Romeo and Juliet

Act II summary

Name___Zac____Hammond_____________

Prologue:

Now that _______Romeo__________ is in love with _____Juliet_______, he has forgotten his old
love, Rosaline. However, because the two lovers are from enemy families, he does not have
access to her, and she does not have the means to __________see__________ him anywhere.

Scene 1:

Romeo’s friends search for him, but he leaps over an orchard ______Wall________. The friends
try to get Romeo to reveal his hiding place by saying rude things about
________Rosaline____________, but he is not in love with her any more, so it does not work.

Scene 2:

In the_____Capulets___________’s orchard, Romeo sees Juliet talking to herself and is

overwhelmed by her beauty. He compares her to the _________morning sun___________ in the
east. He says her eyes are brighter than _______stars_____________. He says he would like to
be a _______glove_____________ on her hand so he could touch her cheek. He calls her a bright
_______angel__________ from the heavens. Juliet, unaware of Romeo’s presence, says a
______name__________ is not really a part of a person and therefore not important. Even so,
Romeo is afraid she will not accept him because his last name is
________Montugue____________. Juliet is afraid her _______father_____________ may find Romeo
and kill him. She asks Romeo to_______swear_______ his love to her, but then changes her
mind, thinking their actions are “too rash, too _______undivided_____________, too
________sudden____________.”They finally agree that Juliet will send a messenger to Romeo at
____________9________ o’clock the next day, and Romeo will send word to Juliet if he intends to
__________marry__________ her.

Scene 3:

At the beginning of the scene, ______Friar Lawrence______________ is gathering plants and

herbs. He mentions that even weak flowers have both _______poising_____________ and
______medicine power________ in them, just like people, who have both grace and rude will.
When Romeo tells him that he wants to __________help__________ Juliet, the friar cannot
believe that Romeo has changed his mind so suddenly. However, he agrees to perform the
ceremony because it may turn the two _______groups_____________’ hate into “pure
_______love_____________.”
Scene 4:

Benvolio and Mercutio learn that ________Tybalt____________, who is an excellent swordsman,

sent a letter challenging ________Romeo____________. When ______Romeo___________ shows
up, he and Mercutio have a battle of wits, which ends with Mercutio saying that being with
friends is better than “groaning for _______Help__________.” _________Juliet___________ and her
servant, ________went to_____ enter, looking for ____________________.
____________________makes rude comments and sings a rude song to her before he leaves
with Benvolio. Alone with Romeo, ____________________ warns him not to seduce Juliet. Romeo
responds by saying that he wants to marry Juliet that afternoon at ____________________ cell.
The nurse tells Romeo that ____________________ wants to marry Juliet, too, but that Juliet
prefers Romeo.
Scene 5:

Juliet is impatient because the nurse has been gone __________3__________ hours. The Nurse
returns, but tells Juliet that she is too out of _____breath__________ to deliver the message
right away. Then she says her _________Head________ and ______Bones______________ hurt.
Then she asks where Juliet’s _________Mother___________ is. Finally, as Juliet becomes frantic,
the Nurse gives her the news that she will become a bride. Meanwhile, the Nurse will fetch a
_______ladder_____________ so Romeo can climb to Juliet’s balcony for the honeymoon.

Scene 6:

Friar Lawrence is worried that Romeo and Juliet’s love is too passionate and will be brief, like
the explosion when ________fire____________ and ________powder____________ “kiss.” He also
says they may become sick of their sweet love, as one becomes sick of
_________honey___________ when he eats too much of it. His advice is to “love
_______doth__________.” Romeo, however, is so in love that he cannot find words to express
his feelings. Juliet cannot, either, saying that “They are but _________beggars___________ who
can count their ________worth________,” meaning that she has so much love that she cannot
even sum it up. Friar Lawrence marries them.