Act 4 is fast paced and time is referenced through the marriage date - why does Shakespeare do this?
To foreshadow Romeo and Juliet's impending doom - fate cannot be altered
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What is the literary device used when Juliet is alone in her chamber delivering the speech prior to taking the potion?
Soliloquy
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What is the dramatic purpose of Juliet’s “If all else fail, myself have power to die” speech at the end of Act 4 Scene 1?
It foreshadows her real suicide
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Why might an Elizabethan audience view Juliet’s deception of her parents as shocking or morally dangerous?
Obedience to parents was a religious and social duty. Juliet’s rebellion challenges the expected hierarchy of family and society.
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In Act 4, Scene 5, what does Lord Capulet compare Juliet to?
A flower
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If the potion does not work, what is Juliet's plan?
Use the 'dagger' to commit suicide
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Which sin is Juliet afraid of committing if she has to marry Paris?
Bigamy
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How is the theme of Catholicsm ridiculed in Act 4?
The Friar’s plan involves deception, a fake death, and potential suicide — all considered sinful
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How does Juliet’s willingness to fake her own death reflect expectations of Elizabethan patriarchy and the limited autonomy of young women?
It shows Juliet’s desperation within a patriarchal system where she cannot refuse marriage or control her future. Her only escape from male authority (Capulet,
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Where are Romeo and Juliet supposed to settle after "the plan"?
Mantua - the place where Romeo has been banished
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Juliet's soliloquy is written in .........................../................................. but breaks spontaneously to show how Juliet is in fear and panic
Iambic Pentameter
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What is the tragic flaw that many characters possess and could potentially get in the way of Friar Laurence's plan?
Impulsivity
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Complete the quote: ' Death lies upon her like an untimely....................'