1. Act I Scene 5 Focus Questions
Use lines to help you answer the following questions: 1. To what is Romeo referring in the phrase “holy shrine” 2. How does Romeo “profane” Juliet’s hand? What might profane mean in this context? 3. For what reasons does Romeo claim that he has “profane[d]” Juliet’s hand? 4. How does Shakespeare use figurative language to describe Romeo’s feelings for Juliet? Be sure to give examples from the text 5. What does Juliet mean by “mannerly devotion”? 6. How does Shakespeare develop Juliet through her response to Romeo? 7. What does Romeo ask of Juliet in line 100? What is Romeo implying? 8. What do the stage directions suggest Romeo and Juliet mean by “sin”? 9. How does Shakespeare use figurative language to develop the relationship between Romeo and Juliet in lines 106–109?