Romeo and Juliet Setting & Context

A patriarchal society means one which is:

• Feminist

• Male-dominated

• Patriotic

• Fatherly

Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona in...

• England

• Denmark

• Scotland

• Italy

The love affair between Romeo and Juliet was 'star-crossed' meaning it was:

• doomed

• fortuitous

• ill-fated

• aligned

In Shakespeare's time, society was fixated with, and governed by:

• Superstition and Religion

• Law and Order

• Communism

• Fate and Fortune

The Montagues and Capulets would have belonged to which class of society?

• 'Base' or knaves

• Kings and knights

• The Brahman

• The 'gentle' and merchant

Answer explanation

Elizabethan society was divided into two broad groups: the wealthy (earls, merchants, lords, ladies and gentlemen), and the 'base' or knaves who made up the rest of the population. People were born into a certain class and arranged marriages took place within that class.

In Elizabethan England, people's fixation with witches, fairies and ghosts indicates that many were:

• aetheist

• superstitious

• religious

• agnostic

Shakespeare's plays were performed in which theatre?

• The World

• The Verona

• The Globe

• The Stratford

Many Italian cities, such as Verona, were well known for their family ...

• Feuds

• Fueds

• Fights

• Foes

In Shakespeare's time, women were considered (you may choose more than one answer):

• Superior

• Inferior

• Subservient

• Dominant

The character, Juliet, would most likely have been played by:

• a young male

• an adult male

• a seasoned actress

• a woman

Answer explanation

Theatre companies were considered to be too dangerous for women. Female characters such as Juliet were played by boys whose voices had not yet broken. Boys or men always played women's roles.