Romeo and Juliet

Study Sheet Act IV

Quotations
Identify the speaker of each quotation then answer the questions.
1. Ah Juliet, I already know thy grief;
It strains me past the compass of my wits.
2. Immoderately she weeps for Tybalts death,
And therefore have I little talked of love
For Venus smiles not in a house of tears.
3. If in thy wisdom thou canst give no help,
Do thou but call my resolution wise,
And with this knife Ill help it presently.
4. Pardon, I beseech you!
Henceforward I am ever ruled by you.
5. Go thou to Juliet, help to deck her up
Ill play the housewife for this one.
6. My heart is wondrous light
Since this same wayward girl is so reclaimed.
7. I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins
That Almost freezes up the heat of life.
8. My dismal scene I needs must act alone.
9. Death lies on her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.
10. Heaven and yourself
Had part in this fair maid, now Heaven hath all
11. Her father counts it dangerous
That she doth give her sorrow so much says,
And in his wisdom hastes our marriage
To stop the inundation of her tears.
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Quote 1 To whom are the lines spoken?

Quote 1 What is Juliets grief?
Quote 2 To whom are the liens spoken?
Quote 3 To whom are the lines spoken?
Quote 3 What is the Resolution?
Quote 4 To whom are the lines spoken?
Quote 4 How are the lines an example of
dramatic irony?

19. Quote 6 How are the lines an example of

dramatic irony?
20. Quote 7 Why does the speaker have a
cold fear?
21. Quote 9 Ho is her?
22. Quote 9 How are the lines an example of
dramatic irony?
23. Quote 10 To whom are the lines spoken?
24. Quote 11 To whom are the liens spoken?

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Why does Paris call on Friar Laurence?

What is Juliets reason for visiting the Friar?
What does Juliets brief conversation with Paris reveal about her attitude towards him?
When Paris has gone, what does Juliet threaten to do?
What plan does the Friar propose as a way out of her difficulty?
What is the time limit of the plan?
How is Romeo to be informed of his part in the plan?
When Juliet returns home, why does she pretend to accept her fathers wishes?
In his joy at her seeming change of heart, what changes does Capulet make in the wedding plans?
How will this change affect the timing of the Friars plan?
What doubts does Juliet have before drinking the Friars potion?
What is her greatest fear?
Why does Juliet have a dagger with her?
Who is the first to discover Juliets death?
what does this Act reveal about Juliets character? Explain.

Vocabulary
40. And in his wisdom hastes our marriage to stop the inundation of her tears.
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41. I am enjoined by holy Laurence to fall prostrate here to beg your pardon.
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42. My dismal scene I needs must act alone.

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43. Oh if I wake, shall I not be distraught, environed with all these
hideous fears.
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environed
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