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Act II, Scene 2: The Balcony Scene Romeo Juliet Nurse

Act II, Scene 3: Friar Laurence’s Cell After leaving Juliet, Romeo seeks out Friar Laurence for help. Friar Laurence is up early, tending to his garden. This scene establishes that he knows about the medicinal properties of plants and has some training with making potions. Friar Laurence delivers a speech about how herbs and plants have the potential to be healing and medicinal, but if they're misused, they can be deadly poison.

Act II, Scene 3: Friar Laurence’s Cell When Romeo arrives, Friar Laurence notices that he hasn't "been in bed tonight" and assumes that he must have been with Rosaline. He also notices that Romeo is suddenly cheerful after weeks of moping around. Romeo quickly tells the Friar that he's totally over Rosaline and madly in love with Juliet. He asks if Friar Laurence will perform their wedding ceremony The Friar's response: "Holy Saint Francis!" Friar Laurence provides a much-needed reality check: Romeo has thinks that he’s in love with every girl he meets. He says, “Young men’s love then lies / Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes” (p. 1075).

Act II, Scene 3: Friar Laurence’s Cell The Friar decides to help Romeo out but not because he's a romantic: he's got political motives—a marriage between Romeo and Juliet just might reconcile the two warring families. So, in the name of reducing the yearly street-brawl- murder rate in Verona, Friar Laurence skips the lecture on fidelity and commitment and goes right to agreeing with the marriage.

Act II, Scene 4: A Street Mercutio and Benvolio still haven't figured out where Romeo is. It turns out that Tybalt has sent Romeo a message that goes something like this: "I'm going to beat you up with my sword." But lovelorn Romeo is in no condition to face Tybalt in a duel, right? Of course Mercutio also uses the opportunity to take a dig at Tybalt, who takes himself and his sword fighting skills way too seriously. Romeo finally shows up, and he's dropped the depressed "Rosaline doesn't love me" act. Amused by his new attitude, Mercutio engages Romeo in some friendly banter.

Act II, Scene 4: A Street As planned, the Nurse shows up to meet with Romeo. She looks ridiculous, apparently, and Mercutio can't resist flirting with her, mocking her, and talking dirty to her. In between all these antics, Romeo manages to take the Nurse aside and tell her that Juliet should find an excuse to come to Friar Laurence's church—where she will be married.

Act II, Scene 5: Juliet is impatient… In an orchard at the Capulet place, Juliet waits for the Nurse to come back with a message from Romeo. When the Nurse comes back, she plays a little game by refusing to tell Juliet anything and complaining about her aching back. Finally, the Nurse gives in and tells Juliet to run to Friar Laurence's room where Romeo is waiting so they can get married Before the scene ends, the Nurse says she'll "fetch a ladder" for Romeo to climb up so the lovers can spend their wedding night together.

Act II, Scene 6: The Wedding

Act III, Scene 1: The Fight Mercutio Tybalt Romeo Prince Lady Capulet Citizen Montague Benvolio

“Ask for me tomorrow and you / shall find me a grave man” Pun A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. “Ask for me tomorrow and you / shall find me a grave man” Foreshadowing A warning or indication of a future event. Dramatic Irony When the audience knows something that the characters do not.

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Act III, Scene 2: Juliet’s Reaction Juliet, who hasn't heard about the whole murder/ revenge killing thing, is watching the clock for nightfall, when Romeo is supposed to sneak into her room. When the Nurse enters, Juliet realizes right away that something has gone wrong. First, Juliet thinks Romeo has been killed. Nope: her husband has just murdered her cousin.

Act III, Scene 2: Juliet’s Reaction Juliet's first reaction is to curse Romeo, and the Nurse joins in—but you know that isn't going to go over well, and it doesn't. Juliet turns on the Nurse and tells her she can't criticize her husband. If he hadn't killed Tybalt, then Tybalt would have killed Romeo. Forced to choose between the cousin she has loved all her life and her new husband, she chooses Romeo. Just as she's decided to forgive Romeo, she remembers that he's been banished and starts flipping out. Her Nurse promises to find him so they can at last say goodbye.

Act III, Scene 3: Romeo’s Reaction Romeo is hiding out at Friar Laurence's, and Friar updates him on the Tybalt situation. The Friar wants him to see the banishment as good news—yay for no executions?—but Romeo is too focused on the banishment part.

Act III, Scene 3: Romeo’s Reaction There's a knock at the door. It may be the Prince's men. Eek. The Friar tells Romeo to hide, but Romeo refuses. Luckily for everyone, it's only the Nurse at the door. She and the Friar try to deal with Romeo, who keeps threatening really mature things like stabbing himself out of guilt for hurting Juliet.

Act III, Scene 3: Romeo’s Reaction The Friar comes up with a plan that's slightly better because it doesn't involve suicide: Romeo and Juliet can have one night together before Romeo leaves Verona. Later, he promises, they'll be able to figure out a way to get Romeo pardoned by the Prince so he can come back to Verona and make his marriage to Juliet public knowledge. Hearing this plan, Romeo recovers and runs off to see Juliet. Quick Brain Snack: marriages in the Catholic Church (and lots of other churches) weren't consider valid unless they'd been consummated—i.e., the two people had to have sex. If Juliet and Romeo don't sleep together, Juliet's dad will be able to get the marriage declared invalid and marry her off to Paris.

Act III, Scene 4: Wedding date woes Paris is still hanging around, talking to Capulet, hoping he can marry Juliet. Unfortunately, Juliet's still way depressed about Tybalt/ Romeo. Juliet's grief for Tybalt seemed so extreme to her father that he's changed his mind about waiting a few years before she is married. What better way to cheer her up than to force her into a marriage with a man she's just not that into? He promises Paris that the wedding will be held on Wednesday, then stops suddenly and asks what day it is. Paris responds that it is Monday; Capulet decides that Wednesday is too soon, and that the wedding should instead be held on Thursday.

Act III, Scene 5: So hard to say goodbye…

Act III, Scene 5: Father knows best…