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From The Tragedy of Romeo and JulietAct II, Scene 2

Literary Focus: Tragedy and Figures of SpeechA tragedy is a narrative—usually a play—about serious and important

actions that ends unhappily. Most often a tragedy ends in the death

of one or more of the main characters. Sometimes the disaster

happens to an innocent character, but often the character has some

flaw that leads to his or her downfall.

Figures of speech are comparisons between unlike things. Similes

are comparisons using like or as: I ran like a cheetah toward the

finish line. Metaphors are comparisons that say one thing is another

thing: I was a cheetah running toward the finish line. Personification

gives human qualities to something that is not human: The silvery

moon smiled through the clouds.

Reading Skill: Connecting with the TextMany of the emotions and conflicts in this four-hundred-year-old play

are ones we experience today. When you connect with the text, you

make links between what is happening in the text and your own

world. As you read, think about how the events in the text relate to

your own life or to events you have read about.

Into the PlayIn William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, a young

man and a nearly fourteen-year-old girl fall in love at first sight. But

their families are enemies, so Romeo and Juliet hide their love,

which leads to tragedy.

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William Shakespeare

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I’m not sure what the word jestsmeans in line 1. I know fromhistory that a court jester wassomeone hired by kings andqueens to make people laugh. Ibet jests means “makes fun of.”

I can see in lines 2—9 that Romeois using a metaphor to directlycompare Juliet to the sun. Hegoes on to personify the moon.He says the moon is jealous ofthe beautiful sun (Juliet).

FIGURES OF SPEECH

VOCABULARY


1. thou her maid: Romeo is speaking of Juliet, whom he sees as servant of the goddess of themoon, Diana.

2. vestal livery: clothing of a maiden.3. sick and green: Unmarried girls supposedly had “greensickness,” or anemia. Anemia is a

condition in which a person’s blood has too little iron, which can cause the skin to have agreenish color.

Act II, Scene 2

Romeo Montague and Juliet

Capulet have just met at a party at her parents’ house. They

fell in love at first sight, but their families are sworn enemies.

Now Romeo waits outside in the darkness, hoping for a

glimpse of Juliet.

Shakespeare wrote this play over four hundred years ago.

Of course, the English language has changed a lot since

then. Here are some guidelines to understanding

Shakespeare’s English:

• Some verbs have different endings from today’s versions,

such as doth for does and art for are

• Thou and thee mean you, and thy means your

• Wherefore means why

As you read the play, look for more vocabulary clues in

the footnotes and sidewrap.

Scene 2. Capulet’s Orchard

Romeo (coming forward).

He jests at scars that never felt a wound.

[Enter JULIET at a window.]

But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?

It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!

Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,

Who is already sick and pale with grief

That thou her maid1 art far more fair than she.

Be not her maid, since she is envious.

Her vestal livery2 is but sick and green,3

And none but fools do wear it. Cast it off.

It is my lady! O, it is my love!

O, that she knew she were!

YOU NEED TO KNOW

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I had to read lines 15—21 severaltimes to see the metaphor.Romeo is saying that Juliet’scheeks and eyes are so brightthat they put the stars to shame.

My teacher told us that the littlemarks over some words, like“wingèd” in line 28, show how theword is pronounced: WEENG uhd.But it still means the same thingas winged, that is, “having wings.”

Romeo is gazing at Julietstanding above him on thebalcony. In lines 26–32, hecompares her to something.Circle the words that showwhat he compares her to.

FIGURES OF SPEECH

VOCABULARY

FIGURES OF SPEECH

4. discourses: speaks.5. bestrides: rides straddled as if riding a horse.6. In other words, “Why is your name Romeo?” (It is the name of her enemy.)

She speaks, yet she says nothing. What of that?

Her eye discourses;4 I will answer it.

I am too bold; ’tis not to me she speaks.

Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven,

Having some business, do entreat her eyes

To twinkle in their spheres till they return.

What if her eyes were there, they in her head?

The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars

As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven

Would through the airy region stream so bright

That birds would sing and think it were not night.

See how she leans her cheek upon her hand!

O, that I were a glove upon that hand,

That I might touch that cheek!

Juliet appears at her window.

Romeo, seeing her, makes a long speech to himself about her

beauty. He compares her to the rising sun; he says she is

more beautiful than the moon. He says her eyes are like

stars. Romeo clearly has a crush on this girl whom he has

just met.

Juliet. Ay me!

Romeo. She speaks.

O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art

As glorious to this night, being o’er my head,

As is a wingèd messenger of heaven

Unto the white-upturnèd wond’ring eyes

Of mortals that fall back to gaze on him

When he bestrides5 the lazy puffing clouds

And sails upon the bosom of the air.

Juliet.

O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?6

Deny thy father and refuse thy name;

IN OTHER WORDS

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In lines 38—49, Juliet talks aboutRomeo’s family name ofMontague. She likes Romeo forhimself and wishes the namedidn’t matter. I understand whatshe means—names shouldn’tmatter at all. Only a person’scharacter should count.

Lines 38–49 are a soliloquy(suh LIHL uh kwee)—a speechin which the character isspeaking to herself. In real lifepeople would think thesethoughts silently, but in a playthe audience wouldn’t thenhear them! This is one way aplay is different from real life.Re-read lines 52–61. Asidefrom the poetic language, doyou think this is the way newlovers would react today?Explain your response on thelines below.

CONNECTING WITH THE TEXT



7. though not: even if you were not.8. owes: owns.9. doff: put aside.

10. bescreened: hidden away.11. counsel: private thoughts.

Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,

And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.

Romeo (aside).

Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?

Juliet.

’Tis but thy name that is my enemy.

Thou art thyself, though not7 a Montague.

What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,

Nor arm, nor face. O, be some other name

Belonging to a man.

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other word would smell as sweet.

So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,

Retain that dear perfection which he owes8

Without that title. Romeo, doff9 thy name;

And for thy name, which is no part of thee,

Take all myself.

Romeo. I take thee at thy word.

Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized;

Henceforth I never will be Romeo.

Juliet.

What man art thou, that, thus bescreened10 in night,

So stumblest on my counsel?11

Romeo. By a name

I know not how to tell thee who I am.

My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself

Because it is an enemy to thee.

Had I it written, I would tear the word.

Juliet.

My ears have yet not drunk a hundred words

Of thy tongue’s uttering, yet I know the sound.

Art thou not Romeo, and a Montague?

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In line 66, I see a metaphor—Romeo says he flew over thewalls on wings of love. Romeodoesn’t have wings, and neitherdoes love. I think he means thathis love makes him feel light andfree like a bird.

In lines 71 and 73, I see two wordsI don’t understand: peril andenmity. Since Romeo comparesperil to twenty swords in the nextline, I think peril means “danger.”Enmity is harder to figure out. Itsounds kind of like enemy, butthat word doesn’t exactly fithere. My dictionary says enmitymeans “feelings of hatred againstan enemy.”

I know that a tragedy endsunhappily. I wonder if all this talkabout Juliet’s relatives killingRomeo foreshadows, or hints at,what is to come. Romeo says herlove will protect him from them,though, so maybe he will die someother way.

TRAGEDY

VOCABULARY

FIGURES OF SPEECH

12. o’erperch: fly over.13. proof: armored.

Romeo.

Neither, fair maid, if either thee dislike.

Juliet, not knowing Romeo is

listening below, talks to herself about him. Why must he be

a Montague, an enemy of her family? She compares Romeo

to a rose, which would smell just as nice even if it had some

other name than “rose.” Why couldn’t he be the same

person, but with a different name? Romeo speaks up, saying

that he would gladly change his name for her sake. Juliet is

frightened—who has overheard her? Romeo answers that he

cannot tell her his name because she hates it and therefore

so does he. Juliet recognizes his voice.

Juliet.

How camest thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?

The orchard walls are high and hard to climb,

And the place death, considering who thou art,

If any of my kinsmen find thee here.

Romeo.

With love’s light wings did I o’erperch12 these walls;

For stony limits cannot hold love out,

And what love can do, that dares love attempt.

Therefore thy kinsmen are no stop to me.

Juliet.

If they do see thee, they will murder thee.

Romeo.

Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye

Than twenty of their swords! Look thou but sweet,

And I am proof13 against their enmity.

Juliet.

I would not for the world they saw thee here.

Romeo.

I have night’s cloak to hide me from their eyes;

IN OTHER WORDS

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In lines 80–81, Romeopersonifies love. Underline thehuman qualiities of love inthese lines.

In lines 85–106, Juliet isembarrassed that Romeo hasoverheard her words of love. Doyou think a teenage girl oftoday would be just asembarrassed if the boy sheloved overheard her gushingabout him? Explain.


FIGURES OF SPEECH


14. but: if only.15. proroguèd: postponed.16. Fain: gladly.17. compliment: good manners.18. perjuries: broken promises.19. Jove: Roman god.20. perverse: contrary or stubborn; that is, Juliet will act like she doesn’t like Romeo.

And but14 thou love me, let them find me here.

My life were better ended by their hate

Than death proroguèd,15 wanting of thy love.

Juliet.

By whose direction found’st thou out this place?

Romeo.

By Love, that first did prompt me to inquire.

He lent me counsel, and I lent him eyes.

I am no pilot; yet, wert thou as far

As that vast shore washed with the farthest sea,

I should adventure for such merchandise.

Juliet wonders how Romeo got

onto her family’s property. She warns him that he will be

killed if he is discovered there. Romeo is not afraid; all he

cares about is Juliet. He says he would rather die than live

without her love. When she asks how he found her garden,

Romeo tells her that Love guided him there.

Juliet.

Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face;

Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek

For that which thou hast heard me speak tonight.

Fain16 would I dwell on form—fain, fain deny

What I have spoke; but farewell compliment.17

Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say “Ay”;

And I will take thy word. Yet, if thou swear’st,

Thou mayst prove false. At lovers’ perjuries,18

They say Jove19 laughs. O gentle Romeo,

If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully.

Or if thou think’st I am too quickly won,

I’ll frown and be perverse20 and say thee nay,

IN OTHER WORDS

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I’m not sure what the wordcunning in line 101 means, but Ithink it means “craftiness.” Ichecked a dictionary, and I was right.

The word idolatry in line 114means “worship of an idol oridols.” An idol is an object thatrepresents a god. Who is the“god” Juliet is referring to?

The word rash can mean “aneruption of red spots on theskin” or “hasty.” Whichmeaning fits line 118?

VOCABULARY

FIGURES OF SPEECH

VOCABULARY

21. fond: affectionate, tender.22. havior: behavior.23. strange: aloof or cold.24. impute: falsely blame.25. discoverèd: revealed.

So thou wilt woo; but else, not for the world.

In truth, fair Montague, I am too fond,21

And therefore thou mayst think my havior22 light;

But trust me, gentleman, I’ll prove more true

Than those that have more cunning to be strange.23

I should have been more strange, I must confess,

But that thou overheard’st, ere I was ware,

My true love passion. Therefore pardon me,

And not impute24 this yielding to light love,

Which the dark night hath so discoverèd.25

Romeo.

Lady, by yonder blessèd moon I vow,

That tips with silver all these fruit-tree tops—

Juliet.

O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon,

That monthly changes in her circle orb,

Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.

Romeo.

What shall I swear by?

Juliet. Do not swear at all;

Or if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self,

Which is the god of my idolatry,

And I’ll believe thee.

Romeo. If my heart’s dear love—

Juliet.

Well, do not swear. Although I joy in thee,

I have no joy of this contract tonight.

It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;

Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be

Ere one can say it lightens. Sweet, good night!

This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath,

May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.

Good night, good night! As sweet repose and rest

Come to thy heart as that within my breast!

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Circle the figure of speech inline 133. Is it a simile or ametaphor? Explain how youknow.

FIGURES OF SPEECH


26. frank: generous.27. bounty: ability to give.28. Anon: soon.

Romeo.

O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?

Juliet is embarrassed that Romeo

heard her private thoughts. But since it is too late to pretend

she doesn’t care for him, she asks if he loves her. Juliet is

afraid that Romeo will not take her love seriously and think

it is given too easily. Romeo eagerly begins to swear his love

by the moon. Juliet stops him, saying she hopes his love will

not be as changeable as the moon. In fact, she doesn’t want

him to swear his love at all. It’s all happening too fast for her.

She wants them to take more time, let their love grow. But

Romeo is not ready to say good night.

Juliet.

What satisfaction canst thou have tonight?

Romeo.

The exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine.

Juliet.

I gave thee mine before thou didst request it;

And yet I would it were to give again.

Romeo.

Wouldst thou withdraw it? For what purpose, love?

Juliet.

But to be frank26 and give it thee again.

And yet I wish but for the thing I have.

My bounty27 is as boundless as the sea,

My love as deep; the more I give to thee,

The more I have, for both are infinite.

I hear some noise within. Dear love, adieu!

[NURSE calls within.]

Anon,28 good nurse! Sweet Montague, be true.

Stay but a little, I will come again. [Exit.]

IN OTHER WORDS

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The word substantial in line 141 means either “real” or “large.” Which meaning fits this line best?

Even though this play was written a long time ago, I know a lot of kids today are in this kind of rush, too. When I readlines 142—148, I can tell Juliet isdefinitely a teenager. She’s onlyknown Romeo a few hours, andalready she wants to marry himand follow him all over the world.


VOCABULARY

29. bent: intention.30. procure: get.31. beseech: beg.32. strife: efforts to win her.

Romeo.

O blessèd, blessèd night! I am afeard,

Being in night, all this is but a dream,

Too flattering-sweet to be substantial.

[Enter JULIET again.]

Juliet.

Three words, dear Romeo, and good night indeed.

If that thy bent29 of love be honorable,

Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow,

By one that I’ll procure30 to come to thee,

Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite;

And all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay

And follow thee my lord throughout the world.

Nurse (within). Madam!

Juliet.

I come anon.—But if thou meanest not well,

I do beseech31 thee—

Romeo wants them both to swear

their love. Juliet says she already has; her love for him is

endless. She hears her nurse calling, and she disappears

inside. Romeo asks himself if he is dreaming. Juliet

reappears. She says if he really loves her, he must send her

a message tomorrow, giving a time and place for their

wedding, and she will come. She will send someone to get

Romeo’s message.

Nurse (within). Madam!

Juliet. By and by I come.—

To cease thy strife32 and leave me to my grief.

Tomorrow will I send.

IN OTHER WORDS

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I think I know what “hist” means inline 159. Since Juliet has justcome back, she’s trying to getRomeo’s attention.

In lines 168–170, Juliet plansto send a messenger to Romeo.Why do you think Juliet sayswaiting until the next morningwill take “twenty years”?

Did you ever do something andthen forget why you just did it?Why do you think Juliet forgetsthe reason she called Romeoback (line 171)?


FIGURES OF SPEECH

VOCABULARY


33. tassel gentle: male falcon.34. Bondage is hoarse: Juliet is in “bondage” to her parents and must whisper.35. Echo: girl in a myth who could only repeat others’ final words.

Romeo. So thrive my soul—

Juliet.

A thousand times good night! [Exit.]

Romeo.

A thousand times the worse, to want thy light!

Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books;

But love from love, toward school with heavy looks.

[Enter JULIET again.]

Juliet.

Hist! Romeo, hist! O for a falc’ner’s voice

To lure this tassel gentle33 back again!

Bondage is hoarse34 and may not speak aloud,

Else would I tear the cave where Echo35 lies

And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine

With repetition of “My Romeo!”

Romeo.

It is my soul that calls upon my name.

How silver-sweet sound lovers’ tongues by night,

Like softest music to attending ears!

Juliet.

Romeo!

Romeo.

My sweet?

Juliet. What o’clock tomorrow

Shall I send to thee?

Romeo. By the hour of nine.

Juliet.

I will not fail. ’Tis twenty years till then.

I have forgot why I did call thee back.

Romeo.

Let me stand here till thou remember it.

Juliet.

I shall forget, to have thee still stand there,

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Juliet uses a metaphor in lines 177—182 to compare Romeoto a pet bird on a string. I thinkshe means that she wishes shecould pull Romeo back to her side whenever she wants him.

In line 185 is one ofShakespeare’s many phrasesthat people have loved andquoted for hundreds of years:“Parting is such sweet sorrow.”What do you think makes thisphrase so popular even today?


FIGURES OF SPEECH

36. wanton’s: spoiled child’s.37. gyves (jyvz): chains, like the threads that hold the bird captive.38. ghostly friar’s: spiritual father’s.39. cell: small monastery.40. hap: luck.

Rememb’ring how I love thy company.

Romeo.

And I’ll still stay, to have thee still forget,

Forgetting any other home but this.

Juliet.

’Tis almost morning. I would have thee gone—

And yet no farther than a wanton’s36 bird,

That lets it hop a little from his hand,

Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,37

And with a silken thread plucks it back again,

So loving-jealous of his liberty.

Romeo.

I would I were thy bird.

Juliet. Sweet, so would I.

Yet I should kill thee with much cherishing.

Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow

That I shall say good night till it be morrow. [Exit.]

Romeo.

Sleep dwell upon thine eyes, peace in thy breast!

Would I were sleep and peace, so sweet to rest!

Hence will I to my ghostly friar’s38 close cell,39

His help to crave and my dear hap40 to tell. [Exit.]

Juliet’s nurse calls again, and

they say good night. Romeo is sad to see her go. Juliet comes

out again, and they whisper more words of love back and

forth. He tells her to send her messenger by 9:00 A.M., and

she agrees. They linger, eager for any excuse not to leave

each other. Juliet wants him safely away before morning, but

she cannot stand to let him go. At last, she goes inside.

Romeo heads off to see the friar and ask if he will marry them

tomorrow.

IN OTHER WORDS


Figures of SpeechIn The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare uses many figuresof speech—imaginative comparisons of unlike things. Shakespeare’s figures ofspeech are fresh images that we remember long after reading them.

Below are some examples of figures of speech from Act II, Scene 2. Readeach example in the left box, and then explain what it means in the right box.The first one has been done for you.

Figures of Speech Meaning

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2

1. “But soft! What light through

yonder window breaks? / It is the

East, and Juliet is the sun!”

(lines 2–3)

2. “This bud of love, by summer’s

ripening breath, / May prove a

beauteous flower when next we

meet.” (lines 121–122)

3. “My bounty is as boundless as the

sea, / My love as deep; the more I

give to thee, / The more I have, for

both are infinite.” (lines 133–135)

4. “Love goes toward love as

schoolboys from their books; / But

love from love, toward school with

heavy looks.” (lines 157–158)

Juliet’s beauty is so bright that she is like

the rising sun.

Vocabulary Development

Developing Vocabulary

Carefully read each word’s definition, explanation, and sample sentence.Then, write a sentence of your own using that word.

1. perverse (puhr VURS) adj.: My sister refused to loan stubborn, contrary. me her sweater even though I let

her borrow my gloves yesterday.

• Perverse can also be used to mean “wrong” or “improper.”

My sentence:

2. counsel (KOWN suhl) n.: Even in the face of threats, the manprivate thoughts, secret plan. stubbornly kept his .

• This meaning of counsel is in the expression “to keep one’s owncounsel,” meaning “to keep one’s thoughts and plans to oneself.”

My sentence:

3. bounty (BOWN tee) n.: ability Grandma Jones was muchto give. loved for her at holiday time.

• Bounty can also mean “a generous gift,” as well as “a reward given bythe government for raising certain crops, capturing criminals, etc.”

My sentence:

bounty

counsel

perverse

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2


Word Bankperversecounselbounty

Living CharactersCircle “patient hero” and “Greathearted.” Sampleanswer: Athena makes Odysseus look handsome, tall,and big, with red curly hair.

Page 140VocabularyAloof means “distant.”

Living CharactersSample answers: He is running out of patience. Hewants to goad Penelope into responding.

Page 141Monitor Your ComprehensionSample answer: One bed post is made from a trunk ofan olive tree growing in the ground. The other postslook like it. The posts are inlaid with silver, gold, andivory. A web of red leather strips form the bed.

Page 142Monitor Your ComprehensionSample responses: Yes, it is fitting to have a joyfulreunion to end Odysseus’s long years of suffering. No, areunion is too tame and domestic a scene to end suchheroic adventures.

Page 143Graphic Organizer: Living Characters1. Odysseus: Answer provided. Telemachus: “Friend,

sit down; we’ll find another chair in our own hut.”Penelope: “You make my stiff heart know that I amyours.”

2. Odysseus: He weeps with his son. He kills all thesuitors. Telemachus: Answer provided. Penelope:She tests Odysseus to be sure who he is.

3. Odysseus: Penelope says, “No one ever matchedyour caution!” Telemachus: The swineherd says,“Light of my days, Telemachus.” Penelope: Answerprovided.

4. Odysseus: Answer provided. Telemachus: Thenarrator describes him as young and honest, withshining eyes. Penelope: The narrator describes heras a dear wife, clear and faithful.

Heroes with Solid Feet Page 144

Page 146 Evaluating an ArgumentUnderline “It’s better to look for little heroes, and to tryto be one.”

Page 147Graphic Organizer: Evaluating an ArgumentSample answers:Author’s Intent: Answer provided.

Support for Argument: Check “Emotional appeal” box.A Jewish women in Berlin tells about how she wassaved by ordinary Germans—“the little heroes”—whohid her during the war.Author’s Tone: Serious.

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene 2 Page 148

1Figures of SpeechCircle ”bright angel.”

Page 152Connecting with the TextSome students may say new lovers today might act in asimilar way—Juliet is mostly asking, “Who is this?”Romeo is expressing his love is a lively, bantering way.Other students may think lovers today would be moredirect and open or less direct and open.

Page 154Figures of SpeechUnderline “did prompt me,” “He lent me counsel,” and“I lent him eyes.”

Connecting with the TextSample response: A teenage girl today definitely wouldfeel embarrassed if the guy she liked overheard hertalking about him!

Page 155Figures of SpeechThe “god” Juliet is referring to is Romeo.

VocabularyRash means here “hasty.”

Page 156Figures of SpeechCircle “My bounty is as boundless as the sea.” Thefigure of speech is a simile. I know because it uses theword as.

Page 157VocabularySubstantial means here “real.”

Page 158Figures of SpeechSample answer: When a person is waiting anxiously forsomething, the wait always seems much longer.

Connecting with the TextMost students will have had a similar experience.Sample response: Juliet doesn’t want Romeo to go, soshe doesn’t really need another reason to call him back.


Third CoursePage 159Connecting with the TextSample response: The sound of the alliteration makesthe phrase fun to say. The combination “sweet sorrow”is surprising but realistically reflects how some kinds ofsorrow feel.

0Graphic Organizer: Figures of SpeechSample answers:1. Answer provided.2. The beginning of their love is young and new, but

with time it will grow into a beautiful relationship.3. Juliet’s ability to give has no boundaries, and her

love is as deep as the sea. The more she gives toRomeo, the more she will have.

4. Romeo says that he is as sad to go away from Julietas it is for a schoolboy to go toward school.

Page 161Vocabulary Development: Developing VocabularySample answers:1. Jeannette has a perverse reaction that makes her

want to do the opposite of what anyone asks.2. Everyone asked his plans, but Andre kept his own

counsel.3. The philanthropist was known for his bounty to

local charities.

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, ActIII, Scene 5 Page 162

Page 165ParaphrasingSample response: Go—the sun is rising. The more timethat passes, the worse our problems become.

Page 166ParaphrasingSample response: Write to me often, for every minuteaway from you seems like days. So it will seem likeyears until I see you again.

Page 167Dramatic IronyWe know that Juliet is weeping over Romeo’sbanishment.

Page 168VocabularyWant means here “lack.”

Dramatic IronyJuliet is really talking about Romeo.

Page 169Dramatic IronyJuliet really means that she won’t be satisfied till shesees Romeo. The word dead goes with the next line tomean that her heart is dead toward her cousin.

Page 170Dramatic IronyThe reader knows that Juliet is already married toRomeo.

Page 171ParaphrasingSample answer: Yes, sir, but though she thanks you, shewon’t do it. She is such a fool; I wish she were dead!

Page 172VocabularyUnderline “a sled that transports criminals to beexecuted.”

ParaphrasingSample answer: Dear father, I’m begging you to give mea chance to talk.

Dramatic IronyIt shows dramatic irony because Juliet will soon bedead and unable to look her father in the face.

Page 173VocabularyGravity means here “matter of importance.”

Page 174VocabularyMonument means here “tomb.”

ParaphrasingSample answer: Don’t talk to me because I won’tanswer. Do whatever you want, I don’t care.

Page 175Dramatic IronyIt is ironic because Romeo will soon be dead.

Page 176VocabularyCircle “wicked” or “damnation.”

Page 177Graphic Organizer: ParaphrasingSample answers:1. Are you still crying over your cousin? Are you trying

to wash him out of his grave with tears?2. Oh, how I hate to hear Romeo’s name mentioned

without being able to be with him.3. Answer provided.4. Oh, misery, that heaven should try to trick such a

weak person as me.

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, ActIV, Scene 3 Page 178

Page 180Making InferencesJuliet wants to be alone so she can drink the potionFriar Laurence gave her.

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