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Student: Charlotte Zahn

Student E-mail: 13051@summit.k12.nj.us

Date: 09/23/2021

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Romeo and Juliet Annotation Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 3

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Benvolio thinks it's stupid to have to join the part with a skit/speech.

Benvolio
3 The date is out of such prolixity. -none-
wordiness

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Romeo and Juliet Question Group Shall Romeo Dance? Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 9

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Why won’t Romeo dance?

Romeo C. He is not in the mood because he is too

sad.
9 Give me a torch; I am not for this ambling.
dancing
10 Being but heavy, I will bear the light.                            Correct
sad
Romeo says he is “heavy,” or sad (line 10). He has a
“soul of lead” that weighs him down, preventing
Mercutio him from dancing with the others (lines 13-14).
11 Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.

Romeo

12 Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes

13 With nimble soles. I have a soul of lead

14 So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.

Question 2 of 2

Which of the following literary devices are

present in Romeo’s speech in lines 12-13?
(Select all that apply.)

A. Pun

Correct
Romeo makes a pun on soul — his heart or spirit
— and soles — the bottoms of shoes. Mercutio
has dancing shoes with “nimble soles” that enable
him to dance. But Romeo has a “soul of lead.” In
other words, his thoughts and feelings are so
heavy, he can’t possibly dance.

C. Metaphor

Correct
Romeo compares his sad soul to a lead stake,
holding him to the ground, so he cannot dance.
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Romeo and Juliet Annotation Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 11

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The main reason they are dancing is so that Romeo finds someone new

Mercutio to love instead of Rosaline, who he cannot have.

11 Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance.

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Romeo and Juliet Annotation Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 20

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It's not really the weight of the costume that is preventing him from

Romeo dancing, rather the weight of his lovesickness dragging him down.

20 Under love's heavy burden do I sink.                             

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Romeo and Juliet Annotation Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 23

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It seems like Romeo is scared to love because love is such a powerful

Romeo thing but it doesn't always end up as you want it to. Like in his case,

23 Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, Rosaline doesn't love him back but he can't get over his feelings for her.

24 Too rude, too boisterous , and it pricks like thorn.

harsh (a)
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Romeo and Juliet Annotation Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 35

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Romeo is continuously refusing to dance.

Romeo

35 For I am proverb'd with a grandsire phrase. -none-

36 I'll be a candle-holder and look on;

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Romeo and Juliet Written Answer Question Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 38

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Romeo and Juliet Written Answer Question Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 38

Highlighted Text Who is Mercutio?

Review the wordplay and banter between
Romeo and Mercutio that you’ve read in the
scene so far. What’s your impression of
Mercutio Mercutio so far? How would you describe his
38 Tut, dun's  the mouse, the constable's own word. relationship with Romeo? Be sure to cite
brown is policeman's saying textual evidence to support your
39 If thou art dun, we'll draw thee from the mire, conclusions.
a brown horse mud
40 Or – save your reverence – love wherein thou
begging your pardon
stickest So far, Mercutio doesn't really
41 Up to the ears. Come, we burn daylight, ho!
waste time seem to be taking Romeo's

concerns seriously, instead, he is

making jokes back and forth

when Romeo expresses his

concerns. Mercutio and

Benvolio seem to be the ones

who Romeo confides in and

trusts, but Mercutio doesn't

provide him any help. For

example, when Romeo says he

is done, Mercutio makes a pun

out of it to address Romeo.

However, I do think that

Mercutio has good intentions.

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Romeo and Juliet Question Group The Queen Mab Speech Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 51

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Romeo and Juliet Question Group The Queen Mab Speech Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 51

In this speech, Mercutio describes the

characteristics and behavior of Queen Mab, a
Mercutio fairy. Based on Mercutio’s account, which of
51 O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you;
the following statements about Queen Mab is
true? (Select all that apply.)
52 She is the fairies' midwife – and she comes

53 In shape no bigger than an agate-stone A. She visits people as they sleep and gives
them sinful dreams.
54 On the fore-finger of an alderman,
government official
55 Drawn with a team of little atomies
by tiny things
Correct
56 Over men's noses as they lie asleep; According to Mercutio, Queen Mab “gallops night
by night” (line 68) and visits many different kinds
57 Her wagon spokes made of long spiders' legs; of people as they sleep. Each one dreams of
something sinful. A parson (or priest) dreams of
58 The cover of the wings of grasshoppers; money, a soldier dreams of killing, etc.
made
59 The traces of the smallest spider's web;
reins
60 The collars of the moonshine's watery beams;              C. She is very small and rides around in a
horse pale
nutshell.
61 Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film;
thread
62 Her wagoner a small grey-coated gnat,
Correct
63 Not so big as a round little worm We learn in line 53 that she is “no bigger than an
agate-stone,” and in line 65, we learn that “Her
64 Prick'd from the lazy finger of a maid. chariot is an empty hazelnut.”

65 Her chariot is an empty hazelnut

66 Made by the joiner squirrel or old grub,

carpenter an worm
67 Time out o' mind the fairies' coach-makers.
Since time immemorial
68 And in this state she gallops night by night
majesty
69 Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love;

70 O'er courtiers ' knees, that dream on curtsies straight;

noblemen's who of
71 O'er lawyers' fingers, who straight dream on fees;
straightaway of
72 O'er ladies ' lips, who straight on kisses dream,
straight away of
73 Which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues,
often
74 Because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are.
desserts
75 Sometime she gallops o'er a courtier's nose,

76 And then dreams he of smelling out a suit;

request
77 And sometime comes she with a tithe-pig's tail,
church offering
78 Tickling a parson's nose as he lies asleep —
clergyman's
79 Then dreams he of another benefice.
a second income
80 Sometime she driveth o'er a soldier's neck,                   

81 And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats,

82 Of breaches , ambuscadoes , Spanish blades ,

(in castle walls) ambushes swords
83 Of healths five-fathom deep; and then anon
drinking toasts soon
84 Drums in his ear, at which he starts and wakes;
is startled
85 And being thus frighted swears a prayer or two
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Romeo and Juliet Question Group The Queen Mab Speech Complete
Act 1, Scene 4, Line 51

86 And sleeps again. This is that very Mab

87 That plaits the manes of horses in the night,

knots
88 And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs,
hardens tangles a whore's
89 Which, once untangled, much misfortune bodes .
brings
90 This is the hag, when maids lie on their backs,            
evil fairy young girls
91 That presses them and learns them first to bear,
teaches
92 Making them women of good carriage.
pregnancy
93a This is she —

Romeo
93b                        Peace, peace, Mercutio, peace!
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Highlighted Text The Queen Mab Speech

Watch the performance videos at line 58, line
74, and line 83. In addition, click on a few of
the notes to the right of the speech to deepen
Mercutio your understanding. What is your reaction
51 O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you; to this speech? What do you notice? Are
there any lines or images that stick out to
52 She is the fairies' midwife – and she comes you? What questions do you have about the
53 In shape no bigger than an agate-stone speech?

54 On the fore-finger of an alderman,

55
government official
Drawn with a team of little atomies
Lines 68 and 69 seem to relate
by tiny things
56 Over men's noses as they lie asleep; directly to Romeo, as he is
57 Her wagon spokes made of long spiders' legs;
hinting that the Queen Mab
58 The cover of the wings of grasshoppers;
made
59 The traces of the smallest spider's web; came to Romeo in his sleep to
reins
60 The collars of the moonshine's watery
horse pale give him dreams of loving
beams;             

61 Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film; Rosaline, which he no clinging
thread
62 Her wagoner a small grey-coated gnat, to every day. I understand what
63 Not so big as a round little worm
this portion means, however, a
64 Prick'd from the lazy finger of a maid.

65 Her chariot is an empty hazelnut lot of the speech seems to have

66 Made by the joiner squirrel or old grub,
carpenter an worm nothing to do with what is
67 Time out o' mind the fairies' coach-makers.
Since time immemorial
68 And in this state she gallops night by night going on with Romeo. It seems
majesty
69 Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of
as though Mercutio is just
love;
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Romeo and Juliet Question Group The Queen Mab Speech Complete
Act 1, Scene 4, Line 51

70 O'er courtiers ' knees, that dream on curtsies

noblemen's who of rambling about the Queen Mab.
straight;

71 O'er lawyers' fingers, who straight dream on fees;

I do understand what is
straightaway of
72 O'er ladies ' lips, who straight on kisses dream,
straight away of
happening at the end of the
73 Which oft the angry Mab with blisters plagues,
often speech but it seems to have
74 Because their breaths with sweetmeats tainted are.
desserts
75 Sometime she gallops o'er a courtier's nose, nothing to do with Rosaline and
76 And then dreams he of smelling out a suit;
request Romeo unless he is suggesting
77 And sometime comes she with a tithe-pig's tail,
church offering
78 Tickling a parson's nose as he lies asleep — that Romeo should just make a
clergyman's
79 Then dreams he of another benefice.
a second income
move on Rosaline, which
80 Sometime she driveth o'er a soldier's

neck,                   
doesn't seem to be the case.
81 And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats,

82 Of breaches , ambuscadoes , Spanish blades , -none-

(in castle walls) ambushes swords
83 Of healths five-fathom deep; and then anon
drinking toasts soon
84 Drums in his ear, at which he starts and wakes;
is startled
85 And being thus frighted swears a prayer or two

86 And sleeps again. This is that very Mab

87 That plaits the manes of horses in the night,

knots
88 And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs,
hardens tangles a whore's
89 Which, once untangled, much misfortune bodes .
brings
90 This is the hag, when maids lie on their
evil fairy young girls
backs,            

91 That presses them and learns them first to bear,

teaches
92 Making them women of good carriage.
pregnancy
93a This is she —

Romeo

93b                        Peace, peace, Mercutio, peace!

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Romeo and Juliet Annotation Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 90

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What was the point of this speech?

Mercutio
90 This is the hag, when maids lie on their backs,             -none-
evil fairy young girls
91 That presses them and learns them first to bear,
teaches
92 Making them women of good carriage. Highlight color
pregnancy
93a This is she —
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Romeo and Juliet Multiple Choice Mercutio Talks of Dreams Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 94b

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Which of the following words best represents

Mercutio’s description of dreams in lines 94b-
101?
Romeo
94a Thou talk'st of nothing.
A. Insubstantial

Mercutio Correct
Mercutio says that dreams come from “vain
94b                                        True, I talk of dreams,
fantasy, / Which is as thin of substance as the air”
95 Which are the children of an idle brain, (lines 96-97). He means that dreams lack solidity
because they come from delusions that lack
96 Begot of nothing but vain fantasy, significance.
Born frivolous delusions
97 Which is as thin of substance as the air,

98 And more inconstant than the wind who woos B. Ever-changing

fickle
99 Even now the frozen bosom of the north,
One moment Correct
100 And being angered, puffs away from thence,               Mercutio refers to dreams as “inconstant” (line 98),
then there
meaning they can change from moment to
101 Turning his face to the dew-dropping south.
balmy moment, just as the wind can change directions at
any time.
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Romeo and Juliet Written Answer Question Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 104

Highlighted Text Romeo’s Worries

Provide your best paraphrase of these lines
from Romeo. Why might these lines be
significant?
Romeo

104 I fear too early, for my mind misgives

dreads Romeo fears that they have
105 Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars,
circumstance
106 Shall bitterly begin his fearful date arrived too early and that in his
existence
107 With this night's revels , and expire the term
partying end
lovesickness, he will do
108 Of a despised life closed in my breast
something bad while he parties,
109 By some vile forfeit of untimely death.
penalty
for which he will receive a

penalty of death.
Maybe Romeo

fears that he will get too carried

away and act on Rosaline

against her will.

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Romeo and Juliet Annotation Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 104

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Romeo is anxious about going to the party.

Romeo
104 I fear too early, for my mind misgives -none-
dreads
105 Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars,
circumstance
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Romeo and Juliet Written Answer Question Complete

Act 1, Scene 4, Line 112

Highlighted Text Any Questions?

What questions do you have about this
scene?

Benvolio

112 Strike, drum.

None
Play
[Exit]

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