Let them judge us. We will judge them as well.

Let them look at us. We will dance a dance and leave.

Let them see our mask and costumes. They will never detect that we are Montagues.

Let them compare us to the Capulets. We will show them that we are superior.

Let them make jokes at our expense. We will show them we don't care.

hymnody, the composition of hymns.

mythology, the study of myths.

philanthropy, or acts of charity.

botany, the study of plants.

astronomy, the study of planets and stars.

she pretends that Romeo said he's not interested in Juliet anymore.

she talks too loudly and Juliet is afraid her mother overheard them.

she makes vulgar and inappropriate jokes about Romeo.

she's overly critical of Romeo's appearance.

she refuses to tell Juliet the news right away.

he doesn't want another fight to start.

Mercutio's jokes have gone too far.

earlier he told Juliet he would go see her.

his parents are looking for him.

he feels he can't leave while Juliet is near.

Metaphor; to show that in humans, as in herbs, good and evil are fighting for control

Paradox; to warn that both mankind and plants can be more dangerous than they look

Allusion; to liken the poison of the herbs to the cruelty of two mythological kings, Oedipus and Creon

Parallelism; to reveal how the corruption of the human heart, like poison in plants, will ultimately lead to death

Simile; to compare the power of herbs to the power of kings waging war against one another

Simile and Foreshadowing

Paradox and Allegory

Alliteration and Oxymoron

Metaphor and Personification

Pun and Aphorism

telling him about his plan to send Juliet to Mantua later on.

reminding him that things could be a lot worse.

calling him unmanly and giving him "tough love."

presenting an optimistic view of the future.

instructing him to go visit Juliet for their wedding night.

their future reunion.

life for Romeo in Mantua.

Romeo in a tomb.

the feud ending.

herself, drinking a potion.

building suspense.

generating confusion.

boring the audience.

creating discomfort.

provoking grief.

He wants to lighten the grief of Tybalt's death.

Paris offered him payment for the deal.

He suspects Juliet and Romeo are seeing each other.

Lady Capulet convinces him that it would make Juliet happy.

He realizes Juliet needs a husband to take care of her.

Personification; to create a false accusation that Tybalt called Mercutio and Romeo minstrels

Juxtaposition; to reveal the intellectual and communicative gap between Mercutio and Tybalt

Pun; to ridicule Tybalt's accusation of consorting with Romeo and to threaten him with violence

Symbolism; to compare fighting to the art of making music

Irony; to make fun of Tybalt's misunderstanding of the meaning of "consort."

doubts that she is being truthful and dismisses her statements.

admits he was wrong and should have listened to her.

puts off the marriage ceremony until the following week.

tells the Friar to come over and confirm her claims.

decides to move the date of the wedding up a day.

not allowing Juliet to grieve for Tybalt.

moving their wedding forward too quickly.

not keeping watch over her the night before.

selfishly grieving their loss.

forcing her to marry Paris in the first place.

be stranded in the desert.

jump off a tower.

be chained to wild bears.

walk among serpents.

lie down with dead bodies and ghosts.

To say goodbye to Juliet and ask forgiveness from Tybalt.

To tell the truth to Paris and die next to Juliet.

To waken Juliet and rescue her from the grave.

To know for sure that Juliet is dead and grieve her.

To see Juliet's face and take her ring.

Officials feared he and his letter were contaminated with infection.

The letter was lost somewhere between Verona and Mantua.

One of the Capulets seized the letter from him and destroyed it.

None of the messengers he sent could find Romeo.

He was being watched by the Prince of Verona.