ACT V ROMEO AND JULIET

ACT V, SCENE III Paris: “Give me thy torch; boy: hence, and stand aloof: / Yet put it out, for I would not be seen.” Why would Paris not want to be seen in the graveyard? “…with digging up of graves.” What is being referenced in this line? 2 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III “I am almost afraid to stand alone / Here in the churchyard; yet I will adventure.” Is this line an aside, soliloquy, or monologue? What promise does Paris make to Juliet in her grave? Use context clues: what is an obsequy? 3 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III What items do Romeo and Balthasar bring with them to the graveyard? Infer: What are these two men up to? How do you know that? When Romeo says, “Hold, take this letter. Early in the morning / See thou deliver it to my lord and father” to whom is he referring? What is the content of the letter? 5 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III What is Romeo’s chief purpose for going to Juliet’s tomb? Infer: What is he going to do with the item he aims to retrieve? What does Romeo threaten to do to Balthasar if he does not leave? 3 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III What does Balthasar plan to do? What does it mean when he says, “…his intents I doubt.” 2 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III What literary device/feature is shown in the following lines? “Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death, / Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth, / Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open, / And, in despite, I’ll cram thee with more food!” Who is the “dearest morsel of the earth?” 2 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III Who witnesses Romeo about to enter the tomb? What does Paris think Romeo is going to do? What does Paris plan to do to Romeo? 3 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III Translate these lines that Romeo speaks: “Put not another sin upon my head, / By urging me to fury: O, be gone!” What is Romeo’s state of mind at this point? Quote lines from the text to prove your stance. Who wins the fight? What request of Romeo does Paris make? Why would he request this? 4 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III How is Paris related to Mercutio? Who does Romeo refer to when saying, “What said my man, where by betossed soul / Did not attend him as we rode?” What did Balthasar tell Romeo that he cannot quite remember? 3 point possible

ACT V, SCENE III What does Romeo call Juliet’s grave? Why does he call it this? What is significant about Romeo’s following lines: “Death, lie thou there, by a dead man interr’d.” True or False: Romeo says that Juliet is ugly in death. Quote lines to support your answer. Whose forgiveness does Romeo beg? What is the mood that is established in this monologue? Why might Romeo lamenting all of his past actions? 5 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III What does Romeo do at the end of his last monologue? To whom does Romeo dedicate his last action? True or False: Romeo experiences a long, agonizing death. Quote lines to prove your stance. 3 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III Who else comes to the graveyard following Romeo’s death? What is this interloper’s purpose for being in the graveyard? Does Balthasar know that Romeo is dead? How do you know? What does Friar Laurence sense when he says “…Fear comes upon me: / O, much I fear some ill unlucky thing.” 4 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III What two prophecies have been established and realized in this act? (Hint: one by Romeo, one by Balthasar) What unhappy news does the Friar deliver to Juliet? What problem does Romeo’s death pose for the Friar, being that Juliet is still alive? What is his immediate solution to this problem? 4 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III What does Juliet do upon realizing Romeo is dead and being asked to leave the scene of the apparent crime? What is ironic about Lady Capulet’s lines? “The people in the street cry Romeo, / Some Juliet, and some Paris; and all run, / With open outcry toward our monument.” Who are the first suspects of the “murder?” 3 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III What does Montague reveal has happened to his wife? What happens when the Friar is interrogated? Who does the Friar reveal as an accomplice in the hidden marriage? What does the Prince say to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet? 4 points possible

ACT V, SCENE III Which lord initiates the reconciliation? What is significant about this lord being the one to initiate? What do the two men say to each other? What seems odd about the reconciliation? What is the weather on this morning? How do you know that? 4 points possible

WRAP-UP! Individually, write a response to the following prompt: What was Shakespeare’s purpose in writing this play? What commentary does he include on the topics of love? On feuds and fights? Write a 4-6 sentence response addressing all parts of this prompt. Refer to specific events in the scene and/or the rest of play to support your response.