Act I
Act II
Act III
Vocabulary
Stage Terms
100
What tragic event does the Prologue foreshadow?
What is the suicide of Romeo and Juliet
100
What point does Juliet make when she speaks these lines in Act II, Scene ii? What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.
What is Romeo's name and family is her only enemy?
100
Choose the item that is the best paraphrase of these lines from the opening of Act III, Scene i: Benvolio. I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire. The day is hot, the Capels are abroad, And, if we meet, we shall not 'scape a brawl, For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.
What is "Please, Mercutio, let us go in. It is hot and the Capulets are out and about. If we meet, we will surely end up fighting because everyone's tempers are running high."
100
Which of the following might most reasonably be expected to cause a grievance
What is an injury or wrong
100
Which of the following is NOT true about dialogue in a play? A. It advances the action of the play. B. It reveals the personalities and relationships of characters. C. It generally follows the name of the speaker. D. It is always set off with quotation marks.
What is D: Quotation Marks
200
Act I of Romeo and Juliet is mainly about the Capulet-Montague family feud and
What is Romeo and Juliet's First Meeting
200
In Act II, Benvolio's and Mercutio's sociability helps to emphasize Romeo's
What is moodiness?
200
n Act III, Scene i, Romeo is motivated to kill Tybalt because Tybalt has
What is killed Mercutio
200
Which of the following is most nearly the opposite of transgression
What is uprightness?
200
It is what defines stage directions in drama?
What are notes in the text of a play that describe how the work should be performed or staged
300
In Act I, Scene i, what detail about Montague helps to make him a round, complex character that goes beyond the stereotype of an angry old curmudgeon?
What is the concern he shows over his son's unhappiness?
300
In agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence shows that he
What is he looks beyond the immediate event?
300
In Act III, Scene ii, Juliet addresses the Nurse in a monologue that begins, “O serpent heart, hid with a flow'ring face! / Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?” She goes on to say, “Despisèd substance of divinest show! / Just opposite to what thou justly seem'st— / A damnèd saint, an honorable villain!” Juliet is responding to the news of which event?
What is Tybalt's death by Romeo's hand
300
The Prince says that the men who are fighting act that way because of a “pernicious rage.” What does pernicious mean?
What is ruinous?
300
Correctly defines blank verse?
What is any type of verse lacking end rhyme
400
In Act I, Scene iii, in her speech comparing Paris to a book, Lady Capulet encourages Juliet to
What is study his looks carefully?
400
In Act II, Scene iv, Benvolio and Mercutio are concerned about the letter that has arrived at Romeo's father's house because they
What is doubt Romeo's ability to win a duel with Tybalt.
400
Juliet loses trust in the Nurse at the end of Act III because the Nurse
What is advises Juliet to marry Paris.
400
If you were carrying an unwieldy group of packages, how might your burden be described?
What is difficult to carry?
400
Which of the following speeches is a soliloquy? A. In Scene i, Benvolio gives a long explanation to the Prince of the “bloody fray.” B. In Scene ii, Juliet, alone in her room, expresses her impatience and anxiety. C. In Scene iii, the Friar and Romeo are alone when the Friar tells Romeo of his banishment. D. In Scene v, the conversation between Juliet and Lady Capulet is full of double meanings.
What is B?
500
Seeing as Sampson and Gregory are only present in one scene, what could be Shakespeare's rationale for including them in the play?
What is a demonstration of the civil discord and feuding?
500
Why does Friar Lawrence advise Romeo to “love moderately” just before Juliet arrives?
What is he has seen Romeo in and out of love before and hopes that Romeo is not acting too hastily
500
In Act III of Romeo and Juliet, the central issue is a choice between
What is romantic love and family loyalty
500
Friar Lawrence says to Romeo, “What a deal of brine / Hath washed thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline!” What does he mean by sallow?
What is pale-yellowish?
500
Choose the statement that best describes the circumstances of a monologue. A. In Scene i, prior to the fight, the characters banter quickly back and forth. B. In Scene ii, Nurse seems to withhold information as Juliet rattles out questions. C. In Scene iii, Friar Lawrence speaks sternly to Romeo about his feeling sorry for himself. D. In Scene v, Juliet dismisses her nurse, and then she states her resolve to visit Friar Lawrence.
What is C
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