Nexus resource
Romeo and Juliet Act 2
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English
10–12, 12–14
Romeo and Juliet
Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. ©British Council 2015
Source | This resource was originally developed by EAL Nexus. Images taken from Self-Made Hero’s
Manga Shakespeare series.
Act Two: Scene 1
The balcony scene
Underline the correct words
1. Romeo climbs/doesn’t climb over the wall.
2. Romeo gets into/doesn’t get into Lord Capulet’s garden.
3. His friends look/don’t look for him.
4. His friends find/don’t find him.
Join sentences 1 and 2 with and or but.
Join sentences 3 and 4 with and or but.
Try using he and they
in your sentences too.
Write what the characters say in the speech bubbles.
‘I heard you say that you
love me and I will give up
my name for you’
You are a
Montague but I
love you anyway
‘Let’s get married,
‘I can’t live without
but we can’t tell our your love’
families’
Juliet comes out onto the balcony.
She does not know that Romeo is in
the garden because it is dark. She
is talking to herself about how she
is in love with Romeo. Romeo tells
her he has heard what she said. He
says he loves her too. They decide
to get married in secret. Romeo will
arrange the wedding and Juliet will
send a messenger in the morning to
find out what he has arranged.
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Make sentences about what they say.
1. Juliet is talking to herself about how she is in love with Romeo.
She says that Romeo is a Montague but she loves him anyway.
2. ________________________________________________
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3. ________________________________________________
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4. ________________________________________________
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Act Two: Scenes 1–5
The places
Match the places to the images
The herb garden
The Capulets’ house
Juliet’s balcony
Friar Lawrence’s cell
The Capulets’ garden
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Match the two halves of the sentences and put them in order. You
need to use one place twice.
The herb garden
The Capulets’ house
Juliet’s balcony
Friar Lawrence’s cell
The Capulets’ garden
is where
Romeo sees Juliet.
Romeo goes to find Juliet.
Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to
marry him and Juliet.
they get married.
Romeo and Juliet will spend
the night.
the Nurse gives Romeo’s
message to Juliet.
1. The Capulets’ garden is where Romeo goes to find Juliet.
2. ________________________________________________
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3. ________________________________________________
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4. ________________________________________________
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5. ________________________________________________
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6. ________________________________________________
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