Romeo and Juliet: Act 2
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Act questions
- Question 1 · Recall
Where does Romeo find Juliet on the night after the feast?
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Romeo finds her at her window above the Capulet orchard, where he has climbed the wall.Reference: Act 2, Scene 2
- Question 2 · Recall
Who agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet?
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Friar Lawrence agrees to marry them at his cell.Reference: Act 2, Scene 3
- Question 3 · Recall
Whom does Juliet send to carry messages to Romeo?
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She sends the Nurse, who meets Romeo in the street and brings his answer back.Reference: Act 2, Scenes 4 and 5
- Question 4 · Why
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
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He hopes the marriage will turn the two families' quarrel into friendship.Reference: Act 2, Scene 3
- Question 5 · Why
Why does Juliet ask Romeo to send word the next morning?
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She wants him to name the place and time of their wedding so that she can follow him.Reference: Act 2, Scene 2
Act summary
In Act 2 Romeo leaves his friends and climbs into the Capulet orchard. He sees Juliet at her window, and she says his name aloud, wishing he were not a Montague. Romeo speaks up, and they promise their love to each other. Juliet says she will send a messenger to him at nine the next morning to learn where and when they will marry. At dawn Romeo goes to Friar Lawrence, who is gathering herbs, and asks him to marry them. The Friar is surprised that Romeo has forgotten Rosaline so fast, but he agrees, hoping the marriage might end the feud. In the street Romeo jokes with Mercutio and Benvolio, then meets the Nurse and tells her Juliet should come to the Friar's cell that afternoon. The Nurse teases Juliet with slow news before passing it on. Juliet goes to the cell, where Romeo and the Friar wait, and the Friar leads them off to marry them in secret.
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