Romeo and Juliet Act 5 Flashcard

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The first indication that Friar Lawrence’s plan is going to fail is when

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Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is really dead.

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Romeo’s reaction to Balthasar’s news shows that he is

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taking action without thinking clearly.

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In Scene 2, Shakespeare adds further obstacles to a positive resolution when

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John returns without having delivered Romeo’s letter.

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What is the significance of Romeo’s dream about Juliet in Scene 1?

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It foreshadows, but in reverse, the situation in the final scene of Act 5.

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What can you infer from Paris’s appearance at the Capulet tomb?

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Paris so loved Juliet that he plans to scatter flowers on her grave every night.

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Why does Paris try to arrest Romeo?

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he fears that Romeo will defile Tybalt’s body and disrespect the Capulet family.

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What is ironic about the inference Romeo draws in these lines, said as he looks at Juliet? “Thou are not conquered; beauty’s ensign yet/Is crimson in thy lips and thy cheeks?”

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Romeo thinks that Juliet still has some signs of life in her; he fails to realize she is actually returning to consciousness.

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Why doesn’t Lady Montague accompany her husband to the tomb?

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She has died from the grief of Romeo’s exile.

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Why must the Friar be the character who tells the Prince what has happened?

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He is the only character who knows almost the entire story.

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Why does the Prince spare the life of Friar Laurence?

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The Prince thinks that the Friar was always a holy man.