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Act IV Study Guide
Summary: Act IV, scene i
In his cell, ______speaks with ______about the upcoming ______to Juliet. Paris says that ______’s grief about ______’s death has made her unbalanced, and that______has determined they should marry soon so that Juliet can stop crying and put an end to her period of mourning. The friar remarks to himself that he wishes he were unaware of the reason that Paris’ marriage to Juliet should be delayed.
______enters, and ______speaks to her lovingly. ______responds indifferently, showing neither affection nor dislike. She remarks that she has not ______him yet. With the excuse that he must hear Juliet’s confession, ______ushers ______away, though not before Paris kisses Juliet once. After Paris leaves, ______asks Friar Lawrence for help, pulling out a knife and saying that she will ______rather than marry Paris. The Friar has a ______: Juliet must agree to marry ______; then, on the night before the wedding, she must ______that will make her appear to be ______; she will be laid to rest in the Capulet ______, and the Friar will send word to ______in ______to help him retrieve her when she wakes up. She will then return to Mantua with Romeo, and be free to live with him away from their parents’ hatred. Juliet consents to the plan wholeheartedly. Friar Lawrence gives her the sleeping potion.
Summary: Act IV, scene ii
Juliet returns home, where she finds Capulet and Lady Capulet preparing for the ______. She surprises her parents by saying she is ______and cheerfully agreeing to ______. ______is so pleased that he insists on ______- tomorrow. Juliet heads to her chambers to prepare for her wedding. Capulet heads off to tell ______the news.
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Summary: Act IV, scene iii
In her bedchamber, ______asks both the ______and her ______to let her spend the night by herself. Alone, clutching the vial given to her by ______, she wonders what will happen when she drinks it. If the friar is untrustworthy and seeks to hide his role in her marriage to______, then he might be trying to ______; or, if ______is late for some reason, she might awaken in the tomb and go ______with fear. She has a vision in which she sees ______’s ghost searching for Romeo. She begs Tybalt’s ghost to quit its search for Romeo, and toasting to ______, drinks the contents of the vial.
Summary: Act IV, scene iv
Early the next morning, the ______house is aflutter with preparations for the wedding. Capulet sends the ______to go wake Juliet. She finds Juliet is ______and begins to wail, soon joined by both Lady Capulet and Capulet. ______arrives with Friar Lawrence and a group of ______for the wedding. When he learns what has happened, Paris joins in the lamentations. The Friar reminds them all that Juliet has gone to a better place, and urges them to make ready for her funeral. Sorrowfully, they comply, and exit.
Be Able to Identify the Following Quotes:
- “Happily met, my lady and my wife!”
- “What must be shall be.”
- “Love give me strength, and strength will help me through. Goodbye, dear father.”
- “O, look! Methinks I see my cousin’s ghost seeking out Romeo that did spit his body upon a rapier’s point. Stay, Tybalt, stay! Romeo, I come! This do I drink to thee.”
- “Alas! Help! Help! My lady’s dead!”