"I dreamt my lady came and found me dead..."
What part of Act V is this and what purpose does it serve? |
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At the beginning of Act V. It serves to foreshadow the outcome of the play. |
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Why didn't Romeo ever receive the letter Friar Lawrence sent? |
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His messenger, Friar John, was detained in a house quarantined by suspicion of the plague. |
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Why does Romeo decide to poison himself? |
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Without Juliet in his life, he has no will to live. |
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What are the many effects of Juliet's drinking the poison? |
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Juliet's death is reported to Romeo, Romeo kills Paris, and Romeo kills himself. |
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How does Lady Montague die? |
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grief over Romeo's banishment (possible heart attack) |
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Why does Friar Lawrence go to the tomb? |
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He discovers that Romeo did not receive his message,so he has to go help Juliet when she wakes up. |
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When Romeo confronts Paris at the tomb, what does Romeo say to him? |
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Romeo tells Paris that he has no wish to fight him as he's there to kill himself. |
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From Romeo's comments as he looks upon Juliet, what does he find unusual about her? |
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She doesn't look dead. There's color in her skin--her cheeks are red and she's still beautiful. |
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When the Prince asks, "Where be these enemies?" why doesn't he just ask where are the grieving fathers? |
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He wants to call to attention that their feud caused these deaths. |
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The central idea of Act V concerns which of these four? chance/fate, evils of money/greed, blindness of love, or dangers of disobedience |
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the powers of chance |
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When Lord Montague says, "What manner is this/to press before thy father to a grave?" what is expressed? |
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It's not right for a child to die before the parent. |
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What would the Capulets and Montagues consider to be the theme of this play? |
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Hatred can cause one to be robbed of what is held dearest. |
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What is the flaw that leads to the characters' downfall? |
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impulsiveness |
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What is the theme of the play? |
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Those who act quickly, without thinking, cause their own downfall. |
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What resolution is made as the result of the deaths? |
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The families are responsible for their deaths because of their feud; they chose to end the feud between the families. |
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What is the reconciliation considered gloomy? |
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Because the peace they made is overshadowed by the deaths of the two children. |
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