Romeo and Juliet Act 2, Scenes 5 - 6

At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 5 (lines 1-17), Juliet is alone and expresses her thoughts aloud while anxiously awaiting the return of the Nurse. Of what literary term is this an example?

• soliloquy

• monologue

• aside

• prologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

How long had the Nurse been gone on her errand to find Romeo?

• half an hour
• an hour
• an hour and a half
• three hours

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

What word would best describe Juliet’s feelings as she waits to hear the message Romeo has sent?

• indifferent
• confident
• impatient
• angry

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Shakespeare allows his audience to see the sweet friendship between the Nurse and Juliet in Scene 5. How does the Nurse "mess with" Juliet when she returns from her meeting with Romeo? (Select TWO answers).

• She tells Juliet that he actually DOESN'T want to marry her

• She pretends to not know what Juliet wanted her to do

• She fakes having a back injury and being too tired to talk.

• She delays giving the anxious Juliet the news for as long as possible.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Which of the following warnings does Friar Lawrence give Romeo, foreshadowing the young lovers’ untimely end?

• "These violent delights have violent ends, And in their triumph die, like fire and powder Which as they kiss consume."

• "Young men's love then lies Not truly in their heart, but in their eyes."

• "Care keeps his watch in every old Man's eye, And where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign."

• "Come, come with me, and we will make short work: For, by your leaves, you shall not stay alone Till Holy Church incorporate two into one."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

What advice does the friar give Romeo about love at the start of Act 2, Scene 6?

• Love violently.

• Love moderately.

• Love calmly.

• Love passionately.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Why does Juliet refuse to describe her love to Romeo before their wedding?

• Her love has already been described by Romeo.

• Her love is too great to be described.

• She doesn't actually love Romeo.

• She is too nervous to speak.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In Act II, what is Friar Lawrence's primary role?

• an influential relative of the Capulets

• an influential relative to the Prince

• Romeo's advisor

• a frustrated botanist

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

In Act 2 we see the dynamic character of___________________growing up and changing. This character develops an understanding of love that is unselfish and faithful. These changes reveal a ______________character (mark TWO correct answers).

• Romeo

• round

• Nurse

• flat

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The friar compares too-passionate love to what?

• Swords and guns.

• Fire and gunpowder.

• Fire and water.

• Gunpowder and bullets.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7