Act Five: Comprehension Questions 2024.

Act Five: Comprehension Questions 2024. Scene One. 1. Where does Act Five begin? - ANSWER In Mantua 2. Describe Romeo's dream. - ANSWER He dreamt Juliet found him dead. 3.What news does Balthasar bring to Romeo? - ANSWER that Juliet is dead 4. What does Romeo decide to do immediately after hearing this news? - ANSWER find some way to kill himself to be with her 5. Where does Romeo go? Why? - ANSWER to an apothecary to get a potion that will kill him 6. How does Romeo convince the man to help him? - ANSWER He convinces the apothecary that although it is illegal, he needs the money. Scene Two. 1. What is Friar Lawrence expecting from Friar John? - ANSWER he is expecting word from Romeo, and that he was able to deliver the letter 2. Why couldn't Friar John deliver the letter? - ANSWER Friar John was unable to deliver the letter due to a plague outbreak, since the town was quarantined. Scene Three. 1. What did Romeo bring with him to Juliet's tomb? Why do you think he brought these two items? - ANSWER a mattock (a tool like a pickax) and a wrenching iron (a tool like a crowbar); to open Juliet's tomb and lie with her