Help on Romeo and Julet Act 2?

These are some of the questions I am having trouble with. I have answered the others.


Act 2


Scene 1-


1. Why do Benvolio and Mercutio decide not to pursue Romeo when they see him at the Capulet's orchard wall?


2. What does Juliet mean when she says: What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.


3. What does Juliet mean by "lover's perjuries"?


4. Interpret "They say, Jove laughs. O gentle Romeo, If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully. Or if thou thinkest I am too quickly won, I'll frown and be perverse and say thee nay, So thou wilt woo, but else not for the world. In truth. fair Montague, I am fond.


Scene 3-


5. Within the infant rind of this small flower


Poison hath residence and medicine power:


For this, being smelt, with that part cheers each part;


Being tasted, slays all senses with the heart.


Two such opposed kings encamp them still


In man as well as herbs, grace and rude will;


And where the worser is predominant,

Help on Romeo and Julet Act 2?
1. They think he is still in love with Roseline and don't want to disturb him or something..I can't really remember


2. She is saying that as a metaphor to Romeo's name, saying that even if he wasn't called Romeo he would still be the same person, have the same character, and she would still be in love with him


3. Prejudices of lovers


4. Juliet is just pronouncing her love to Romeo and telling herself that she just wants to hear him say that he is in love with her.


5. Friar Laurence is just talking about how there are two uses for herbs, good and bad, and humans could be good and bad too.
Reply:1. they aren't aware that Romeo is even in love with juliet. They still think he is heartbroken over Rosaline.





2. She is saying that names do not matter, only the person that comes with them. it doesn't matter what people call you.





3. i don't remember that part but probably something about it's problems





4. She is rushing into their love





5. the herbs the friar uses can be used as drugs or as medicine, depended on how you use them. there is a good side and a bad side to everything.








hope i helped! =]
Reply:1. They don't really see him. They are just looking for him. They think he is with Rosaline.


2. She means that if you called a rose something else, it would still be the same thing; it would smell the same. She is making a metaphor that Montague is only Romeo's name; she loved him before she knew she was a Montague.


3. Perjury is when you lie under oath. She is telling Romeo not to lie about his love for her.


4. Where is that quote? Look it up on sparknotes.com under No Fear Shakespeare.


5. Same as #4. He is talking about how he can make medicines and potions with his plants. It is kind-of a foreshadowing. It also lets the audience know that he can make these poisons.



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