Act 3, Scene 4

Location: Capulet’s House

Time: Monday Late Evening

Characters: Capulet, Paris and Lady Capulet

Events: Capulet and Lady Capulet talk about marriage with Paris. Paris wants to marry as soon as possible but the Capulets decide Juliet needs to Recover and Lady will discuss Marriage with Juliet tomorrow. They decide to have the wedding on Thursday.

Act 3, Scene 3

Time: Monday Evening

Location: Friar Lawrence’s Cell

Characters: Nurse, Friar Lawerence and Romeo

Events: Romeo enters Friar Lawrence’s cell and Romeo is very sad and depressed. Friar starts saying how Romeo is lucky that he is banished from Verona rather than being killed. Romeo gets angry at him because he keeps using the word banished and Friar says it doesn’t change anything. Someone starts banging on the door and it’s the Nurse. The Nurse enter’s and says Juliet is also like Romeo; sad and sobbing. Romeo says he will come and meet Juliet before he has to leave.

 Romeo “There is no World without Verona’s Walls, But torture, Hell itself”

Act 3, Scene II

Time: Monday Night

Location: Capulet’s House

Characters: Juliet, Nurse

Events: Juliet is waiting for Romeo to come back to the Capulet house but instead the Nurse arrives. The Nurse goes on and on about death and about how he is dead. Juliet keeps asking “Who is dead?”. She thinks that Romeo is dead and starts to get said. The Nurse says no Tybalt is dead and Romeo killed him. Juliet is very surprised and starts getting teary. Juliet says her death will take her virginity not Romeo and gets very upset. Nurse says she well then get Romeo to comfort her.

Act 2, Scene V

Location: Capulet’s House

Time: Around midday, Monday

Characters: Juliet, Nurse, Peter

Events: Juliet is wondering where the nurse is as she left 30 minutes ago. She talks about love being fast and she says the nurse is slow. The nurse arrives and Juliet get’s angry at the nurse for being late. Juliet is very hyper as she wants to know the news and whether if it’s good or bad. The nurse starts to describe Romeo as very handsome but he is not a polite man. The nurse then says that Juliet has to go to Friar Lawrence’s Cell and she and Romeo can get married.

Act 2, Scene IV

Location: A Street in Verona

Time: Monday Midday

Characters: Mercutio, Benvolio, Romeo, Peter and Nurse.

Benvolio and Mercutio are wondering where Romeo is, and where he went the last night. Romeo arrives and he and Mercutio have some good banter. They make some jokes about each other’s sexual organs and the length of them. Eventually, the Nurse arrives with Peter and all the Montague’s make jokes about her physical appearance. In this scene, it really shows the strong relationship between Romeo and Mercutio and I think Shakespeare will write something that will pull them apart a little bit.

Act 2, Scene iii

Location: Friar Lawrence’s Cell

Time: Monday Morning

Characters: Friar Lawrence, Romeo

Events: The Scene starts out with Friar Lawrence entering his cell, then making remarks about the day’s weather. He describes it as a gloomy day. Romeo come’s into the cell and Friar asks why so early in the morning. Romeo is very in with someone and asks Friar to give him permission so they can get married. Friar is very confused as he thought Romeo loves Rosaline. He ask’s what has changed? Romeo is also very confused about what he’s thinking about. Friar tells him to take it slow.

 

Act 2, Scene ii

Location: Capulet’s Orchard

Time: Very late Sunday Night

Events: Romeo really wants to see Juliet again and jumps out of the Montague car. He runs into the Capulet Orchard and climbs up the to the balcony to the courtyard. He hides and describes Juliet as the light of the rising sun. Romeo pulls Juliet into the pool in the courtyard. He seduces her and they kiss for a bit. The Nurse calls Juliet and she runs out of the pool but as she does Romeo asks to marry her. She says yes and they both kiss again. They plan to meet the next day at 9 o’clock. Juliet gives Romeo her necklace and they both depart.

Act 2, Scene i

Location: Capulet’s Orchard

Time: Late Sunday Night

Characters: Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio

Events: Romeo is very distraught about Juliet. He runs away over the orchard as Benvolio and Mercutio come outside. They shout but they do not know where Romeo is. Mercutio says Rosaline is here to see him and he should come to see her. Benvolio says his love is blind and he best befits the dark

Benvolio: “Blind is his love, and best befits in the dark”

Act 1, Scene V

Location: Capulet Mansion

Time: Sunday Night

Characters: First, Second, Third and Fourth Servingman. Capulet, Cousin Capulet, Romeo, Tybalt, Juliet, Benvolio

Events: All the serving men are getting the party ready; tables, lights etc. Capulet has a big speech to welcome all the guests. Romeo is walking around and spots a beautiful woman. He asks the Servingman who she is but he does not know as it is a masked party. While Romeo is talking to the Servingman Tybalt overhears his and knows that his voice is a Montague’s voice. Tybalt is convinced that he is here to ruin the party and Tybalt wants to kill him. Romeo walks up to Juliet and talks to her for a bit, then kisses her. They are interrupted by the nurse calling upon Juliet. The nurse said her mother wants to see her. Romeo finds out that Juliet is a Capulet and starts to panic.

Mercutio “Dream Description Passage” Act 1, Scene 4

How does Mercutio use metaphors in his passage about dreams?

Statement: Mercutio tries to convince Romeo that a dream has no meaning and only the dull brained dream about things. He says the dreams aren’t reliable and they are inconsistent.

Example: “True, I talk of dreams, Which are children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy”

Explanation: This shows that Mercutio is trying to explain that dreams are children of a lazy or pointless brain and how it is a useless, made up world.