Romeo and Juliet Questions

(4.1.)

1. What does Paris mean when he says, "For Venus smiles not in a house of tears"?

-He means Venus would not smile on him in a house of tears. In other words, the goddess of love would not give him what he wants, which means that he knew he could not properly court Juliet.

2. Explain the dramatic irony in the conversation between Paris and Juliet in front of the Friar.

-She has to act like she is interested and act like she really loves him to be married on Thursday even though Juliet is already married to Romeo.

3. What is the Friar's plan to help Juliet be reunited with her true love?

-Friar sets out a plan for both her and Romeo to avoid Juliet and Paris getting married. He gives Juliet a special portion which makes her seem dead for 42 hours, and when Lady Capulet finds out her, he knows that they are going to place her in a cave so he wrote a letter to tell his plan to Romeo which tells him to go meet Juliet in the cave after 42 hours when she wakes up so they can leave Verona to be together forever.

4. How will Romeo hear of this plan?
-By a letter from Friar Lawrence.

(4.2.)

1. A different Juliet presents herself to Capulet. Explain.

-After she heard the plan from Friar Lawrence, she went to tell her parents that she is okay, or actually she told them that she wants to marry with Paris on Wednesday instead of doing it on Thursday because she couldn't wait until Thursday to start her plan.

2. What does her father then announce?
-He was pleasure to hear it from Juliet, so he changed their wedding on Wednesday from Thursday
as she asked him to do.

(4.3)

1. What does Juliet ask of the Nurse and her mother?

-Juliet tells the Nurse and her mother that she does not need any more help and that she wishes to be left alone.

2. What is she afraid of at this point?

-Juliet is afraid to drink the potion because she is scared that the potion will actually work or not because if the portion didn't work, then she will have to marry Paris in the morning. She also worries that she might die by that potion and can't make her to meet with Romeo.

(4.4.)

1. How does Capulet spend the middle of the night before the wedding?

-Old Capulet, Lady Capulet, the Nurse and all the servants make the last minute preparations for the wedding. They decided to stay up all night to celebrate her wedding with huge amount of food.