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Act IV Questions Answer all questions with only 1-2 sentences. You should already know the answers to most of these and this should be a review. Know the meaning of the following words: Lament-a feeling of sorrow Shroud-the garment that surrounds a dead person’s body Vial-a container for the potion Melancholy-sadness Literary Terms: What is subtext? Example? A subtext is a line that shows the different emotions in a line. One sentence can be said in various ways, sad, happy, mad, etc. So, to be clear, a perfect example would be saying “you are late.” We can emphasize the “you,” “are,” or the “late” and have still can reveal contradicting feelings. What is protagonist? Example? A protagonist is a person that leads the whole scene or the story. From Romeo and Juliet, it can be concluded that Romeo and Juliet are both the protagonists because they are the most frequent people that appear in the scenes. III Questions: Scene 1: -Friar Lawrence is reluctant to marry Paris and Juliet because he already knows that Juliet is not in love with Paris; and Juliet is also “married” to Romeo. -Paris says that he is following the orders of Capulet and that he did not really get a chance to talk about their “marriage” with Juliet. He agrees with Capulet because he thinks that if they marry, the happiness would grow and so Juliet’s sorrow would be eventually be gone. -While they were having the conversation, Juliet tries her best to speak nicely by referring “he” as Romeo and not identifying it. There is a little bit of sarcasm going on with Juliet’s words and Paris does not notice it. Paris thinks that Juliet “is” in love with him. So there are two people that are having different thoughts at a time with a conversation. -He advices some steps to Juliet in order for her to be happy with Romeo. First, he asks Juliet to say to Capulet that she is going to marry Paris. Then, she should come to her room and let nobody come in. That is when she takes the potion and be “dead” for the next forty-eight hours. While she is “dead,” the friar would bring Romeo. After she is wakened up, they will both runaway to Mantua. Scene 2: -When Juliet says she will marry Paris, Capulet goes over the border and states that the marriage would be held the next day; not on Thursday. Scene 3: -This scene reveals Juliet’s maturity and independence because she needs to make a decision quickly since there is no time; and the decision that she makes would choose her to live or die. If she did not have maturity and independence, she would not have been able to make her own decisions and struggle what to do. -Juliet would kill herself with the knife if the potion does not work. -Juliet fears that the potion would not work and is afraid that the potion might contain poison. She imagines herself being dead and waking up in the tomb in which makes her frustrate more. Scene 4: Everyone prepares for the wedding. Does Capulet seem excited or anxious? How can you tell. -Capulet seems very excited because from the previous scene where Juliet told him that she was going to marry Paris, Capulet was already excited from that point on. During scene 4, he expresses his excitement by keep on preparing for the marriage and stays very busy. He is also very hyper while he asks the servingmen to do their work. Scene 5: -Friar Lawrence says that crying and moaning about Juliet’s death is not going help anything; and in order to follow the heaven’s “rules,” they should behave themselves and prepare for the funeral so that Juliet can be safe. -Instead of preparing for the marriage, they stop all the process that they have been doing, and use the materials for the funeral. -The musicians were having complaints about the situation. They did not follow the rules of what Peter was commanding to them, and so they have a small argument about which song they should play. The musicians had a grumpy attitude, while Peter threatened them so that they were able to listen. Later, when the musicians sang the song, they discuss about what the meaning of the song is. The musicians would be put in the play because at a point, they should have another point of perspective instead of just having common characters coming out again.
 * 1) Why is Friar Lawrence reluctuant to marry Paris and Juliet?
 * 1) How does Paris explain the sudden haste of the marriage plans?
 * 1) What is ironic in the conversation between Juliet and Paris?
 * 1) What are the steps of Friar Lawrence’s plan for Juliet?
 * 1) How does Capulet change the wedding plans after Juliet says she will marry Paris?
 * 1) How does Juliet show her maturity and independence in this scene?
 * 1) If the potion does not work, what will Juliet do?
 * 1) What are two fears Juliet has about the potion?
 * 1) What does Friar Lawrence say to comfort the family?
 * 1) What do the Capulets prepare for?
 * 1) What’s the deal with the musicians? What are they talking about? Why put them in the play?