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Act III, scene II
1-
Think of the word “night” and find as many definitions, synonyms,
ideas, imageries that you can associate with the word.
2- Read scene II of act III
– Look-up words you don’t understand – Use an on-line dictionary such as http://dictionary.reference.com/
and just type the words you don’t know – It is fun to learn the full meaning of
words, trust me.
apace (1)= with great speed / steed (1)= stallion /
Phoebus (2)= Apollo (god of Sun),
Phaeton (3)= Son on Eos, goddess of the
dawn – Today a phaeton is a sporting car. It also means carriage drawn by
horse. Here Juliet wants the night to
come quickly.
amorous (9)= from the French amoureux
matron (12) = mother / woman guardian / learn me (13)= teach me
maidenhood
(14)= state
of being a virgin – Juliet is getting
ready for her first sexual encounter with Romeo. “Come night; come, Romeo. (18) ( Remember that ; = a conjunction such
as “because, and then, and so).
garish (26)= too ornate, too bright in
color.
3- Reread lines 1 to 33 and underline all mention of
“night” literally or figuratively -
a)
What are some of the different denotations or associations given to the
word “night”?
b)
What does the “night” imagery add to the scene?
