Romeo and Juliet: Key Questions

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What are Mercutio's dying words?

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Mercutio's dying words are 'A plague o' both your houses!' as he curses the Montagues and Capulets.

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Juliet uses which of the following terms to describe Romeo upon first hearing that he killed her cousin?

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Juliet initially describes Romeo as a 'serpent heart, hid with a flowering face' upon hearing that he killed her cousin Tybalt.

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How does Juliet react when her parents arrange her marriage to Paris?

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Juliet is distraught and refuses to marry Paris, pleading with her parents to delay the marriage, but they threaten to disown her if she does not comply.

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How does Romeo react when he learns of his banishment from Verona?

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Romeo is devastated and considers banishment worse than death, expressing his despair to Friar Laurence.

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What warning does Friar Laurence give Romeo before he marries Juliet?

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Friar Laurence warns Romeo to 'love moderately,' cautioning that sudden joys have sudden endings.

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What is the significance of the lark and the nightingale in the morning after Romeo and Juliet's wedding night?

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The lark symbolizes the coming of day and Romeo's need to leave, while the nightingale represents the night and the lovers' desire to stay together.

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In a clear example of foreshadowing, after Romeo has climbed down from her balcony in scene 5, Juliet has a strange feeling that she sees Romeo in a __________.

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Tomb

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How does Juliet feel when the Nurse tells her to marry Paris and move on from Romeo

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Betrayed

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Where will Romeo spend his exile

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Mantua

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What is inversion?

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Switching up the natural order of a sentence