Juliet is embarrassed because______________.

Romeo overhears her talking about him on the balcony

Romeo compares her to the sun and stars

she has never been kissed before.

she declared her love before Romeo did

In Act II, Scene ii, Juliet is to contact Romeo (through a messenger) the next day. Why?

She will get information about where and when they will be married.

So she can tell him the plan for their marriage.

She will tell him what time to come and meet her parents.

So they can go together to the Friar to make wedding plans

When Juliet says, “I have no joy of this contract tonight,” what does the word “contract” mean?

the threat of their future suicide

What is the purpose of Mercutio’s dirty humor?

His dirty jokes contrast with the religious images Romeo uses to describe love.

His jokes are designed to offend Benvolio, who is a wholesome young boy.

His jokes show that he is an atheist who does not believe in God.

His language shows that he is a lower-class person.

Tybalt's letter to Romeo

challenges Romeo to a duel because Romeo came to the Capulet banquet

warns him that Tybalt knows about Juliet and tells Romeo to stay away from her

thanks Romeo for being a good, though uninvited, guest at the banquet

invites Romeo to the next banquet at the Capulet house so that Romeo can be killed

What plan does Romeo share with the Nurse?

Juliet will say that she is going to confession but will marry Romeo instead.

Romeo will meet his friends for dinner at his father's house later in the day.

The Nurse will pass on a respectful greeting from Romeo to Juliet.

Romeo and the Nurse will teach Mercutio a lesson for being rude

What does Friar Laurence caution Romeo about before Juliet arrives?

To stay and get married quickly

The Nurse says to Romeo, Have you never heard? Two may keep counsel if one of them is dead . What is she concerned about?

Is his messenger able to keep a secret?

What if Juliet’s parents find out?

What does the Friar mean in the following line? Young men’s love then lies not truly in their hearts but in their eyes.

Romeo is not in love but in lust.

Romeo is in love with whomever he sees.

1. Which sentence best explains what Romeo means in the following lines? The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars, As daylight doth a lamp; her eyes in heaven Would through the airy region stream so bright That birds would sing and think it were not night.

Juliet's cheeks and eyes are so bright that they shame the stars while birds sing and think it is day.

Juliet's cheeks light the world and startle the birds into singing.

Juliet's eyes are rivers that light the sky like sunlight in the darkest night.

Juliet is an angel who causes the birds to sing during the night.

What does Shakespeare reveal about the ending of the tragedy through Friar Laurence's allusion to fire and gunpowder in the following lines: These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume:

Romeo and Juliet's love will not end happily.

People will die because of guns.

The feud will continue after the marriage.

Friar Laurence will be able to stop the feud.

Which of the following is an example of a soliloquy?

When Friar Lawrence talks aloud to himself about what grows in his garden

When Romeo professes his love to Juliet before she sees him

When Juliet and Romeo make plans to get married

When Mercutio is making fun of the nurse

What does this quote mean: What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;

A rose would smell just as good if called by another name- name isn't important

A name doesn't matter- she's great

A rose is just a flower; I'll just move on to another girl.

Roses don't smell that great, but whomever she is, is great.

R & J Act 2

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Shakespeare includes a soliloquy at the beginning of Scene 3 to reveal Friar Laurence's belief that people

come from a womb

are both good and evil

live like plants

love with their eyes

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a monologue?

A conversation with two people but only one character is speaking

A narrator

The enemy of the Capulet's

When one alone character reveals their thoughts to the audience

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

1. In Act II, Scene ii, Mercutio says that blind love:

is caused by Cupid.

will get Romeo in trouble.

cannot hit the mark.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

1. In Juliet’s soliloquy, Juliet wants Romeo to do what?

stay away from her

pretend he is not a Montague

lie to his parents

marry her

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

1. In the balcony scene, Romeo first compares Juliet to______.

a summer day

the stars

the moon

the rising sun

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What does Romeo mean when he says the following line: “She speaks, yet she says nothing. Her eye discourses.”

Juliet is voiceless, yet her thoughts and feelings can be read in her face.

Juliet is speaking, but her voice is so quiet that he cannot hear her.

Juliet is using sign language to communicate with him.

Juliet is speaking, but she is rambling on incoherently.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the balcony scene, Juliet is afraid that the love between Romeo and herself__________.
a. will bring danger c. is unimportant
b. is not strong enough d. be honest with her

doesn't matter to him

is not strong eough

will bring danger

will not compare to his love for Rosaline

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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R & J Act 2

Shakespeare includes a soliloquy at the beginning of Scene 3 to reveal Friar Laurence's belief that people

What is a monologue?

1. In Act II, Scene ii, Mercutio says that blind love:

1. In Juliet’s soliloquy, Juliet wants Romeo to do what?

1. In the balcony scene, Romeo first compares Juliet to______.

What does Romeo mean when he says the following line: “She speaks, yet she says nothing. Her eye discourses.”

In the balcony scene, Juliet is afraid that the love between Romeo and herself__________.a. will bring danger c. is unimportant b. is not strong enough d. be honest with her

Where do Romeo and Juliet first declare their love for each other? (in Act II)

Juliet is embarrassed because______________.

In Act II, Scene ii, Juliet is to contact Romeo (through a messenger) the next day. Why?

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In the balcony scene, Juliet is afraid that the love between Romeo and herself__________.
a. will bring danger c. is unimportant
b. is not strong enough d. be honest with her