Name ______Student # ______

Study Guide for The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: Act II

Act II: Scene I

  1. What is Romeo’s dilemma at the beginning of this scene?
  1. What does Mercutio do to try to get Romeo to come out of his hiding place?
  1. Why does Benvolio say that they should give up the search for Romeo?

Act II: Scene II

  1. Where does this scene take place?
  1. What does Romeo call Juliet?
  1. Why is Juliet unhappy?
  1. Why is Juliet concerned that Romeo is in the orchard walls of her home?
  1. What satisfaction does Romeo want from his love with Juliet that night? What is her response?

6. What does Juliet ask Romeo to do on the following day?

Act II: Scene III

  1. Where does Friar Lawrence assume Romeo has been? What is Romeo’s response?
  1. What, according to Romeo, is the difference between Rosaline and Juliet?
  1. Where will Juliet meet Romeo?
  1. Does Friar Lawrence have any doubts or concerns about his decision to marry Romeo and Juliet? Explain.

Act II: Scene IV

  1. What do find out Tybalt has done at the beginning of scene IV?
  1. Why is Mercutio upset with Romeo?
  1. Describe Mercutio’s behavior toward the Nurse.
  2. What does Romeo ask the Nurse to tell Juliet to do?
  1. What does Romeo tell the Nurse his servant will bring to her tonight?

Act II: Scene V

  1. What is Juliet waiting on at the beginning of this scene?
  1. How does the Nurse tease and aggravate Juliet when she returns?

Act II: Scene VI

  1. What warning does the Friar give to Romeo?
  1. What, in essence, do Romeo and Juliet say to each other before they are married?

Name ______Student # ______

The Language of Love

Line Identification and Interpretation for The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet: Act II

Directions: For the lines below, identify the person who said it on the space provided and explain what it means on the lines that follow.

1. ______“See how she leans her cheek upon her hand.

O that I were a glove upon that hand,

That I might touch that cheek!”

______

______

2. ______“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet.”

______

______

______

3. ______“O swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon,

That monthly changes in her circled orb,

Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.”

______

______

4. ______“I have no joy in this love tonight.

It is too rash, too sudden.”

______

______

5. ______“Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books,

But love from love, toward school with heavy looks.”

______

______