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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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. 

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.

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.

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.