| eager | How does Paris feel about his upcoming wedding to Juliet? |
| hopeless | How does Juliet feel when she first visits Friar Laurence’s cell? |
| fall into a deep sleep | Friar Laurence tells Juliet that his potion will make her |
| moves up the wedding day | What does Lord Capulet do first after Juliet tells him that she will marry Paris? |
| scared | Shakespeare uses Juliet’s soliloquy in lines 14-58 of Scene 3 to reveal that Juliet is |
| chasing women | What does Lady Capulet tease Lord Capulet about on Juliet’s wedding day? |
| believes that Juliet wants to marry Paris | The Nurse is in a good mood on Juliet’s wedding day because she |
| The nurse | Who finds Juliet on the morning of her wedding? |
| son-in-law | In Scene 5, Lord Capulet calls Death his |
| ease the tension with comic relief | The most likely reason that Shakespeare ends Act Four with a conversation between musicians and a servant is to |
| Paris believes that Juliet grieves for Tybalt(Scene 1, lines 6 and 29). | What does Paris think is the reason that Juliet is upset when she visits Friar Laurence? |
| Responses will vary. Students may use one ofthe following examples to show that Lord Capulet is used for comic relief:A. Lord Capulet calls the Nurse by her first name (Scene 4, line 5), showing that he is in a good mood.B. Lord Capulet jokes with his wife and the Nurse about staying up late to chase women (Scene 4, lines 11-13).C. Lord Capulet jokes with his servant and plays with words (Scene 4, lines 20-21).D. Lord Capulet keeps yelling “Make haste,” indicating that he is in a hurry and sees this day as a good and exciting one (Scene 4, lines 24-28). | Give one example of how Shakespeare uses Lord Capulet as a comic relief character in Scene 4. |
| Responses will vary. Students may use threeof the following examples of Paris’s actions that show his love for Juliet:A. Paris says that he cannot want to wait to marry Juliet; his eagerness is a sign of love (Scene 1, lines 2-3).B. Paris says that his only reason for not professing his love for Juliet is that she has been grieving for Tybalt (Scene 1, lines 6-8).C. When Paris sees Juliet, he says that he is happy and calls her his wife, showing that he loves her and looks forward to their marriage (Scene 1, lines 18-20).D. Paris does not like Juliet’s crying so much; he tells her that she is wrong for thinking her face is not beautiful (Scene 1, lines 29-35). E. Paris leaves Juliet alone and will not intrude on her time with Friar Laurence; this act indicates his love and respect for her (Scene 1, lines 41-43).F. When Paris hears of Juliet’s death, he is as upset as the rest of the family and mourns (Scene 5, lines 41-42 and 55-58). | How might you argue that Paris truly loves Juliet? Use three examples of Paris’s actions from Act Four in your answer. |
Romeo and Juliet Act 4 Test
August 23, 2019