Answer this question for act 2 scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet

Question

1. What's humorous about the way the nurse treats Juliet in the scene

Answer with like one or two sentences and use very simple vocabulary like a middle school, and actually answer the question as if you're a student answering a question for an assignment

Answer 1

In Act 2, Scene 4 of "Romeo and Juliet," the Nurse is humorous because she teases Juliet by taking a long time to tell her the news about Romeo. Instead of just saying it straight away, she keeps making jokes and acting overly mysterious, which makes Juliet anxious and impatient.

Answer 2

Now answer these questions about scene five for act two in the same way

1. Is Romeo fearful of the future? Provide lines from the book itself to support your answer
2. Paraphrase the friars morning in these lines: "these violent delights have violence ends / and in their triumph die like re and powder / which, as the kiss, consume."
3. Paraphrase the friars message in these lines: "therefore love moderately; long love doth so: / too swift arrives as tardy as too slow."

Answer 3

1. Yes, Romeo is fearful of the future. He says, "Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books," which shows he knows love can be dangerous. He also mentions a "fearful passage," indicating he has worries about what might happen.

2. The Friar's warning means that intense pleasures can lead to bad outcomes. Just like fireworks explode and can cause destruction, passionate love can end badly if it’s not controlled.

3. The Friar's message means that people should love in a balanced way. Loving too quickly can be as bad as loving too slowly; it’s important to take your time and not rush into things.