Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 3

The following quote is an example of ....

"The smiling morning is replacing the frowning night"

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Forshadowing

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What can the reader infer about Friar Lawrence's attitude from the following quote?

"The smiling morning is replacing the frowning night"

• He is feeling groggy

• He is afraid of the dark

• He feels more positively about daytime than nighttime

• He does not like waking up early

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the following quote contribute to the theme?

"Suddenly someone wounded me with love and was wounded with love."

• Parental demands can be detrimental to children.

• Love often grows slowly

• Violence is an inevitable part of feuds

• Love can be dangerous

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does the following quote contribute to the theme of the play?

"Inside the little rind of this weak flower, there is both poison and powerful medicine. If you smell it, you feel good all over your body. But if you taste it, you die."

• Love is impossible to find.

• Love is blind

• There is a fine line between good and bad, the helpful and the dangerous

• Flowers represent beauty

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the following quote reveal about Friar Lawrence's attitude towards Romeo's new love?

"Then young men love with their eyes, not with their hearts. How many tears did you cry for Rosaline? How many salty tear-drops did you waste salting a love you never tasted?"

• He is disappointed with Romeo because he feels that Rosaline is Romeo's true love.

• He is critical of Romeo, because he believes lust is causing his love to come and go quickly

• He is believes that going on more dates will make their love better

• He admires Romeo's devotion because he sees the depth of his emotions through his tears

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Romeo want from Friar Lawrence when he says, "You have the sacred power to cure both of us."

• Romeo wants the Friar to marry them

• Romeo wants the Friar's medicinal flowers to cure love sickness

• Romeo wants the Friar's wisdom about what they should do

• Romeo wants to be forgiven of the sin of loving a Capulet

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which quote supports the theme of transitory (the state or fact of lasting only for a short time) love?

• "The groans you used to make are still ringing in my old ears. There's still a stain on your cheek from an old tear that hasn't been washed off yet."

• "A jumbled confession can only receive a jumbled absolution."

• "And there is nothing that does not turn bad if it's put to the wrong use and abused. Virtue turns to vice if it's misused. Vice sometimes becomes virtue through the right activity"

• "The Earth is nature's mother and also nature's tomb"

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following quotes contributes to the theme of the danger of foolishness?

• "Let's get out of here. I'm in a rush."

• "We're bound to each other in every possible way."

• "Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall."

• "And you told me to bury my love."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2