Question: How does Paris think Juliet feels about him?

Answer: Paris thinks that Juliet loves him; In truth, Juliet never really admits to it.

Question: What does Juliet ask of Friar Laurence?

Answer: Juliet seeks out the Friar in hopes that he will solve her problem and postpone the marriage.

Question: What does Juliet say she will do if she cannot find a way to avoid marrying Paris?

Answer: Juliet entertains the thought of killing herself.

Question: How does Juliet respond to Paris’ complements in this act?

Answer: Evasively. She is trying to be polite but does not want to admit that she will marry Paris, since she has no intention of doing so.

Question: What does Friar Laurence say will happen when Juliet drinks the potion?

Answer: Juliet will essentially be dead, but after 24 hours she will wake up out of a “pleasant sleep.”

Question: How will Romeo learn of Friar Laurence’s plan?

Answer: He is supposed to hear it from Balthazar, but Friar Lawrence doesn’t tell Balthazar, but sends the message with Friar John instead. As a result, Romeo never learns of Friar Lawrence’s plan.

Question: What does Friar Laurence say Romeo and Juliet will do after Juliet awakens?

Answer: Go to Mantua together to live forever.

Question: In scene 2 what does Juliet tell her father?

Answer: Juliet promises her father that she will marry Paris, even though she knows that Romeo and herself have other plans.

Question: What activities occur in the Capulet household at the start of scene 2?

Answer: Everyone is getting prepared for the wedding

Question: Describe Capulet’s character at the end of scene 2.

Answer: Capulet returns to more of his good-natured side of himself, and is happy that his daughter has consented to his idea of happiness.