Romeo and Juliet

Reading Guide

Act II

Act 2 Scene 1
1. 1. What is the dramatic irony in this scene? (hint – line 20)
Act 2 Scene 2
1.The sun 1. When Juliet appears on her balcony, what does Romeo compare her to?
2.body language.. 2. How does Juliet “speak, yet…[say] nothing”?
3.He wants to be her glove to touch her cheek3. When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does
Romeo say?
4.To refuse to his name and family4. Unaware of his presence, what does Juliet ask Romeo to say?
5.Names are titles that don't belong to you5. In a sentence or two, explain what Juliet says about
names.
6.He said that love gives him strength and no one is stopping him 6. Juliet asks how Romeo got into
her place. The orchard walls are high, and Romeo’s life would be in danger if her relatives were to find
him there. What is Romeo’s response to these questions?
7.Romeo heard all the conversation7. Why is Juliet embarrassed?
8.To see when are they going to get married8. Why doesn’t Juliet want Romeo to swear his love for
her to the moon?
9.Poisonous flowers and weeds9. Juliet is going to send someone to Romeo on the following day for
what purpose?

Act 2 Scene 3
2.It isn't good to do something right for the wrong reasons2. Explain lines 21-22: “Virtue itself turns
vice, being misapplied:/ And vice sometimes by action dignified.”
3.He was awaken by a dream3. When Friar Laurence sees Romeo, what comment does Friar Laurence
make about seeing Romeo so early in the morning?
4.Young men don't actually love. They are attracted to a woman by how they look4. What does Friar
Laurence mean when he says to Romeo, “Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their
eyes?
5.For the families to be at peace5. Friar Laurence agrees to perform the marriage ceremony for
Romeo and Juliet for what reason?

Act 2 Scene 4
1.He is brave and fights for what he wants1. According to Mercutio, what kind of man is Tybalt?
2.To be honest and serious with his relationship with Juliet2. What is the nurse saying to Romeo in
lines 157-163?
3.She tells him to bring cords and make stairs to climb up to her room3. How is Juliet to arrange to
meet Romeo?

Act 2 Scene 5
1.3 hours1. The nurse is supposed to be gone only a half hour, but she is actually gone for how long?
2.Complaining that she doesn't want to tell Juliet what Romeo told her2. How is the nurse behaving
that is frustrating to Juliet?

Act 2 Scene 6
1.To love reasonably1. What does Friar Laurence mean when he says, “Therefore, love moderately;
long love doth so”?