Romeo and Juliet: Act 5 Review

The first indication that Friar Lawrence’s plan is going to fail is when

• Friar John cannot deliver Friar Lawrence’s letter.

• Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is really dead.

• Romeo acts rashly and intends to return to Verona.

• Lawrence discovers that Juliet drank the wrong potion.

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Romeo’s reaction to Balthasar’s news shows that he is

• lacking concern for others.
• becoming angry without reason.
• taking action without thinking clearly.
• evaluating the situation with care.

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Why does Romeo seek out an apothecary?

• He wants a medical expert to confirm that Juliet is really dead.

• He wants to poison himself later.

• He wants a potion to bring Juliet back to life.

• He decides to poison Friar Lawrence.

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Why is Friar Lawrence upset when he learns that Friar John has not yet been to Mantua?

• He is fearful that failure of his message to reach Romeo may result in disaster.

• He is afraid the Friar John has had an accident.

• He is irritated because Friar John has failed before to deliver messages

• He fears that the Prince may punish both him and Friar John.

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What can you infer from Paris’s appearance at the Capulet tomb?

• Paris plans to fight a duel with Romeo.

• Paris plans to rob Juliet of the ring on her finger.

• Paris plans to commit suicide at the foot of Juliet’s tomb.

• Paris loved Juliet and plans to scatter flowers on her grave every night.

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What is ironic about the inference Romeo draws in theses lines, said as he looks at Juliet? “Thou are not conquered; beauty’s ensign yet/Is crimson in thy lips and thy cheeks?” 

• In the word ensign Romeo compares Juliet to a flag that is still fluttering.  
• Romeo thinks that Juliet has died violently and still has blood on her.  
•  Romeo thinks that Juliet still has some signs of life in her; he fails to realize she is actually returning to consciousness. 
• Romeo thinks death should be black, not crimson.  

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Why doesn’t Lady Montague accompany her husband to the tomb? 

• She has no heart to see such horrors. 
• She has gone to Mantua to be with Romeo.  
• She lies gravely ill at home.  
• She has died from the grief of Romeo’s exile. 

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Why must the Friar be the character who tells the Prince what has happened?  

• He is the only character who is in control of his emotions.  
• He is the only character who knows almost the entire story.  
• He is the most truthful character.  
• he was caught with a bloody dagger in his hand.

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Why does the Prince spare the life of Friar Lawrence?

• he feels that he has no authority over the Friar’s life.

• The Friar falls to the ground, dead of a heart attack.

• The Prince thinks that the Friar was always a holy man.

• The citizens prevail upon the Prince to spare the Friar’s life.

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According to Capulet in the last scene, what is Juliet’s dowry?

• a gold statue of Juliet to be erected in Verona.

• punishment of everyone involved in the feud between the families.

• the poison that Romeo bought from the apothecary.

• peace between the Montagues and the Capulets.

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