Act V, Scene i

In this scene, Romeo goes to find a pharmacist. In the Middle Ages, a pharmacist mixed drugs to prevent & cure diseases. Simce some of these drugs were poisonous, a pharmacist had to follow strict laws in many city-states. Notice how Romeo is able to persuade the pharmacist to break the law and sell him a poisonous powder.

Juliet has been buried in the Capulet’s tomb. Among those who attended her funeral was Balthasar, Romeo’s page. Now Balthasar has come to Mantua to tell Romeo that Juliet is dead.

1.As ______________awaits _________________, he remembers a _____________he had.

a.Describe Romeo’s dream._____________________________________________________

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b.Explain what you think his dream means.____________________________________________

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2._________________reacts strongly when he hears that ______________is dead. What does ___________

fear that Romeo will do?______________________________________________________________

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3.Why does Romeo believe that the pharmacist will sell poison to him?________________________________

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Act V, Scene ii-iii

During the 1300’s, waves of fast-spreading, deadly diseases swept across Europe. The most frightening of these in history was the Black Plague. In 3 years, at least 25 million people dies. The only way to stop the spread of a plague was to isolate the victims. This meant that no one would be allowed to enter or leave an area where there were infected people. In Scene ii, notice how a plague affects the fates of Romeo & Juliet.

In Scene ii, Friar John returns to verona to tell Friar Laurence that he was not able to give the letter to Romeo.

1.Explain why Friar John could not get to Mantua._____________________________________________

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Scene iii opens at night in the churchyard where the Capulet tonb is located. Paris has come with flowers for Juliet’s grave. Then Romeo also appears, ready to carry out his dreadful plan.

2.Before ________________enters the _______________, he speaks the following lines.

Fill in the blanks with the correct words.

You detestable _________________.You womb of _______________.

You are gorged with the dearest morsel on ________________. So

I’ll force your rotten _____________to open, and to spite you,

I’ll cram you with more _____________!

a.What do you think Romeo is describing?_________________________________________

b.Explain the comparison Romeo is making.________________________________________

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3.Explain what happens when Paris tries to arrest Romeo.______________________________________

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4.Romeo says to Paris, “Good, gentle youth, don’t tempt a desperate man...don’t lay another sin on my head...later you can say that a madman’s mercy told you to run away. Accoding to Romeo’s words, how does he feel about himself at this point?_______________________________________________________________________

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5.Who or what does Romeo blame for all the terible events that have occurred since he fell in love with Juliet?

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6.Friar Laurence enters the tomb and finds the bodies of Paris and Romeo. As Juliet awakens, he pleds with her to ________________________________________________________________.

7.Instead of doing what the ________________wishes, _____________stabs herself with _____________

dagger.

8.Friar Laurence reveals all that has happened to the lovers and how he is involved. List the characters who are present to hear his confession.______________________________________________

9.Why is Lady Montague not present?___________________________________________________

10.The Prince says, “We have all been punished.” Explain whom he means by “we”. and how these people have been punished.______________________________________________________________________

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11.What will the two fathers do to honor Romeo and Juliet?_______________________________________