First Encounter
In this performance of the first encounter scene, the actor playing Romeo places his palm against Juliet’s palm between the lines, “O then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do” and “They pray” (100–101), making their hands look like they are praying.
What does Romeo mean by these words and gestures?
Then, dear Juliet, let our lips do what hands do when they pray—they join together.
“And palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss.”
By “palm” Juliet means __________. By “palmers” Juliet means __________.
A part of the hand
A pilgrim traveling to a holy shrine
Read this quote from lines 107–110:
“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 words in italics phrase refer to?
The tomb where Juliet’s body lies
“Thou” is a pronoun that means
You
In this performance of the first encounter scene from Romeo and Juliet, 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” (100–101)?
He places his palm against Juliet’s palm.
“Then move not while my prayer’s effect I take.”
Based on the context, what does Romeo mean by this line?
Don’t move while I make what I’ve been praying for happen.
Read this quote from lines 109–110:
“Here, here I will remain / With worms that are thy chambermaids.”
Fill in the blanks with the words that BEST complete the sentence.
Romeo’s figurative language suggests that he is ______ by the idea that ______ in death.
comforted
he will help look after Juliet
“Doth” is a verb that means
Does
In this performance of the first encounter scene from Romeo and Juliet, how does the actor playing 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, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand / To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” (90–91)
He holds Juliet’s hand.
He tries to kiss Juliet’s hand.
“Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much.”
Based on the context, what does Juliet mean by the underlined text?
You should not consider your hand unworthy of touching mine.
Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3, Lines 103–120
Why does Romeo say he will stay with Juliet forever?
He must protect her from death.
Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3, Lines 103–120
Place the events in the order in which they occur.
A. Romeo kisses Juliet.
B. Romeo says that Juliet is beautiful.
C. Romeo says that he will stay with Juliet forever.
D. Romeo says that Death is in love with Juliet.
E. Romeo drinks the poison.
B D C A E
In this performance of the first encounter scene, the actor playing Romeo takes Juliet’s hand just before saying, “If I profane with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine” (90–91), showing that “This holy shrine” refers to her hand. He further emphasizes the connection between her hand and “this shrine” by attempting to kiss her hand after saying, “My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand / To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss” (92–93).
What does Romeo mean by these words and gestures?
If I have insulted your pure hand by touching it with mine, my lips can fix this insult with a kiss.
In the first encounter sonnet, Romeo and Juliet use __________ metaphors in order to __________.
religious
flirt with each other.
Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3, Lines 103–120
After Romeo uses personification to say that Death is a monster who wants to be Juliet’s lover, he declares that he will stay with her forever to protect her from Death.
Which quote from the text BEST supports this answer?
“For fear of that, I still will stay with thee” (107)
Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3, Lines 103–120
Why did Shakespeare end Romeo’s speech with six sentences that all end with exclamation points?
To show that Romeo is passionate
When Romeo first meets Juliet, he calls her hand __________ and his lips __________.
Throughout the sonnet, Romeo calls Juliet __________, and Juliet calls Romeo __________.
a shrine
two blushing pilgrims
a saint
a pilgrim
How do Romeo and Juliet connect the image of hands in prayer to the idea of kissing?
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?”
Fill in the blanks with the correct words to complete the sentence.
In these lines, __________ compares death to a __________ who is in love with __________ and traps her in the tomb to be his __________.
Romeo
monster
Juliet
love
Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 5, Lines 90–103
Choose the word or phrase that will correctly complete the sentences.
The dialogue between Romeo and Juliet is structured as a __________ because it has 14 lines and follows a strict rhyme scheme. At first, Romeo rhymes with his own lines (90–93) and
Juliet rhymes with her own lines (94–97). The fact that, by the end, they rhyme with each other’s lines is meant to suggest that they are __________.
sonnet
a good match for each other.