ANSWER KEY: SHORT ANSWER STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS - Romeo and Juliet Act I 1. Why do Sampson and Gregory fight with Montague’s men? Sampson and Gregory are servants of the Capulet family‚ which has been feuding with the Montague family for quite some time. The feud has reached proportions involving all members and servants of both households. 2. Benvolio and Tybalt come upon the servants fighting. Contrast their reactions to the fight. Benvolio tries to break up the fight‚ but Tybalt
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why Act 3 Scene 1 is a major turning point is mainly because it alters the course of events and changes an entirely new route of the play‚ a death of two major characters. Structurally‚ this particular scene is in the middle of the play‚ but more importantly‚ there is a dramatic change in the atmosphere. Because of Romeo’s change of attitude and his exile‚ the romantic love of Romeo and Juliet clashes and they become desperate which also makes a huge difference and affects the following scenes later
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In act 2 scene 2‚ straight after the traitorous and evil deed is carried out‚ Macbeth is instantly filled with the feelings of guilt and regret. “Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood clean from my hand?” This shows the sickly and horrible feelings of remorse have immediately entered his mind and despite Macbeth being a strong‚ noble and brave soldier in battle‚ he cannot withstand the distress and misery that this treason has brought on his poisoned conscience. This quote shows Macbeth
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Romeo and Juliet Character Analysis Romeo The name Romeo‚ in popular culture‚ has become nearly synonymous with “lover.” Romeo‚ in Romeo and Juliet‚ does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love‚ Juliet‚ has died. During the course of the play‚ Romeo matures from adolescence to adulthood as a result of his love for Juliet and his unfortunate involvement in the feud‚ marking his development from a comic character to
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HOW DOES SHAKESPEARE PRESENT ROMEO AND JULIET IN ACT ONE‚ SCENE 5? Shakespeare presents the theme of love in different ways for each of the characters and for some‚ such as Romeo‚ Shakespeare’s portrayal of this theme changes as the play progresses. In Act I‚ Scene V‚ When Romeo sees Juliet he speaks about her‚ using the metaphor: "She doth teach the torches to burn bright!" This suggests that Juliet’s beauty is almost glowing - stunningly beautiful. Shakespeare also includes alliteration with
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Assignment in Romeo and Juliet Act III Scenes 1 & 2 Submitted by: Shimshon Yosef Scene 1 Question 4: Mercutio is related to the Prince and he is my friend. Mercutio was killed because he defended my honor in regard to Tybalt’s lies about me. Tybalt was my cousin for one hour. Romeo states the Juliet’s beauty made him weak like a woman. She weakened his brave heart which was hard as steel. Question 3: Mercutio says that he is a "grave man". He means that he will be dead soon. The literary device
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love are presented in Romeo and Juliet and a section of poems you have studied?” One problem we see with Romeo and Juliet’s love is that it is quite shallow. This is evident when Romeo saw Juliet. He says: “O‚ she doth teach the torches to burn bright!” (Line 43) This suggests that Romeo seems to highlighting how much Juliet stands out. If she is able to “teach the torches” it suggests that Juliet has the skills of what
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A constant theme of infatuation progressively is displayed throughout Romeo and Juliet‚ starting with an innocent desire for true love‚ and ending in death. Romeo and Juliet are the main characters that display the obsession through dialogue. The first sign of infatuation began with Romeo. He claimed‚ “love‚ whose view is muffled still‚ should without eyes‚ see pathways to his will” (Shakespeare 20). Romeo is obsessed with the idea of love‚ and is convinced that love controls you. He ends up getting
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Today I read Act 2 Scene 1 of A Raisin in the Sun. In the beginning of this scene‚ Beneatha is dancing around in her new robes listening to Nigerian folk music. The drunk Walter enters and starts joining in the dancing. Later in the scene‚ George comes in the apartment to pick up Beneatha for their date to the theater‚ but is very surprised to see her in the robes and her new hairstyle. They start to talk about assimilation and George makes fun if their African culture. After much argument‚ Beneatha
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12 Spoken by Juliet‚ Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 5 In this scene‚ Romeo and Juliet are at Capulet’s house. Juliet waits for the Nurse to come back with a message from Romeo. She worries that they might somehow have missed each other. When the Nurse comes back‚ she refuses to tell Juliet anything and complains about her aching back. This is an old game between the Nurse and Juliet: they love teasing each other. The Nurse keeps refusing to tell Juliet what Romeo said until Juliet can’t stand it
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