ROMEO AND JULIET ACT 4- STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS
Act 4, Scenes 1-3
Act 4 Scenes 4-5
- Explain three of the forces that oppose the protagonists, bringing the ultimate end closer.
- Explain what Juliet is feeling when she hears the Nurse’s advice on how to resolve her dilemma.
- What does her placing the dagger beside herself as she drinks the potion signify?
- Scene 2 contrasts dramatically with the preceding one. What is the mood of each scene; how and why are they different? What is so ironic about this scene and its mood?
- Looking over her soliloquy before she takes the potion, what gives Juliet the strength to go ahead and drink it?
Act 4 Scenes 4-5
- Look carefully at the reaction of her parents to the “death” of Juliet. Both Capulets’ flaws canter on their egos. Explain the flaws of both and what they assume about themselves.
- Do they really love Juliet? How do you know this?
- Name and explain two expels of dramatic irony in these two scenes.
- Explain the ironic imagery of Juliet as the bride of death, beginning with the lines, “The night before thy wedding day/Hath death lain with thy wife."