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2. Explain lines 21-22: Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied,/ And vice sometime
by action dignified?
Friar Lawrence is telling a parable (moral story). The quotation means that at times
something that is virtuous (or good intentioned) will turn to vice (or something that is
evil) or bad if not used properly, whereas, vice is sometimes justified through actions and
sometimes becomes a good thing. Think of the clich, too much of a good thin..
3. When Friar Lawrence sees Romeo, what comment does Friar Lawrence make about
seeing Romeo so early in the morning?
Friar Lawrence assumes that something is on his mind that caused him to awaken so
early in the morning. The Friar then determines that he has not been to bed and thinks
that he has spent the evening with Rosaline.
4. What does Friar Lawrence mean when he says to Romeo, Young mens love then lies
not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes?
Friar Lawrence is stating that young men often lust after the beauty of women; in
other words, men fall in love with the way a woman looks and not the person the woman
truly is.
5.. Friar Lawrence agrees to perform the marriage ceremony for Romeo and Juliet for
what reason?
Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because he feel it will unite the two
families that have been fighting for many years.
6. Summarize the scene.
- Romeo goes to see Friar Lawrence
- Friar Lawrence questions him about his love for Rosaline and then Juliet
- Romeo asks the Friar to marry Juliet and him as soon as possible.
3. How will Romeo see Juliet at night? Who will he get to help him?
Romeo will use a rope ladder to climb over the walls at night. The nurse will have to
hang the ladder over the wall for Romeo to do this. Romeo will get the nurse to help him
and his man (servant).
2. Romeo and Juliet are to be married by Friar Lawrence, do you think the friar did the
right thing? Why or why not?
- This is an opinion statement, you need to formulate/compose your own response.
3. Why do you think Romeo and Juliet decided to marry? Do you think it is a wise
decision?
- another one of those opinion statements