Romeo and Juliet Act Two Review

In the balcony scene, what does Juliet mean when she says

“O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?”

• Will you marry me, Romeo?

• Where are you, Romeo?

• Why did you leave me, Romeo?

• Why is your name Romeo?

In the balcony scene, what does Juliet mean when she says

“What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,

Nor arm, nor face . . .

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other word would smell as sweet.”

• Montague is an unimportant name in Verona.

• Romeo should take her last name when they marry.

• Romeo’s name is an accident of birth, not an essential part of himself.

• It is wrong to fall in love with a Montague.

In the balcony love scene, several of Juliet’s speeches convey a sense of foreboding. Which one of the following fears is not mentioned?

• Romeo will be discovered.

• This love will result in her death.

• Their love is moving too swiftly.

• Romeo could prove faithless.

Juliet quickly admits her love to Romeo because

• she is sure his love is true.

• he overhears her musing about her love for him.

• she is not a flirt.

• she wants to marry him.

What was the purpose of Tybalt's note to Romeo?

• to challenge him to a duel
• to forbid him to see Juliet
• to be friends for Juliet's sake
• to tell him to leave Verona

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Why can the reader infer that Romeo and the Friar have a close friendship?

• The Friar agrees to Romeo’s wishes

• Romeo wants the Friar to perform his marriage

• The Friar knows about Rosaline

• The Friar taught Romeo about plants

When Friar Laurence agrees to marry the couple, his chief motive is to

• please the lovers

• prove that Romeo is sincere

• prevent an elopement

• end the feud between the families

“Was I with you there for the goose?”

• pun

• hyperbole

• paradox

• personification

Friar Laurence scolds Romeo because

• Romeo is causing trouble by wooing Juliet.

• Romeo is so changeable in love.

• Juliet is too young to marry.

• Romeo is unfaithful to Rosaline.

Who is Mercutio describing in this quote?

“Good Peter, to hide her face; for her fan’s the fairer face.”

• Nurse

• Juliet

• Lady Capulet

• Romeo