Romeo and Juliet: A1S2

What is the problem with Capulet's statement below?

"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."

• Montague is only morally, not legally, bound to keep the peace.

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

• Montague has already planned Capulet's demise.

• The penalty is not heavy enough to prevent the feud from continuing.

Which interpretation most accurately reflects the quote below?

"My child is yet a stranger in this world; /She hath not seen the change of fourteen years"

• Lady Capulet wants to wait for Juliet to get married as she is not yet fourteen.

• Lord Capulet is presented as an aging patriarch who is keen for Juliet to marry to secure her future.

• Lord Capulet is presented as being protective of his young, naïve, vulnerable daughter who does not have much experience of the world.

• Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris when she is fourteen.

Why does Shakespeare use natural imagery when Lord Capulet is describing Juliet as not yet "ripe" to be a bride?

• Natural imagery suggests that Capulet and Juliet's relationship is like the natural relationship between father and child.

• Natural imagery demonstrates Capulet as a loving, caring father, wanting his child to blossom and be “ripe” to be a bride rather than be “marr’d” by the marriage being too soon.

• Natural imagery reflects their changing relationship. Just as things change in nature, so does the relationship between father and daughter.

• Natural imagery presents Juliet as a commodity to be consumed, linking to the inferior social position of women - passed as property from father to husband.

Which part of speech is the word "my"?

• Possessive pronoun

• Possessive determiner

• Reflexive pronoun

• Demonstrative determiner

Which quotes show Lord Capulet deferring to Juliet's choice?

• She is the hopeful Lady of my earth

• My will to her consent, is but a part.

• And she agreed, within her scope of choice /Lies my consent, and fair according voice

• Like her most, whose merit most shall be

In A1S1, what does Capulet's use of rhyme, iambic pentameter and his lengthy speech (compared to Paris) suggest?

• His love for his daughter

• He will go to great lengths to protect his daughter.

• His high status and control.

• His poetic, romantic side.

Who is Paris's relative?

• Capulet

• Montague

• The Prince

• The Friar

How do the characters of Romeo and Paris differ?

• Romeo is reckless in his attitude towards love, quickly transferring his affections from Rosaline to Juliet, whereas Paris remains constant in his affection for Juliet.

• Paris uses figurative language that he has learned from poetry books. Romeo is more direct and crude.

• Paris complies with social convention in his public proposal of marriage. Romeo, on the other hand, appears as a fanciful and fashionable young lover, with idealistic concepts of love.

• Paris defies social conventions by asking Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage; Romeo complies with social conventions by wooing Juliet first.

Which statements could suggest that Juliet is primarily a commodity?

• Paris wants her mainly because of her social status and beauty.

• Paris wants her mainly because of his strong emotional attachment.

• Capulet speaks about her youth and innocence because she is his only "hope" and he loves her dearly.

• Capulet may even be using her youth and innocence as "selling points" to Paris rather than expressing genuine fatherly concern for protecting her from the corruption of the big wide world.

How does the theme of fate link to this scene?

• It is entirely coincidental that the Capulet servant should ask Romeo to read the invitation.

• It is entirely circumstantial that Paris is asking for Juliet's hand in marriage.

• Juliet imagines Romeo dead at the bottom of a tomb.

• Shakespeare uses celestial imagery.