<p>Name: ______</p><p>ACT I, SCENE V SONNET</p><p>First Meeting of Romeo and Juliet The first fourteen lines (92-105) of the lovers’ meeting are written in sonnet form (the first twelve lines rhyme alternately; the last two lines are a rhyming couplet). It is helpful to know that:  Sonnet writing was a popular and highly esteemed activity at Queen Elizabeth’s court.  To show their faith, pilgrims made long journeys ot the shrines of the Holy Land; they brought back leaves as proof of their visits, and were known as ‘palmers’  Romeo compares Juliet to a shrine or saint- religious imagery runs through their conversation.</p><p>1. Paraphrase each line on the provided lines beside the sonnet (on back). Do your best! </p><p>2. Annotate Romeo’s speech for examples of religious language.</p><p>3. Why do you think Shakespeare chose to use this religious imagery?</p><p>4. Do you feel Romeo is genuinely in love? Why or why not?</p><p>5. How do you think Juliet feels on first meeting? Why? Name: ______</p><p>ROMEO, taking Juliet’s hand If I profane with my unworthiest hand ______This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this: ______My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand ______To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. 95 ______JULIET Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this; ______For saints have hands that pilgrims’ hands do touch, ______And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss. ______ROMEO ______Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too? 100 JULIET Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer. ______ROMEO O then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do. ______They pray: grant thou, lest faith turn to despair. ______JULIET ______Saints do not move, though grant for prayers’ sake. ROMEO ______Then move not while my prayer’s effect I take. ______</p><p>______</p>