Act 2 Vocabulary Entreat—v. the act of appealing or earnestly requesting Utterance—n. something spoken or pronounced Idolatry—n. worship of idols, excessive devotion, obsession, mania Repose—n. the state of being at rest, absence of movement, calm, peacefulness Airy—adj. something that verbalizes or speaks Baleful—adj. destructive, deadly, malign, sinister, harmful Intercession—n. the act of intervening or mediating Forsaken—adj. something that has been deserted or abandoned Chide—v. to voice disapproval, to scold, admonish, chastise, chasten, Rancor—n. bitter, deep-seated ill will, enmity, animosity, or antagonism

Act 2

Act 2 Prologue Page 13: Write Act 2 Prologue word-for-word Now old desire doth in his death-bed lie,      And young affection gapes to be his heir;      That fair for which love groan'd for and would die,      With tender Juliet match'd, is now not fair.      Now Romeo is beloved and loves again,      Alike betwitched by the charm of looks,      But to his foe supposed he must complain,      And she steal love's sweet bait from fearful hooks:      Being held a foe, he may not have access      To breathe such vows as lovers use to swear;      And she as much in love, her means much less      To meet her new-beloved any where:      But passion lends them power, time means, to meet      Tempering extremities with extreme sweet. 

After your quiz… I will check your booklet as soon as you are finished! Make sure that you have copied Act 2 Prologue on page 13 of your booklet (see p. 757 if you haven’t) Read Act 2.1 (p. 758) and copy the summary onto page 14 of your booklet: This scene takes place outside the Capulet orchard. Romeo hopes to see Juliet again after falling in love with her at first sight during the Capulet masquerade ball. He leaps the orchard wall when he hears Mercutio and Benvolio approaching. His friends are unaware that Romeo has met and fallen in love with Juliet. Mercutio beckons to Romeo by teasing him about Rosaline's seductive beauty. Romeo continues to hide, and Benvolio persuades Mercutio to leave the scene, knowing Romeo's love of solitude.

After your quiz… In your booklets, title pg. 15 “Act 2 Scene 2” Write the summary: Romeo stands in the shadows beneath Juliet's bedroom window. Juliet appears on the balcony and thinking she's alone, reveals in a soliloquy her love for Romeo. She despairs over the feud between the two families and the problems the feud presents. Romeo listens and when Juliet calls on him to "doff" his name, he steps from the darkness saying, "call me but love." After the two exchange expressions of devotion, the Nurse calls Juliet from the balcony. Juliet leaves, but returns momentarily. They agree to marry. Juliet promises to send a messenger the next day so that Romeo can tell her what wedding arrangements he has made. The scene concludes as day breaks and Romeo leaves to seek the advice of Friar Lawrence.

Language Tricks (pg. 21) Shakespeare’s Language Tricks: Personification: giving human qualities to non- human things (“Ere the sun advance his burning eye” 2.3.5) Metaphor: a comparison without using like or as (“The earth that’s nature’s mother is her tomb” 2.3.9) Simile: A comparison using like or as (“And fleck’d darkness like a drunkard reels” 2.3.3) Classical Allusion: making a reference to something or someone from Ancient Greece (“Titan’s burning wheels” 2.3.4)

Language Tricks Continued Reversed Word: A word is reversed from what it would usually look like (“I must upfill this osier cage of ours” 2.3.7) We would normally say “fill up” not “upfill” Reversed Thought: The thoughts are in reversed (or backwards) order (“The earth that’s nature’s mother is her tomb/What is her burying grave, that is her womb” 2.3.9-10) Normally, the question would be asked prior to giving the answer Reversed Sentence Construction: The sentence is actually written in a reversed order (“And from her womb children of divers kind/We sucking on her natural bosom find” 2.3.11-12) Normally, we would say “We find children of divers from her womb sucking on her natural bosom”

Page 21: Language Tricks Find an example of each language trick throughout ACT 2 Write the line AND the line number in your booklets