one another. Juliet is to contact Romeo (through a servant) the next day. Why?
Romeo wants to secretly meet with Juliet alone.
2. What is Juliet’s reaction when she discovers Romeo has been listening to her “counsel”? She’s a little creped out that he knows show much about her
3. What is Juliet’s reaction to Romeo comparing his love for her using the moon as a metaphor? She is a little worried and tells Romeo that the moon is inconsistent and is always chancing. She wants him to stay true to his word and not go back and forth with his feelings.
4. Why does Friar Laurence compare man to herbs? There are times were men smell sweat(righteous), but there are times when men smell nasty(evil)
5. Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? He agrees to because he thinks that the marriage of the son of Montague and the daughter of Capulet will resolve the fighting.
6. What message does Nurse take to Juliet? That Juliet needs to meet Romeo at Friar Laurence’s cell to be married at midnight.
7. How does Mercutio act rudely towards Nurse? He acts a little judgmental based on looks.
8. What warning does Friar Laurence give Romeo, foreshadowing future events of the play? The danger of your parents finding out and the faithfulness to your wife.
9. What does “So simile the heavens upon this holy act/that after hours with sorrow chide us not,” mean? That this is a happy moment that
10. What does “These violent delights have violent ends,” mean? These temptations that seem pleasing have an ugly ending in the end. Act Three
1. In Act 3, Mercutio and Benvolio get into a conflict with Tybalt. What does Romeo do when he comes upon them? Why? At first Romeo tells them to stop there complaining. Then Romeo joins into the fight.
2. How do Mercutio and Tybalt die? Tybalt kills Mercutio and then Romeo kills Tybalt for killing his friend.
3. What punishment did the Prince give Romeo for fighting? The prince banished him from Verona forever and to never return.
4.
For whom did Juliet decide to weep? Juliet actually weeps for Romeo, because the person she’s secretly married to is now banished from the city.
5. Why did Romeo’s killing Tybalt put Juliet in a bad position? What did she finally decide? It put her in a position of having to choose her family or to choose her husband. She choose her family at first, but later decide to go with her husband in the end.
6. Lady Capulet goes to tell Juliet about the plans for the marriage between Juliet and Paris. What is Juliet’s reaction? She is disappointed, because she doesn’t like Paris and her father does. She later confronts her father over the issue. Capulet tells her to marry him or he will disown her and make her leave the palace.
7. Who called Romeo a coward? Friar Laurence calls Romeo a coward for thinking that his life is over, when the punishment that the Prince gave wasn’t as bad as death.
8. Who is known as the prince of cats? Tybalt
9. What motivation does Friar have for marrying Romeo and Juliet? Friar is motivated to marry Romeo and Juliet for the glory of bringing the two houses together from enemies to friends and relatives.
10. How does Mercutio always act? Mercutio always acted like he was higher than somebody else and kind of had it coming to him with
Tybalt.
11. How does the Montague crowd treat the Nurse? They treat her like garbage, because of her appearance and because of her being a Capulet.
12. What does Nurse say about Paris? That he’s a nice replacement of Romeo and that her parents will be happy if she marries him.
13. When does the Nurse tell Juliet about the wedding? That is will be big and that her parents have been working hard on to make it the best wedding in the city.
14. What is shrift? Confessing of a sin to a priest or somebody high in church authority.