Romeo and Juliet Acts 2 and 3 Vocab

When Mercutio says Romeo "gave us the counterfeit fairly last night," what he means is...

• he gave them some fake money

• he gave them the slip (and ran off)

• he gave them some real money

Is being cunning considered a positive or negative quality?

• Positive - means you're smart

• Negative - means you're tricky

Romeo has an __________ for the Friar - to marry him and Juliet

• Counterfeit

• Shrift

• Intercession

• Procure

Which two words are similar in meaning?

• Lamentable and Loathsome

• Procure and Unwieldy

• Intercession and Invocation

• Sallow and Unwieldy

Which of these characters would be the most predominant?

• Lord Capulet

• Juliet

• Nurse

• Romeo

Who is someone Tybalt finds loathsome?

• Mercutio

• Romeo

• Benvolio

• All of these

Which of the following events is lamentable?

• The Montagues attending the Capulet party

• The balcony scene

• Mercutio's death

• The nurse's encounter with Mercutio

Which of the following would NOT be considered unwieldy?

• a kitten

• the government

• an oddly-shaped present

• a piano

A sick person might look....

• unwieldy

• sallow

• loathsome

• invocation

Which of these might be hard to procure?

• permission to marry someone your family disapproves of

• good grades

• a good night's sleep

• all of these could be hard to procure