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• What time do Mercutio and Benvolio wonder about Romeo?

  Just before nine
• What has Benvolio learned about Romeo's whereabouts?

  Romeo did not return home
• What does Mercutio say about Rosaline?

  He spouts unkind words about her
• Who challenges Romeo to a duel?

  Tybalt
• What does Mercutio wonder about Romeo's ability?

  Whether Romeo can defeat Tybalt
• How does Mercutio describe Romeo's state due to love?

  He claims Romeo is weak
• How does Mercutio characterize Tybalt?

  As a master swordsman, vain and affected
• What term does Mercutio use to describe Tybalt?

  Fashionmonger
• What does Mercutio think of Tybalt's values?

  He disdains all that Tybalt stands for
• Who arrives after Mercutio's description of Tybalt?

  Romeo
• What does Mercutio do when Romeo arrives?

  He ridicules Romeo
• How does Mercutio mock Romeo's love for Rosaline?

  By comparing Rosaline to famous beauties
• What does Mercutio accuse Romeo of doing the previous night?

  Abandoning his friends
• How does Romeo respond to Mercutio's accusation?

  He claims his need was great
• What type of verbal exchange occurs between Romeo and Mercutio?

  Intricate, witty, and wildly sexual jousting
• Who enters after the verbal jousting between Romeo and Mercutio?

  The Nurse
• What does the Nurse ask the young men?

  If they know Romeo
• How does Romeo identify himself to the Nurse?

  He identifies himself as Romeo
• What does Mercutio insinuate about the Nurse?

  That she is a harlot
• What do Benvolio and Mercutio decide to do after the Nurse's arrival?

  Have dinner at Montague's house
• What warning does the Nurse give to Romeo?

  Not to deal double with Juliet
• What does Romeo ask the Nurse to tell Juliet?

  To find a way to attend confession
• Where does Romeo say he and Juliet will be married?

  At Friar Lawrence's cell
• What does the Nurse agree to do for Romeo?

  Deliver the message to Juliet
• What arrangement does the Nurse agree to for Romeo and Juliet's wedding night?

  To set up a cloth ladder
• What does Act 2, scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet develop?

  The plot by which Romeo and Juliet will wed
• How does Romeo demonstrate his character among friends in Act 2, scene 4?

  He shows himself to be a proficient punner
• What does Mercutio believe about the "true" Romeo?

  He believes the true Romeo is freed from melancholy
• What does Mercutio imply about Romeo's behavior when he says, "Now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo"?

  Romeo is more engaging when he is not lovesick
• How do Juliet and Mercutio perceive the "real" Romeo?

  • Juliet believes in the power of private love.
  • Mercutio emphasizes social bravado and banter.
  • Both think they understand Romeo's true nature.
• What conflict emerges regarding Romeo's identity?

  Friendship opposes Romeo's love
• How must Romeo navigate his roles as a lover and a friend?

  By balancing private love and public friendship
• What does Romeo's duality as a private lover and public Montague signify?

  His struggle between personal desires and social expectations
• O, he’s the courageous captain of compliments, he fights as you sing pricksong, keeps time, distance and proportion. (2.4.)
• this drivelling love is like a great natural that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole (2.4.)