romeo & juliet, act 4, scene 3
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Romeo & JulietAct 4, Scene 3STUDY GUIDE ANSWERS
1. If the potion does not work Juliet plans to stab herself.Come vial.What if this mixture do not work at all?Shall I be married then tomorrow morning?No, no! This shall forbid it. Lie though there.Lines 21 -24
2. Juliet is suspicious that the potion is really poison to kill her and save the Friar’s honor. But he is a man of God so she’ll trust him.
What if it be a poison which the FriarSubtly hath ministered to have me dead,Lest in this marriage he should be dishonored,Because he married me before to Romeo? Lines 25-28
3. Juliet also worries that she will wake early and be alone with all the bones, bodies and spirits in the crypt.Lines 40-53
4. Juliet’s speech is a soliloquy.a) She is speaking her thoughts aloud when aloneb) She is talking to the audience, not other characters.
* Different from monologue, which may be spoken to other characters not just audience.
Created by M. Riddell - April 2017