R&J Review - Act I

The prologue of the play ("Two households, both alike in dignity"), is spoken by whom?

• Romeo

• Juliet

• The Chorus

• Lord Capulet

Tries to provoke the Montagues by "biting his thumb" at them.

• Sampson

• Abram

• Gregory

• Tybalt

Who tells those involved in the fight to "Part, fools! Put up your swords." He is trying to stop the fight in Act I, Scene 1?

• Abram

• Prince Escalus

• Tybalt

• Benvolio

He comes along and wants to keep the fight going! He is hot-headed and angry.

• Count Paris

• Mercutio

• Tybalt

• Lord Capulet

He warns the people of Verona that if they disturb the peace again, the punishment will be death.

• Count Paris

• Lord Capulet

• Prince Escalus

• Lord Montague

This is the reason Romeo finds out about the party at the Capulet estate.

• Tybalt invites him as a trap.

• The servant is illiterate and asks Romeo to read the invitation

• Romeo won a contest; the prize was being able to attend the party.

• Mercutio is connected and was aloud to bring Romeo as a guest.

Which character tells some dirty jokes, but is in some ways closer to Juliet than her own mother?

• Lady Montague

• the Nurse

• Rosaline

• Tybalt

Romeo's parents want to know why he is moping around in Act I, Scene II. The answer in one word :

• Juliet

• Tybalt

• Rosaline

• revenge

Count Paris asks for Juliet's hand in marriage. Lord Capulet asks that how much time pass?

• two summers

• three and a half years

• three summer

• two weeks

Lady Capulet uses an extended metaphor to describe Paris to Juliet. To what does she compare him?

• a tree

• a book

• a snake

• a knife