Tuesday, January 20, 2015

English 10: Surprise Test Tomorrow on Act 2, scenes 3 and 4

Be sure to read the two scenes. You will meet Friar Laurence.
What might be the significance of the Friar in the garden as this scene opens?
Why is the Friar shocked that Romeo is in love with Juliet?
Do you agree or disagree with the Friar's lines: "Young men's love then lies / Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes (2. 3. 67-68).
Why do you think this entire scene is in heroic couplets?
Why does the Friar agree to marry the young couple?

Act 2, Scene 4

Romeo has not seen his friends since the party and Mercutio is not pleased.
What has Tybalt done about having seen Romeo at the Capulet party?
Why is this scene written in prose and not in iambic pentametre?
The men tease the Nurse. How does she react?
Name the two people in the play that know about Romeo and Juliet's secret marriage?

Tonight: Finish off section C. Attach the good copy to your peer-edited draft. Read the two scenes. Come to class ready to answer the questions above. You may use your notebook so find the answers tonight and write them down.