Reading Comprehension
The reason why Capulet decides to rush the marriage of Paris. pg. 209
What is .... to curtail Juliet's mourning over Tybalt and make her happy.
Capulet: So, my headstrong daughter, where have you been? Hint: Think of the impression Juliet made on her father earlier when she refused to marry Paris and instead said, "if I marry anyone, it will be Romeo."
What is.......determined to have your own way, willful and stubborn
Juliet: Don't tell me you've heard of this marriage ( to Paris), unless you can tell me how to prevent it....I'll truly and honorably resolve the situation that you can't fix, despite your experience and education. Don't wait so long to speak. I want to die if what you say isn't another solution.
The main idea of this passage is found in a sentence here.
What is....."I want to die if what you say isn't another solution."
The same reason Juliet feigned her sadness and mourning over Tybalt to escape marriage to Paris, is, in actuality, the same reason why her father and Paris conjointly decided she should be married as soon as possible. This is an example of __________.
Situational irony
Juliet states, " Oh you can tell me to jump off the battle posts of any tower, or to walk down the crime-ridden streets of any slum. Or tell me to sit in a field full of poisonous snakes. Chain me up with wild bears. Hide me every night in a morgue full of dead bodies, with wet, smelly flesh and skulls...
These are examples of
Imagery
This is the way out of the marriage the Friar suggests to Juliet. pg. 215
What is.........to take a powerful drug that will induce a death-like sleep, making her seem dead the morning of her marriage, and thus causing its cancellation.
Juliet:...What if the Friar mixed the potion to kill me? Is he worried that he will be disgraced if I marry Paris after he married me to Romeo?
one who has lost his honor and credibility in the eyes of society; dishonored.
Friar:...your pulse will stop. Your flesh will be cold, and you'll stop breathing. The red in your lips and cheeks will turn pale, and your eyes will shut. It will seem like you're dead. You won't be able to move and your body will be stiff like a corpse.
The main idea can be found in a sentence here.
What is......It will seem like you're dead.
Juliet states before taking the potion, " Love will give me strength and strength will help me." This is an example of __________.
What is ....theme.
Juliet prepares to take the potion and imagines the worst scenarios when reawakening after her proposed sleep. She states, " Oh, look, I think I see my cousin Tybalt's ghost. He's looking for Romeo because Romeo kiled him with his sword. Wait, Tybalt, wait! Here's a drink, I drink to you!" This is an example of______
Hyperbole
This is the way Romeo would be notified of her condition and their plan to escape. pg. 217
What is......via messenger to notify him so he awaits her awakening from the powerful sleep. Then they would escape together to Mantua where they can live happily.
Juliet:...and yet it shouldn't be poison since the Friar is a trustworthy holy man.
What is.....able to be relied on as truthful, able to be trusted
Juliet: ( bidding her mother goodbye, the night before the wedding). Only God knows when we'll meet again. There is a slight cold fear cutting through my veins. It almost freezes the heat of life. I'll call them back here to comfort me. Nurse! Oh, what good would she do here? In my desperate situation, I have to act alone.
The main idea is found in a sentence here.
What is.....In my desperate situation, I have to act alone.
Paris, upon discovering Juliet's seemingly dead body, states, " Death, the most despicable thing, tricked her!". This is an example of __________
Verbal irony
Upon discovering Juliet's seemingly dead body, Capulet states, " She's dead, like a beautiful flower, killed by an unseasonable frost." This is an example of _______
simile
The way Juliet behaves with her father after returning to Friar Lawrence's with the secret potion. pg. 221
What is ......humble or modest in confessing her sin of having disobeyed her father and asking him for forgiveness. She also promises him complete obedience.
Lady Capulet: Accursed, unhappy, wretched, hateful day! ( after discovering her seemingly dead body)
a very unhappy and unfortunate state
Lady Capulet: Accursed, unhappy, wretched and hateful day! This is the most miserable hour of all time1. I had only one child, one poor and loving child, the one thing I had to rejoice and comfort myself, and cruel Death has stolen it from me!
This can be concluded from this passage. ( unlike a main idea..what can be concluded or inferred or suggested will never be directly stated in the passage but figured out)
What is........Lady Capulet was unhappily married herself though she went along with her daughter's arranged marriage.
Capulet states after the discovery of his daughter's seemingly dead body, " All things prepared for the wedding party will now be used for the funeral...everything will be used for the opposite thing intended." This is an example of________
Irony ( situational)
Upon discovering Juliet's seemingly dead body, Capulet states, " Death, which has taken her away to make me cry, now ties up my tongue and won't let me speak." This is an example of _________.
Personification
This is the way Friar Lawrence comforts the grief-stricken parents upon their discovery of their daughter's "death" on the morning of the wedding. pg. 240-241
What is.......He reminds them that she is in heaven where she is the happiest, happier even than she might've been married to Paris. Thus, he reminds them to be happy for her, instead of sad for their own loss of her.
Paris: Death, the most despicable thing, tricked her! ( upon discovering her seemingly dead body)
hateful, detestable, loathesome
Friar:....Everyone prepare to take this beautiful corpse to her grave. The heavens hang threateningly over you for some past sin. Don't disturb the heavens anymore by trying to go against heaven's will.
We can infer this from the passage. ( what we conclude, infer or what is suggested by a passage is never directly stated but need to be figured out)
What is ...that the Friar is trying to ensure things go according to his risky plan by hurrying things up for Juliet's body to get to the Capulet entombment.
Juliet states, in her snappy argument with Paris, " what must be will be." Hint: Think of the Prologue where it is stated that "a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life". This is an example of ___________.
Foreshadowing
Capulet states upon the discovery of Juliet's seemingly dead body, " my child will be buried, and so will my joys." This is an example of ______
Metaphor