The purpose of the Chorus in the prologue is to | introduce the story line |
Why is the Prince angry with the Capulets and Montagues? | Both families have been fighting |
How does Romeo feel when he thinks about Rosaline? | sad |
Lord Capulet suggest that Paris should | try to win Juliets’ heart |
Which character does Shakespeare use to provide comic relief in Act 1 Scene 3? | the Nurse |
Lady Capulet tells Juliet to think about marriage because | Paris wants to marry her |
Which event during the Capulets party in Act 1 Scene 5 takes place first? | Tybalt recognizes Romeo |
Tybalts conversation with Lord Capulet reveals that Tybalt is | aggresive |
Reread Scene 5, lines 91-108. Shakespeare has Romeo and Juliet speak in rhyme instead of blank verse to empasize that | they are deeply in love |
What does the Nurse tell Juliet at the end of the party? | Romeo is a Montague |
What are two reasons that Lord Capulet is unwilling to let Paris marry Juliet? | Juliet is to young, and she needs to love Paris back |
Tybalt meets Benvolio in the street and thinks that Benvolio is | fighting in the street |
Why does Lord Capulet hesitate when Paris asks to marry Juliet? | Juliet is very young and is Capulets only surviving child |
Shakespeare provides comic relief in Act 1 Scene 3 by having the Nurse | tell a story about her husband |
Lady Capulet tells Jjuliet to start thinking about marriage because | younger women than Juliet are already mothers |
What reason does Romeo give for wanting to avoid the Capulets party? | He has dreamed that something bad will happen |
Which word best describes Tybalts reaction when he recognizes Romeo at the party? | confrontational |
Romeos presence at the party causes Lord Capulet to | say that Romeo has a good reputation |
Are the Capulets or the Montagues to blame for the fight in the street during Act 1 Scene 1? | Capulets because they started it by biting their thumb at them |
Romeo receives advice from Benvollio, and Paris receives similar advice from Lord Capulet | to go to the party because there will be a lot of beautiful women there |
Romeo and Juliet: Act 1
August 23, 2019