Act 5

Act 5
Lovers' Death

Prompt G: If I were in Romeo's situation in Act 5, I would be devastated: I'm so confused. How could Juliet have committed suicide?? It feels as if I have been stabbed in the chest. When I went to go visit her, and saw her lying there, my world collapsed. I had to drink the poison to be with her. With her dead, my world is over- I'm better off dead than living a life without my love.
Also, Juliet was probably horrified when she woke up: I could not believe my eyes. I was the cause of my poor, dear Romeo's death. Me. I killed him. If I hadn't have been so foolish, he would still be alive. I must kill myself to be with him again. It's the only way. How could this have happened?

Prompt F:
Romeo and Juliet's relationship is so strong. They are willing to go to the utmost absolutely usburd limits to test their love. Romeo kills himself when he sees his love Juliet, faking her death. When Juliet awakens, and sees what Romeo has done to himself as a result of her fake death, she is devastated. She too kills herself. These two kids want nothing more than to be with each other. The two's death resolved the problems between their families, the Capulets and Montagues. But they died yearning to be with each other and died with the love for each other in their hearts.

Act 4 Scene 4-5

Act 4 Scene 4-5
Wedding or Funeral?

Prompt A: In scene 4 and 5 of Act 4, the Capulets are preparing for the wedding. It is morning time and several preparations are being made for the wedding between Juliet and Paris. The nurse goes to wake Juliet only to find her dead. She beings crying and soon Capulet and Lady Capulet enter. Paris arrives and they all are mourning. Friar Laurence pushes them to get started on the funeral process, and they agree. The guests are still coming in but they send the musicians home. Peter, a Capulet servant, asks the musicians to play a happy song to rid him of his sorrows. The musicians refuse, and Peter begins insulting them.

Prompt D: When Capulet finds Juliet dead, he shrieks,
"Ha? Let me see her. Out, alas! She’s cold.

Her blood is settled, and her joints are stiff.

Life and these lips have long been separated.

Death lies on her like an untimely frost

Upon the sweetest flower of all the field."

I like this excerpt, especially the last three lines. It's a really beautiful way to describe death. He's saying that Juliet was like a flower, killed by an untimely frost- too soon. I like 'life and these lips have long been separated' too.  

Act 4 Scene 1-3

Act 4 Scene 1-3
Till (after) Death do us Part

Prompt C:
Why is Juliet resorting to suicide?
Why doesn't Juliet or Friar Laurence tell Romeo that it is a fake death?
What do they plan on doing after Juliet wakes up?
Why don't they just run away together rather than faking Juliet's death?
What if they bury her?

Prompt E:
 
I chose this picture because it shows the Capulets, Juliet's mother and father, finding her 'dead'. It shows what will happen after she drinks the potion in an attempt to fake her own death.

Act 3 Scene 3-5

Act 3 Scene 3-5

Last Night Together

Prompt A: Romeo decides to hide with Friar Laurence. When he finds out that he is banished and exiled from Verona, he is outraged and horrified at the fact that he might not be reunited with Juliet. Romeo needs to see her again. The Nurse shows up at Friar Laurence's cell and tells Romeo he must see Juliet one last time. Friar Laurence tells him to flee to Mantua after meeting with Juliet for the last time. Friar will give him updates about Juliet after he leaves. At the Capulet's house, Juliet is weeping about Tybalt and Romeo. Her dad decides she will marry County Paris the next week. That night, Juliet and Romeo spend the night together (their last). In the morning, Romeo leaves and Juliet's parents then tell her about her marriage to Paris. She refuses, and her parents are in rage. Even the nurse won't help her!! She tells the nurse she agrees and she will go confess to Friar. If Friar cannot help her with this situation, she will resort to suicide.

Prompt E:

How can Juliet just forget/ forgive Romeo for killing Tybalt (her cousin)?

Will she have to eventually marry County Paris?

How does Juliet so quickly jump to the conclusion of suicide if her plans don't work out?

Did Romeo head to Mantua?

Will others find out about them (before their death of course)?

Act 3 Scene 1-2

Act III Scene i-ii
Death and Love

Prompt A: In Scene 1, Benvolio and Mercurtio are speaking to eachother. The Capulets walk through and Tybalt starts a fight. When Romeo enters, Tybalt starts verbally attacking Romeo. Since Romeo is now married to Juliet, he cannot fight Tybalt. Angry, Mercurtio draws his sword instead of Romeo. Romeo tries to break the fight up but Tybalt stabs and kills Mercurtio and flees. When Tybalt returns, Romeo kills him. The Prince storms in and Romeo is declared exiled from Verona. If anyone sees him in the city, they must kill him.
In Scene 2, Juliet is awaiting for Romeo to come see her, when the nurse tells her what happens. At first, she makes it seem like Romeo got killed. She decides if Romeo dies, she will too. When she finds out that Tybalt has been killed and Romeo has been exiled, she is still extremely upset. She claims she'll die without a wedding night. The nurse knows where Romeo is and is going to make sure that he makes it to the wedding. Juliet gives the nurse her wedding ring.


Prompt D: After killing Tybalt in Scene 1, Romeo cries, "O, I am fortune's fool!" He means that he is extremely unlucky to be put in this position. His unluckiness to be at that place and that time got him exiled from the city. He killed Tybalt because he killed Mercurtio and is blaming fate for what happened.

Act 2

Love Story

Prompt B: The balcony scene at the beginning of Act 2 really reminds me of a movie I saw, "Letters to Juliet" At the end of the movie, the boy and the girl reenacted Romeo and Juliet's balcony scene in a spin off way./ Also, the balcony scene reminded me of Taylor Swifts' song and music video "Love Story". It's actually inspired by Romeo and Juliet, but I used to really like that song as a kid. The music video showed Taylor Swift on a balcony basically reenacting the one from Romeo and Juliet. In the song, Taylor Swift uses lines inspired by the book.

Here are some lyrics to the song:

"...I'm standing there
on a balcony in summer air

See the lights,
See the party the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
and say hello
little did I know

That you were romeo you were throwing pebbles
and my daddy said stay away from juliet
and I was crying on the staircase
begging you please dont go, and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone...

cause you were romeo i was a scarlet letter

and my daddy said stay away from juliet"

Read more: Taylor Swift - Love Song Lyrics | MetroLyrics 

Prompt E:

 
The first picture is the a picture of Romeo and Juliet's balcony scene. The next one is Taylor Swift's music video, of her waiting for her "Romeo" to come rescue her. And in the third picture is the scene from "Letters to Juliet" where the man climbs up the balcony side. So many films and videos and ideas today are affected by Shakespeares' ideas and reenact his scenes from Romeo and Juliet, especially the balcony scene.

Act 1 Scene 4-5

Act 1 Scene 4-5

Prompt A: In these scenes, it begins with a discussion between the Capulets. The family intends on sneaking into the ball the Montagues are holding, since it is a masquerade and no one will see their faces. Romeo refuses to partake in the dances they preform at the ball, and his family members dance without him. Meanwhile, he meets Juliet. They instantly fall in love. In Romeo's mind, Rosaline is just a memory now. He is in love with Juliet. Tybalt recognizes the Capulets beneath the masks and almost stirs up another fight. Everything is calmed down, but the Capulets, including Romeo, must leave. When Romeo and Juliet find out each others' identities, they realize they are from different sides. Romeo is a Capulet and Juliet is a Montague. Nevertheless, they part ways still wanting more to see of eachother and still madly in love with one another.

Prompt F: The relationship between Romeo and Juliet, although fresh and new, is already complicated. Right when Romeo spots Juliet dancing, he tells a servant he has never seen true beauty till this night. They meet and fall in love. They kiss and Juliet tells Romeo he 'kisses by the book'. When they find out who each other is, things between them will become complicated. However, their love will go even stronger. The rivalry between their families does not restrain their love for each other.

Act 1 Scene i-iii

Act 1 Scene i-iii

Prompt A: 
There's a street fight between Romeo's family and Juliet's (Montagues and Capulets). They are threatened and warned to not fight again by ruler of Verona. Romeo's cousin, Bevolio, listens to Romeo as his sorrows eat him up. His love Rosaline does not love him back and he is heartbroken. Juliet's family is having a party and a servant with the guest list asked Bevolio and Romeo for help reading it. They notice Rosaline is on the list. Benvolio then decides to take Romeo to a party, to get a rebound girl. Romeo wants to see Rosalone. On the other end, Juliet is having trouble. Paris proposes to Juliet's parents about getting married. When her mother tells Juliet about Paris' proposal, Juliet is hesitant, She doesn't want to get married, especially since she doesn't know this County Paris.

Prompt C:
1. Romeo, what's so special about Rosaline?
2. Why do the Montagues and Capulets hate eachother so much?
3. How long have Romeo and Rosaline known eachother?
4. Juliet's parents- don't you feel bad considering a man your daughter doesn't know to be her husband?
5. What did Rosaline do to get Romeo so hooked, then heartbroken?