Act 5, Romeo And Juliet

31 August 2022
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Romeo thinks that Juliet is dead because...
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Balthasar brings him news of her funeral.
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Friar Lawrence hurries to the Capulets' tomb
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to reach Juliet before she wakes up.
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Why is Paris at the cemetery?
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He wants to place flowers on Juliet's grave.
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What does Romeo beg Paris to do?
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leave him alone.
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When Romeo enters the tomb, he notices that Juliet is...
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still beautiful.
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Why does Friar Lawrence leave Juliet alone in the tomb?
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He is afraid of the guard.
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Why does Juliet kiss Romeo in the tomb?
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She thinks that Romeo has poison on his lips and the kiss will kill her.
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Why do Capulet and Montague stop their feud at the end of the play?
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They realize that their hatred has destroyed their own children.
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In the original play, why did Shakespeare end with the lines, "For never was a story of more woe/Thank this of Juliet and Romeo."?
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To make the ending more memorable.
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When Paris sees Romeo he says, "This is that banished Montague/That murdered my love's cousin--with which grief/it is supposed the fair creature died" This is an example of dramatic irony because...
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The audience knows the truth about Juliet's grief and fake death, but Paris does not.