| Which are purposes of comic relief? Check all that apply. | easing the tension an audience may be feelingemphasizing the seriousness of the previous momentbalancing the mood of a serious drama through contrast |
| Which lines spoken by Romeo in Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet best support the inference that Romeo desires future peace between the Montagues and Capulets? Check all that apply. | Romeo: Draw, Benvolio; beat down their weapons.Gentlemen, for shame, forbear this outrage! |
| Juliet: The clock struck nine when I did send the nurse; In half an hour she promis’d to return. Perchance she cannot meet him: that’s not so. 5O! she is lame: love’s heralds should be thoughts,Based on your knowledge of Juliet, why does she become impatient while waiting for the nurse in this scene? | She is nervous because the nurse is bringing her big news about Romeo. |
| _______ is the literary device that provides clues or hints to suggest what will occur later in a story. | Foreshadowing |
| A paradox is a literary device often used to | emphasize or make readers think about important ideas. |
| Tybalt: Romeo: One fairer than my love! the all-seeing sun Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun. How does Benvolio support the archetype of devoted friend in the excerpt? | by encouraging Romeo to think logically and consider his options |
| Romeo, there dead, was husband to that Juliet;And she, there dead, that Romeo’s faithful wife:I married them; and their stolen marriage-dayThis excerpt is an example of how_______contributes to the catastrophe in Romeo and Juliet. | secrecy |
| How fares my Juliet? That I ask again;For nothing can be ill if she be well.Which of Romeo’s tragic flaws does this dialogue reveal? | He has juvenile ideas about love. |
| In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is a protagonist because he is a | sympathetic main character facing a challenge. |
| Friar Laurence: On Thursday, sir? the time is very short.Paris: My father Capulet will have it so;And I am nothing slow to slack his haste.Why does Paris’s request create dramatic irony in this scene? | because Friar Laurence has already married Juliet to Romeo |
| Capulet: O brother Montague! give me thy hand:This is my daughter’s jointure, for no moreCan I demand.Which theme of Romeo and Juliet is best supported by this excerpt? | Tragedy can cause people who are enemies to forgive each other. |
| Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy does the character of Paris represent in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet? | an outside pressure that escalates a conflict |
review test romeo and julieta
July 24, 2019