Romeo and Juliet Act 2

What does the Chorus talk about during the prologue?

• Romeo's feelings have shifted from Rosaline to Juliet.

• Romeo and Juliet's love won't last.

• The family feud will escalate into a violent war.

• Tybalt will attack Romeo when he least expects it.

In scene 1, Mercutio and Benvolio are looking for Romeo. How do they try to get him to come out of hiding?

• They call out to him and pretend Rosaline is nearby.

• They threaten to tell his parents about Juliet.

• They send out a pack of dogs to sniff him out.

• They cry out in pain as if they are being attacked.

What does Juliet plan to do the day after she and Romeo declare their love for each other?

• She plans on flirting with Benvolio, Romeo's cousin.

• She plans to tell Rosaline that Romeo is a player.

• She plans to send a messenger to Romeo, so he can arrange for a marriage ceremony.

• She plans to tell her fellow Capulets about Romeo being a stalker.

What does Juliet instruct Romeo to send her the next day?

• She instructs him to send her a message with a love poem.

• She instructs him to send a message about his how much he hates Rosaline now.

• She instructs him to send a message that tells her when and where their marriage will take place.

• She instructs him to send her legal documents that show he has changed his last name.

In Act 2, Scene 3, Friar Lawrence believes Romeo never went to bed because ---------------------------.

• He was with Rosaline.

• He was fighting with Tybalt.

• He was hiding from his father.

• He was partying with his friends.

In Act 2, Scene 3 Romeo confesses that he has come to see Friar Lawrence because ----------------------------.

• He wants to marry Rosaline today.

• He wants to make confession.

• He wants to marry Juliet today.

• He wants to avoid going home.

Friar Lawrence believes the marriage might ----------------.

• cause greater fighting among the families.

• cause the Prince to lift the law against fighting.

• allow more marriages between the families.

• end the feud between the families.

In Act 2, Scene 4, what are Benvolio and Mercutio discussing about Tybalt?

• Tybalt has challenged Capulet.

• Tybalt has challenged Benvolio.

• Tybalt has challenged Romeo.

• Tybalt has challenged Mercutio.

Who is the "messenger" who arrives to talk to Romeo in Act 2, Scene 4?

• Montague

• Friar Lawrence

• Tybalt

• The Nurse

What is humorous (funny) about the scene 5 when the Nurse returns to Juliet?

• The Nurse accidentally breaks wind.

• The Nurse continues to delay the news of Romeo's response.

• The Nurse lies to Juliet about Romeo's response.

• Juliet tells the Nurse that she is already over Romeo.