Romeo and Juliet

Act II summary

Name_____________Brian Johnson__________________

Prologue:

Now that _________Romeo___________ is in love with _________Juliet___________, he has

forgotten his old love, Rosaline. However, because the two lovers are from enemy families,
he does not have access to her, and she does not have the means to __________find__________
him anywhere.

Scene 1:

Romeo’s friends search for him, but he leaps over an orchard _________Wall___________. The
friends try to get Romeo to reveal his hiding place by saying rude things about
_________Juliet___________, but he is not in love with her any more, so it does not work.

Scene 2:

In the ________Capulet____________’s orchard, Romeo sees Juliet talking to herself and is

overwhelmed by her beauty. He compares her to the ________sun____________ in the east. He
says her eyes are brighter than __________stars__________. He says he would like to be a
__________glove__________ on her hand so he could touch her cheek. He calls her a bright
__________Angel__________ from the heavens. Juliet, unaware of Romeo’s presence, says a
________name____________ is not really a part of a person and therefore not important. Even
so, Romeo is afraid she will not accept him because his last name is
_________Montague___________. Juliet is afraid her ________Father____________ may find Romeo
and kill him. She asks Romeo to _________swear___________ his love to her, but then changes
her mind, thinking their actions are “too rash, too _________unadvised___________, too
_________sudden___________.”They finally agree that Juliet will send a messenger to Romeo at
__________9__________ o’clock the next day, and Romeo will send word to Juliet if he intends to
__________visit__________ her.

Scene 3:

At the beginning of the scene, ________Friar Laurence____________ is gathering plants and

herbs. He mentions that even weak flowers have both _________Baleful weeds___________ and
________Presious juiced flower____________ in them, just like people, who have both grace and
rude will. When Romeo tells him that he wants to __________Marry__________ Juliet, the friar
cannot believe that Romeo has changed his mind so suddenly. However, he agrees to
perform the ceremony because it may turn the two ______Families Rancour______________’
hate into “pure __________Love__________.”
Scene 4:

Benvolio and Mercutio learn that __________Tybalt__________, who is an excellent swordsman,

sent a letter challenging ________Mercutio____________. When __________Romeo__________
shows up, he and Mercutio have a battle of wits, which ends with Mercutio saying that being
with friends is better than “groaning for _______love_____________.” __________Nurse__________
and her servant, ________Peter____________ enter, looking for ________Romeo____________.
________Mercutio____________makes rude comments and sings a rude song to her before he
leaves with Benvolio. Alone with Romeo, __________Nurse__________ warns him not to seduce
Juliet. Romeo responds by saying that he wants to marry Juliet that afternoon at ________Friar
Laurence’s____________ cell. The nurse tells Romeo that __________Paris__________ wants to
marry Juliet, too, but that Juliet prefers Romeo.
Scene 5:

Juliet is impatient because the nurse has been gone _________3___________ hours. The Nurse
returns, but tells Juliet that she is too out of __________time__________ to deliver the message
right away. Then she says her _________bones___________ and ________head____________ hurt.
Then she asks where Juliet’s _________Mother___________ is. Finally, as Juliet becomes frantic,
the Nurse gives her the news that she will become a bride. Meanwhile, the Nurse will fetch a
________ladder____________ so Romeo can climb to Juliet’s balcony for the honeymoon.

Scene 6:

Friar Lawrence is worried that Romeo and Juliet’s love is too passionate and will be brief, like
the explosion when ________Fire____________ and ___________Powder_________ “kiss.” He also
says they may become sick of their sweet love, as one becomes sick of __________Sweet
honey__________ when he eats too much of it. His advice is to “love
_________Modernly___________.” Romeo, however, is so in love that he cannot find words to
express his feelings. Juliet cannot, either, saying that “They are but
_________Beggars___________ who can count their _________Wealth___________,” meaning that
she has so much love that she cannot even sum it up. Friar Lawrence marries them.