A Drink of Faith
Act 4 Scenes i ii iii

Prompt A
These scenes from act 4 open with the Friar talking to Paris about his upcoming marriage. Paris hopes that the marriage with put an end to Juliet's mourning the loss of her fellow kinsman, Tybalt. Paris is still oblivious to the fact that Juliet loves Romeo instead of him. As Juliet walks in, she talks to Paris in a was such she hints quite obviously that she doesn't care for Paris. However, Paris still thinks Juliet loves him, even though she talks to him as if he were a stranger. Juliet is then told by the Friar that her only way to avoid the marriage is to drink a potion that will make her seem dead. This way, she can be with Romeo without having any worries of her past life coming to find her, like Paris, who may come looking for her if she disappears. With the potion, Juliet returns home and after telling her parents she is eager to marry Paris, disappears into her room and drinks the potion.

Prompt E
Juliet- OMG! I can't believe that Paris want "true love." That's like so last year. Like why would I want that anyways. Seriously, I'm 14. I still have years of partying ahead of me. My life would be over if I had to settle down. With Romeo, we both know that it is just a quick marriage that wont last. How could someone stand marriage anyways. Maybe we will be married for a couple of years, but in the end, it will be better for both of us if we end it.