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Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 by William Shakespeare (page 608)
Use complete sentences to answer the following questions.
1. Scene 2 of act 2 is the famous balcony scene in which Romeo and Juliet declare their love for each other. What major
decision do they reach during this scene? Which of them mentions it first?
2. Who is Friar Lawrence?
3. What kind of mood do Benvolio, Mercutio, and Romeo express in scene 4 as Juliet’s Nurse comes to see Romeo? How
do they show this mood?
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4. What message does Romeo send to Juliet with her Nurse?
5. How does the last scene of act 2 end? Where are Romeo and Juliet and what are they doing?
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Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 (page 56)
1. They decide to marry. Juliet mentions it first, when she
asks Romeo to send word to her the next day whether
his intention is to marry her.
2. He is Romeo’s spiritual advisor, the man Romeo asks to
perform the marriage ceremony.
3. They are feeling silly. They joke and make a series of
plays on words with each other and with the Nurse.
4. Romeo sends the message that Juliet is to come to Friar
Lawrence’s cell that afternoon so they can be married.
5. Juliet enters Friar Lawrence’s cell, where Romeo and the
friar are waiting. The scene ends as the three exit. The
marriage will be performed offstage.
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