Act 1 Scene 5
How does Romeo show what he means by these lines:
"If I profane with my unworthiest hand/This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this,/My lips, 2 blushing pilgrims, ready stand/To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
-holds Juliet's hand
- tries to kiss Juliet's hand
-looks into Juliet's eyes
-smiles at Juliet
holds Juliet's hand
tries to kill Juliet's hand
Throughout the sonnet, Romeo calls Juliet ____, and Juliet calls Romeo ______.
a shrine
-a saint
-a pilgrim
-two blushing pilgrims
-a saint
-a pilgrim
In the first encounter sonnet, Romeo and Juliet use ___1___ metaphors in order to ____2____.
Blank 1:
-masquerade
-religious
-sun and stars
Blank 2:
-flirt with each other.
-learn each other's identity.
-make sure they share the same religious beliefs.
Blank 1: religious
Blank 2: flirt with each other.
Put these events in the correct order:
__Romeo kisses Juliet.
__Romeo says that Juliet is beautiful.
__Romeo says that he will stay with Juliet forever.
__Romeo says that Death is in love with Juliet.
__Romeo drinks the poison.
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"Here, here I will remain/ With worms that are thy chambermaids."
What does Romeo mean when he uses the figurative language in the italicized part of the sentence?
-Juliet is literally being waited on by worms in the tomb.
-Juliet is literally being waited on by chambermaids in her tomb.
-He will stay in the tomb like a chambermaid who is devoted to caring for Juliet.
-He will stay in the tomb with the worms that feast on dead bodies.
-He will stay in the tomb with the worms that feast on dead bodies.
What does Romeo mean by these words and gestures?
"If I profane with my unworthiest hand/This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this,/My lips, 2 blushing pilgrims, ready stand/To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
-If I have insulted your pure hand by touching it with mine, my lips can fix this insult with a kiss
-If I have done something evil by touching this holy place, my lips recite the pilgrim's prayer to right this wrong
-If I have insulted your pure hand by touching it with mine, my lips can fix this insult with a kiss
What does Juliet mean by this text: "Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much"?
-You're wrong to call my hand a shrine.
-It's wrong for you to kiss my hand so boldly.
-You're using your hand in the wrong way.
-You should not consider your hand unworthy of touching mine.
-You should not consider your hand unworthy of touching mine.
How do Romeo and Juliet connect the image of hands in prayer to the idea of kissing? Select 2 answers:
-Romeo says that his kiss will smooth over his hand's rough touch.
-Juliet says that hands in prayer are like a religious pilgrim's kiss.
-Juliet says that a saint's lips must be used for prayer.
-Romeo says that lips can pray like hands do.
-Juliet says that saints grant the wishes of prayers.
-Juliet says that hands in prayer are like a religious pilgrim's kiss.
-Romeo says that lips can pray like hands do.
"Shall I believe/That unsubstantial Death is amorous,/ And that the lean abhorred monster keeps/ Thee here in dark to be his paramour?"
In these lines, _____ compares death to a _____.
-lover
-monster
-Romeo
-Juliet
-Romeo
-monster
"For fear of that, I still will stay with thee,/ And never from this palace of dim night/ Depart again."
Based on the context, what does the italicized phrase refer to?
-The palace where Juliet grew up
-The night that Juliet died
-The tomb where Juliet's body lies
-The place where night never ends
-The tomb where Juliet's body lies
How does the actor playing Romeo show what he means when he says, "O then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do,/They pray"?
-holds Juliet's hand
-places his palm against Juliet's palm
-kisses Juliet's hand
-kisses Juliet's lips
-places his palm against Juliet's palm
"And palm to palm is holy palmer's kiss."
By 'palm' Juliet means:
-a part of the hand
-a way of hiding something with one's hand
-a way of covering on'e face with one's hand
-the leaves of a kind of tropical tree
-a pilgrim traveling to a holy shrine
-a part of the hand
In which one of the following lines does Juliet discourage Romeo's flirtation?
-"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hands too much"
-"For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch"
-"And palm to palm is holy palmer's kiss."
-"Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in pray'r."
-"Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in pray'r."
"Shall I believe/That unsubstantial Death is amorous,/ And that the lean abhorred monster keeps/ Thee here in dark to be his paramour?"
In these lines, Romeo compares death to a monster who is in love with _____ and traps her in the tomb to be his ______.
-lover
-monster
-Romeo
-Juliet
-Juliet
-lover
In which TWO quotes does Romeo directly refer to the setting of the scene?
-"Shall I believe/ That unsubstantial Death is amorous/ And that the lean abhorred monster keeps/ Thee here in dark to be his paramour?"
-"For fear of that, I still will stay with thee,/ And never from this palace of dim night/ Depart again."
-"Eyes, look your last!/ Arms, take your last embrace!"
-"And, lips, O you/ The doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss/ A dateless bargain to engrossing death!"
-"Shall I believe/ That unsubstantial Death is amorous/ And that the lean abhorred monster keeps/ Thee here in dark to be his paramour?"
-"For fear of that, I still will stay with thee,/ And never from this palace of dim night/ Depart again."
What does Romeo mean by these words and gestures?
-Then, dear Juliet, let our lips pray while our hands are joined together
-Then, dear Juliet, let our lips do what hands do when they pray-they join together
-Then, dear Juliet, let our lips do what hands do when they pray-they join together
"And palm to palm is holy palmer's kiss."
By 'palmers' Juliet means:
-a part of the hand
-a way of hiding something with one's hand
-a way of covering on'e face with one's hand
-the leaves of a kind of tropical tree
-a pilgrim traveling to a holy shrine
-a pilgrim traveling to a holy shrine
The dialogue between Romeo and Juliet is structured as a _____ because it has 14 lines and follows a strict rhyme scheme.
-riddle
-limerick
-haiku
-sonnet
-sonnet
Why does Romeo say he will stay with Juliet forever?
-She is too beautiful to abandon.
-He must protect her from death.
-He can't imagine living life without her.
-He wants to teach their families a lesson.
-He must protect her from death.
"O, here/ Will I set up my everlasting rest,/ And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars/ From this world-wearied flesh."
Complete the paraphrase of Romeo's words to show what he means by the italicized figurative language.
By dying and staying in your tomb, I will _______.
-free myself from my unlucky fate
-disturb the plan my family made for me
-stay with my true love until the end of time
-make a wish upon a star that you and I will never be separated again
-free myself from my unlucky fate
When Romeo first meets Juliet, he calls her hand ____ and his lips _______.
-a shrine
-a saint
-a pilgrim
-two blushing pilgrims
-a shrine
-two blushing pilgrims
What does Romeo mean by this line:
"Then move not while my prayer's effect I take"?
-don't move while I wait for my prayer to come true
-don't move while I make what I've been praying for happen
-don't move until after we finish praying
-my prayer is that you don't move
-don't move while I make what I've been praying for happen
At first Romeo rhymes with his own lines and Juliet rhymes with her own lines. The fact that, by the end, they rhyme with each other's lines is meant to suggest that they are:
-a good match for each other.
-not meant to be.
-students of poetry.
-experienced at these kinds of interactions.
-a good match for each other.
Which quote from the text best supports that Romeo wants to stay with Juliet forever so that he can protect her from death?
-"Why art thou yet so fair?"
-"For fear of that, I still will stay with thee"
-"O, here/ Will I set up my everlasting rest"
-"Eyes, look your last!/ Arms, take your last embrace!"
-"For fear of that, I still will stay with thee"
Why did Shakespeare end Romeo's speech with six sentences that all end with exclamation points?
-to show that Romeo is angry
-to show that Romeo is passionate
-to show that Romeo is calling out for help
-to show that Romeo regrets what he's about to do
-to show that Romeo is passionate