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​Romeo and Juliet
Act I-II

By Shelley Summerson

Multiple Choice

In Act I, Scene 1, Romeo uses the following phrases to describe his feelings about love: brawling love, loving hate, heavy lightness, serious vanity, feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, and sick health. Romeo’s use of oxymorons reveals that he is

• joyous

• conflicted

• careful

• reserved

Multiple Choice

Read line 133 spoken by Juliet in Act I, Scene 5.

"My grave is like to be my wedding bed."

What is the effect of this line on the plot?

• It foreshadows something that happens later.

• It is a flashback to a previous important event.

•        It introduces a subplot involving Nurse and Juliet.

• It is part of a parallel plot involving Juliet and Paris.