The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Act 4

The following lines from Act 4, Scene 1 mainly show that -----------

PARIS Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death, And therefore have I little talked of love, For Venus smiles not in a house of tears.

• Paris, like Lord and Lady Capulet, wishes to give Juliet time to grieve before the wedding

• Paris, like Lord and Lady Capulet, believes Juliet is overly upset about Tybalt’s death

• Paris is no longer interested in marrying Juliet because of how often she cries

• Paris, like the Capulets, wants more time to grieve Tybalt’s death

Which of the following best summarizes Friar Lawrence’s plan for Juliet?

• Juliet will take a sleeping potion to appear dead, then runaway to Mantua to reunite with Romeo.

• Juliet will take a sleeping potion to appear dead, then kill herself with Romeo.

• Juliet will marry Paris but still see Romeo in Mantua.

• Juliet will flee to Mantua and write her parents later to confess.

The following lines from Act 4, Scene 2 mainly show that --------

CAPULET Send for the County. Go tell him of this. I'll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning.

• Lord Capulet is confused by Juliet’s change of heart

• Lord Capulet is pleasantly surprised at Juliet’s change of heart, and moves the wedding up

• Lord Capulet is suspicious of Juliet’s change of heart

• Lord Capulet plans to complete some knitting tomorrow morning

Why does Shakespeare most likely include Juliet’s soliloquy at the end of Act 4, Scene 3?

• Shakespeare shows Juliet’s conflicting thoughts and feelings before she takes the potion.

• Shakespeare shows how Juliet’s conflicting thoughts convince her to abstain from consuming the potion.

• Shakespeare shows Juliet’s foolish and fickle nature.

• Shakespeare shows Juliet’s disappointment

Which of the following words best describes the Friar’s interaction with the Capulets after Juliet is discovered “dead” in Act 4, Scene 5?

• supportive

• ambivalent

• reproachful

• kind

Reorder the following

• Juliet surprises her parents by agreeing to marry Paris.

• The Capulets believe Juliet to be dead.

• Juliet drinks the sleeping potion

• The Friar tells Juliet his plan.