Round 2: Act 1 (R&J)

What does this quotation mean?

"Two household, both alike in dignity"

• Two similar looking houses

• Two, equally important families

• Two well behaved families

What does the play start with?

• A riddle.

• A rhyming couplet.

• A prologue.

• A dance.

What is a feud?

• A long-standing argument.

• A marriage agreement.

• Imagery

• The use of symbols to represent an idea.

Who says this after the fight?

"If ever you disturb our streets again,

Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."

• Lord Capulet

• The Prince

• Paris

• Friar Lawrence

When Romeo is upset, he says the feeling is a "cold fire". What technique is this?

• Adjective

• Rhyme

• Oxymoron

• Statistic

What is foreshadowing?

• Hinting towards future events in the story.

• A long standing argument.

• The use of symbols to represent something.

• Keeping a secret from the audience.

What is Mercutio trying to do when he says this to Romeo: "You are a lover; borrow Cupid's wings,

And soar with them above a common bound."

• Teach him how to jump high.

• Cheer up and forget about the loss of love.

• Make a joke.

Who experiences 'love at first sight'?

• Paris

• Juliet

• Romeo

• The Nurse

Who tells Juliet that Romeo is from the Capulet family?

• Tybalt

• Mercutio

• The Nurse

• Paris

Juliet tells her mum that she does not dream of marriage yet. Why is this unusual?

• Other ladies her age are already married.

• She is wearing a wedding dress.

• She should expect an arranged marriage.

• All girls are desperate to get married.