Act IV/V Review

Why is Friar Laurence reluctant to marry Paris and Juliet?

• He knows she is already married to Romeo.
• He doesn't like Paris.
• He knows Juliet would not be happy.
• They have not asked him yet.

How does Paris explain the sudden haste of the marriage plans?

• Lord Capulet thinks it will cheer up his daughter.
• Lord Capulet is afraid Paris will not wait any longer.
• Paris has several women waiting in the wings.
• Paris is persistent and will not take "no" for an answer.

If Friar Laurence cannot help her, what does Juliet threaten to do?

• kill herself so she does not have to marry Paris
• head to Mantua to find Romeo herself
• marry Paris as her family has planned
• kill the Friar and live in his place

Describe the Friar’s plan for Juliet?

• run off with Romeo and not marry Paris
• take a sleeping potion to fake her death so she does not have to marry Paris and since Romeo is already banished
• take a sleeping potion to fake her death so she can run off with Romeo
• kill herself so she does not have to marry Paris

Why does Friar Laurence think that Juliet will accept his plan?

• If she has the strength to kill herself, then she should have the strength to take this risk too.
• She doesn't really have a choice in the matter since she has run out of options.
• She does not want to marry Paris and will do anything to avoid that.
• She is a female and does not get to make her own decisions.

What does Juliet say that makes her father happy?

• She asks for his forgiveness and says she will do whatever he wants.
• She says she will marry Paris and be happy.
• She tells him she is sorry for being so angry and will not let it happen again.
• She says she is eager to become the wife of Paris.

How does Capulet change the wedding plans? What implication does this have?

• He moves the date up, which gives them even less time to get news to Romeo.
• He moves the date up, which means she will not have time to drink the potion.
• He moves the date back, which means she will lie in the tomb even longer.
• He moves the date back, which means she will have to marry Paris.

How is Capulet’s behavior considered odd the night before her wedding?

• He tells his wife to go to bed, and he will play the housewife and stay up to make the preparations.
• He tells his wife he is going to bed, and she will have to play the housewife and stay up to make the preparations.
• He says they should both stay up all night and work on the preparations for the next day.
• He says they should both go to bed and worry about the preparations in the morning.

What goes wrong in the Friar’s plan?

• The letter is never sent Romeo.
• The letter does not get to Romeo.
• Romeo does not believe the letter since he heard Juliet died.
• Romeo misunderstands the letter and thinks he is to kill himself.

If the potion does not work, what will Juliet do?

• marry Paris as her parents have requested
• run off with Romeo to Mantua
• go to the Friar again and ask him to help
• kill herself with a dagger she has placed by her bed