What is Friar Laurence doing when Romeo visits?
When we first meet Friar Laurence, he is out at dawn gathering herbs into a willow basket, as we see in the lines, “I must up-fill this osier cage of ours / With baleful weeds and precious-juiced flowers” (II. iii. 7-8). In other words, Friar Laurence is out at dawn collecting both healing herbs and poisonous herbs.
What was Friar Laurence doing at the start of the scene?
At the beginning of scene 3, what is friar Lawrence doing? He is collecting herbs and flowers while he figures out their powers to medicate and to poison. According to the friar, how are humans like plants? They are like plants because good and evil can co-exist in each.
What does Friar Laurence discover in the tomb?
What does Friar Laurence find when he enters the tomb? Romeo’s dead body and Juliet waking from her potion.
Why does Friar Laurence leave the tomb?
Why does Friar Lawrence leave Juliet alone in the tomb. He is afraid of being discovered there. He wants her to be alone when she dies. He cannot bear to see Romeo’s body.
Where does Friar Laurence hide Juliet?
Hide under the yew trees and listen for anyone coming through the graveyard, then signal to Paris if he hears anything.
Where does Friar Laurence Tell Romeo to hide?
R&J ACT 3 QUESTIONS
| A | B |
|---|---|
| 3. What penalty does Prince Escalus decree for Romeo after Tybalts death? | Romeo is banished to Mantua. |
| 4. Who tells Juliet of Tybalt’s death? | The Nurse tells Juliet of her cousins death |
| 5. Where does Romeo go to hide after he kills Tybalt? | Romeo hides in Friar Laurence’s cell. |
Who is visiting Friar Laurence When Juliet arrives?
Terms in this set (20) Who is visiting Friar Laurence when Juliet arrives? Paris was visiting Friar Lawrence. What does Juliet threaten to do if she is forced to marry Paris?
What does Friar Laurence give to Juliet?
The Friar will give Juliet a potion to make her appear dead. After drinking it, her family will lay her apparently lifeless body in the Capulet tomb. The potion will last for 24 hours, during which time Friar Lawrence will send news to Romeo.
Why does Juliet kill herself?
Juliet wakes up from the sleeping potion and finds Romeo dead next to her. She says her final goodbye to Romeo and takes her own life with Romeo’s dagger. She chose to kill herself after she found Romeo dead because she loved him and he’s the only man she wanted to be with.
Why does Juliet threaten to kill herself in Act 4 Scene 1?
Paris is talking with Friar Lawrence about the coming wedding when Juliet arrives. After Paris leaves, she threatens suicide if Friar Lawrence cannot save her from marrying Paris. Friar Lawrence gives her a potion that will make her appear as if dead the morning of the wedding.
What does Friar Laurence say will happen when Juliet drinks the potion?
What does Friar Laurence say will happen when Juliet drinks the potion? Juliet will essentially be dead, but after 24 hours she will wake up out of a “pleasant sleep.” Juliet promises her father that she will marry Paris, even though she knows that Romeo and herself have other plans.
Is it the lark or the nightingale?
The nightingale is the bird of the night; it sings its song while the moon is out. The lark is the bird that signifies the morning sun.
Is Juliet afraid of taking potions?
As she prepares to drink the sleeping potion prepared for her by Friar Lawrence, Juliet fears that it might actually be poison, that it might not work (which means she will have to marry Paris), or that it might wear off early, leaving her to wake up in a tomb and go mad with fear.