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Character Inference Chart: Acts I and II
Character:
Describe briefly
Nurse
Evidence and Explanation:
Quote and Act/Scene/Line #s
“Go, girl, seek happy nights to
happy days.” II.iii.114
Evidence and Explanation:
Quote and Act/Scene/Line #s
Evidence and Explanation:
Quote and Act/Scene/Line #s
Inference: What can we tell about
the character from this evidence?
Shakespeare seems to be using
the Nurse as an element of
comic relief.
She’s saying, “Go find yourself
a husband and make yourself
happy (at night).”
Romeo
“When and where and how we
met, we wooed, and made
exchange of vow, I’ll tell thee
as we pass, but this I pray,
that thou consent to marry us
today.” II.iii.65-69
Romeo’s saying, “I’ll tell you
later about how we met and
all that. I just want to know if
you’ll marry us today.”
Juliet
Romeo is very hasty. He acts
without thinking about the
long-term consequences of his
actions.
Character Inference Chart: Acts I and II
Character:
Evidence and Explanation:
Name
Evidence and Explanation:
Evidence and Explanation:
Describe briefly
Quote and Act/Scene/Line #s
“I drew to part them.” I.i.110
Benvolio
“I do but keep the peace. Put
up thy sword, or manage it to
part these men with me.”
I.i.69-70
“Nay, he will answer the
letter’s master, how he dares
being dared.” II.iv.7-8
I’m trying to get them to stop
fighting. Help me out.
Benvolio was telling the
Montagues about trying to
stop the fight.
Benvolio is telling Mercutio
to chill out – that Romeo will
answer the letter from Tybalt.
“What, art thou drawn among
these heartless hinds? Turn
thee, Benvolio; look upon thy
death.” I.i.67-68
“Now, by the stock and honor
of my kin, to strike him dead,
I hold it not a sin.” I.v.66-67
I won’t help you stop the
fight. I’d rather fight with
you.
I’ll kill Romeo for the honor of
my family, and I won’t feel
bad about it.
(Romeo’s
friend)
Tybalt
Friar
Lawrence
“Wisely and slow. They
stumble that run fast.”
II.iii.101
Take it easy. Don’t rush into
things.
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Period
Quote and Act/Scene/Line #s
Inference: What can we tell about
the character from this evidence?
Tybalt likes to fight. Not only
will he join a fight, he even
likes to start them.
The Friar seems to be a wise
man, reminding Romeo to
take things slowly.