In the Prologue, ________________ is the voice that gives us the background for the play. | Chorus |
This story mainly takes place in ________________, Italy | Verona |
___________ asks Lord Capulet if he may marry Juliet | Paris |
When Lady Capulet tells Juliet of the plans to marry Paris, how does Juliet feel about marriage? | She is happy to marry a rich man |
Romeo and his friends escape detection at the party because they are wearing _____________ | masks |
Juliet finds out that Romeo is a ________________ | Montague |
Romeo finds out that Juliet is a _____________ | Capulet |
When Juliet finds out about Romeo’s last name, she says | “My only love sprung from my only hate” |
The ________ are throwing a huge feast | Capulets |
Who’s asks his uncle to kick Romeo out of the party? | Tybalt |
What is the name of the woman (girl) who just broke Romeo’s heart at the beginning of the play? | Rosaline |
The Prince tells the fighters, “If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.” | True |
When Romeo meets Juliet for the first time, to what does he compare her? | a jewel |
Benvolio give Romeo the “Queen Mab” | False |
How is Tybalt related to Juliet? | cousin |
In the famous “balcony” scene, when Juliet says “Romeo Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” What is she asking? | Why are you Romeo, a Montague? |
Why does Romeo hate his own name? | Because his “name” is Juliets enemy |
What do Romeo and Juliet plan to do the following day? | get married |
What is the name of Romeo’s spiritual advisor? | Friar Lawrence |
Why does the Friar finally agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? | He believes it will bring the families together again |
Which member of the Capulet household is not only aware of the marriage, but is assisting with it? | The Nurse |
What is Friar Lawrence’s fears of marrying the couple? | He may get in trouble with the two families.They are not really in love. |
In Romeo and Juliet, who speaks in rhyme? | the rich and the royalty |
William Shakespeare wrote most of his plays and sonnets in what rhyming pattern? | iambic pentameter |
“What’s in a ___________? That which we call a ___________ by any other word would small as _______________. | name, rose, sweet |
Romeo | Montague |
Juliet | Capulet |
Benvolio | Montague |
Tybalt | Capulet |
Nurse | Capulet |
In Act lll, Who wants to fight Romeo? | Tybalt |
Romeo finally fights the above person in order to | avenge Mercutios death |
Who dies in this act? | Tybalt, Mercutio, and Romeo |
The nurse’s description of the fight leads Juliet to believe that Romeo | has abandoned her |
Lady Capulet thinks her threat to send someone to poison Romeo will make Juliet | frightened |
What does Capulet use in an attempt to get Juliet to agree to marry Paris? | threats |
Why does Juliet tell the Nurse that her advice about marrying Paris comforted her? | She no longer trusts the Nurse with her secrets? |
Which of the following is an example of a soliloquy in Act lll? | Juliet’s speech as she awaits Romeo |
Which of the following events that occur in Act 3 would be considered a turning point of the play? | Romeo, Tybalt, and Mercutio’s fight.Romeo’s killing TybaltRomeo’s Banishment |
How does the turning point of the play affect the mood of the play after the above event occur? | the mood is dark and sad |
What everyday electronic item can we compare the birds that Juliet hears after her night with Romeo? | alarm clock |
Why does Juliet’s parents think she is sad? | Because of Tybalts death |
What does Lord Capulet threaten to do if Juliet does not agree to marry Paris? | disown her |
What is Lord Capulet planning for Juliet? | Surprise her with a marriage to Paris |
Where does Romeo go after his banishment? | Mantua |
Whom does Juliet see at Friar Lawerence’s cell? | Paris |
Which of the following best describes Juliet’s remarks to Paris in Friar Lawrence’s cell? | She lies him |
Juliet’s mood when she asks for Friar Lawerence’s advice is | desperate |
The main part of Friar Lawrence’s plan is to | end the Capulet-Montague feud |
When Juliet is speaking to Paris in Friar Lawrence’s cell, What is Juliet suggesting with this line? | She is putting on a fake face for Paris; she is not being her self |
Before she drinks the potion, Juliet fears all the following except that | Romeo will not come for her |
At which point does Juliet accomplish the first step of the plan? | When she asks the Nurse and her mother to let her sleep alone. |
The scene that involves the Capulet’s making wedding preparations is in the play for? | dramatics |
Who first finds Juliet after she has taken the potion? | the Nurse |
Paris | other |
Prince Escalus | Other |
Romeo’s father | Montague |
Friar Lawrence | other |
Juliet’s Mother | Capulet |
Lord Capulet moves the wedding date from Thursday to Wednesday. | True |
What happens to Juliet at the end of Act 4? | everyone thinks she is dead |
What is the name of Romeo’s servant? | Balthasar |
What news does Romeo’s servant bring to Romeo in Mantua? | That Juliet is dead |
An apothecary is someone who makes and sells drugs using natural elements. | True |
What does Romeo buy from the Apothecary? | Poison |
Who was supposed to deliver the letter to Romeo? | Friar John |
What is the actor doing when the script says [aside]? | The actor says this line to the audience only |
What kind of animal do Romeo and his servant ride to Verona? | Horse |
What happens to someone who sells deadly drugs in Mantua? | Put to death |
Who is at Juliet’s tomb when Romeo arrives there? | Paris |
What does Romeo give to his servant to give to his father? | a suicide letter |
What does Romeo tell his servant he is going to do in the tomb? | Look at Juliet’s face one last time |
Who dies in the Capulet’s tomb? | Juliet,Romeo, and Paris |
What is Paris’s last request? | To be buried next to Juliet |
How does Juliet die? | She stabs herself with Romeo’s knife |
Paris thinks that Romeo is going to do something to the bodies in the Capulet’s tomb. | True |
The Prince decides to blame Friar Lawerence and punish him for everything that happens to the young lovers. | False |
Romeo and Juliet are called “star-crossed lovers” because | it is their fate that they should not be together |
All of the following prove that Romeo and Juliet are “star-crossed lovers” except | Mercutio and Benvolio are always joking with Romeo |
What does Lord Montague tell Lord Capulet he will do in honor of Juliet? | put up a golden statue |
In the end of the play, what happens between the Capulets and the Montagues? | They reunite and become friends again |
Romeo and Juliet was written by | William Shakespeare |
What type of play is Romeo and Juliet? | Tragedy |
What is the last line of Romeo and Juliet? | “For never was a story of more woe, Than this of Juliet and her Romeo” |
The following could be considered themes of Romeo and Juliet except? | Theft |
What change of events would make a better ending for this play? | If the Capulet’s and Montagues got along the whole timeIf Romeo would have never killed TybaltIf Friar Lawrence delivered the letter to Romeo as he should have |
Besides Paris, Romeo, and Juliet, who else died the same evening? | Lady Montague |
The play takes place over how many days? | Four |
Romeo and Juliet
August 23, 2019