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Paraphrase: "This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath/may prove a beauteous flower when next week meet."
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The start of this love, by the heat of the sun, will bloom when we see each other again.
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Explain: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
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It doesn't matter what name Romeo has. She loves him regardless.
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Define iambic pentameter
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Pattern of rhythm in which a line contains five beats, the stress on every other beat, sounding like taDa, taDa, taDa, taDa, taDa
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Define blank verse
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Unrhymed verse that contains the iambic pentameter rhythm-when reading blank verse, it is important to break at the punctuation rather than the line endings
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Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
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He's looking beyond the immediate event and hoping to ultimately end the feud between the Capulets and Montagues.
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What is the purpose of the conversation between Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio?
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To show how moody Romeo is.
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While Mercutio is playful, Benvolio is....
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Serious
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In comparison to Mercutio and Friar Lawrence, Romeo has a deeper feeling toward what emotion?
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Love
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What does Tybalt's letter request, and why are Benvolio and Mercutio concerned?
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Tybalt's requesting a duel with Romeo, and Benvolio and Mercutio think he can't fight because he's too emotional to fight.
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Define rhymed couplet
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When two lines rhyme (endings rhyme)
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How is Romeo's love for Juliet different than that of his love for Rosaline?
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Romeo's love for Juliet is reciprocated (it's returned), unlike Rosaline, who did not love him in return.
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What is Act II mainly about?
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Romeo and Juliet's plan for marriage.
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