Scene 4
MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015
Page 957
BEFORE READING
On a sheet of paper, answer the questions as they
appear on the board. Number your paper as
indicated on the slides. Write answers only unless
you are given a sentence length. Be ready to turn
in your paper when we are finished reading.
JOURNAL PROMPT (5 sentences minimum):
1. How important are dreams? Do they hold any
special meaning? Why or why not?
AFTER LINE 22
2. Identify two puns in lines 11-22. What
effect do they have on the mood of the
scene?
AFTER MERCUTIO’S QUEEN MAB SPEECH
DISCUSS ONLY – DO NOT WRITE.
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Who is Queen Mab?
How big is she?
What are her wagon spokes made out of?
What is the cover of her coach?
What is the harness made of?
What is her whip made of?
Who is her driver?
What kind of chariot does she drive?
AFTER MERCUTIO’S QUEEN MAB SPEECH
3. Recall: What is Mercutio’s explanation
for where dreams come from?
4. Analyze: What do Mercutio’s comments
reveal about his character?
5. Evaluate: How does this passage help the
play?
AT THE END OF SCENE 4
6. What does Romeo mean when he says the
following lines:
“I fear, too early; for my mind misgives
Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars,
Shall bitterly begin this fearful date
With this night’s revels and expire the term
Of a despised life, closed in my breast,
By some vile forfeit of untimely death.”
Scene 5
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2015
Page 961
BEFORE READING
On a sheet of paper, answer the questions as they
appear on the board. Number your paper as
indicated on the slides. Write answers only unless
you are given a sentence length. Be ready to turn in
your paper when we are finished reading.
JOURNAL PROMPT (5 sentences minimum):
1. Do you believe that it is possible to fall in
love with a person at first sight? Why or why
not?
DISCUSS ONLY – DO NOT WRITE.
Look closely at the costumes. What do they
indicate to you about this production of
Romeo and Juliet?
LINE 51
2. Romeo’s awestruck speech is in rhymed
couplets, not blank verse. Why do you
think Shakespeare chose to use rhymed
verse here?
LINES 42-51
3. To what objects does Romeo compare
Juliet? How are these objects similar?
4. What does Romeo imagine will happen
when he touches Juliet’s hand?
5. How does Romeo feel about Rosaline
now? How can you tell?
LINES 52-57
6. What does Tybalt want to do to Romeo?
LINES 87-90
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What do you think Tybalt will do about his
anger?
LINES 91-107
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Recall your first meeting with someone
who later became close to you. How were
your words different from the words
spoken in Romeo and Juliet’s first meeting?
LINES 91-107
7. What are the religious references in the
dialogue, and what is meant by them?
8. What do you think Romeo has learned
about Juliet in this brief scene? What has
Juliet learned about Romeo?
ANALYZE VISUALS: PAGE 965
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Do the actors in this
photograph match your
vision of Romeo and Juliet?
Explain why or why not.
What physical features would
you look for if you were
casting the play?
LINES 126-130
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What does Juliet really want to know?
LINES 136-139
What great irony has Juliet just begun to
grasp about love and hate?
LINES 137-138
9. How does Juliet feel about the fact that
she’s fallen in love with the son of her
father’s enemy?
END OF ACT I
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Make a prediction about what will happen
if Capulet and Montague learn that Romeo
and Juliet have fallen in love.
END OF ACT I
10. A “foil” is a character who highlights,
through sharp contrasts, the qualities of
another character. An example is Lady Capulet
and the nurse. Lady Capulet’s dignity and
short, direct statements contrast with the
nurse’s light, crude chatter. Identify another set
of characters who are foils for each other. What
do you learn about the characters by seeing
them in contrast to one another?