Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Review

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Where is the setting of the play? Options: Mantua, Venice, Rome, Verona

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Verona

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What poetic form is the prologue? Options: Free Verse, Couplet, Sonnet, Haiku

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Sonnet

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The word "dignity" in line 1 of the Prologue suggests both houses are alike - "Two households, both alike in dignity/In fair Verona, where we lay our scene" in...

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social standing

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"star-crossed"

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unlucky, doomed

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At the start of the play, after the fight, the Prince gives a speech to the crowd telling the Capulets and Montagues to stop. This speech is an example of...

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monologue

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What does Prince Escalus say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?

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Punish them with death.

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Why was Romeo in such a sad mood at the beginning of Act 1?

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Romeo was in love with Rosaline, but she did not love him back.

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In Act I, when Romeo is in anguish because Rosalind does not love him, he says, "O loving hate..O heavy lightness...serious vanity, feather of lead..." These are all examples of

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Oxymorons

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What is the problem with Capulet's statement? "Montague is bound as well as I,/ In penalty alike; and 'tis not hard, I think,/ For men so old as we to keep the peace."

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The conflict has spread beyond just Montague and Capulet and affects the younger generations too.

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Who wants to marry Juliet? Options: Paris, Romeo, Capulet, Montague

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Paris