What information does the Act I Prologue reveal?

• An ancient grudge has caused new violence in Verona

• Romeo is in love with Rosaline

• The Prince will execute anyone who disrupts Verona's streets again

• Lord Capulet wants Paris to wait 2 years before marrying Juliet

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What do the following lines from Lord Capulet mean? "Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she. / She is the hopeful lady of my earth."

• He has buried his wealth in the Capulet vault.

• Juliet is his only surviving child and hope for the future.

• Lady Capulet has hopes of Juliet marrying Paris to obtain more wealth.

• He is afraid to put all his hope in Juliet because he thinks she will disappoint him.

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When Lord Capulet welcomes Romeo and Benvolio to his feast, this is an example of...

• Dramatic irony: he doesn't know that they are his enemies

• Situational irony: It's the opposite of what everyone expects to happen

• Verbal irony: He's being sarcastic and saying the opposite of what he means

• Pathos: He's arguing using an emotional appeal

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Many of Mercutio's remarks, including the Queen Mab speech, reflect his view that...

• Women mess with your mind and should not be trusted

• Dreams are just fantasy - not reality

• Your life is what you make it (lovers dream of love - etc.)

• Romeo should care more about fun with friends and less about falling in love

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Capulet's line "I'll make you quiet" shows that...

• He doesn't like to have his authority challenged

• He can be threatening and violent even toward family

• He is willing to fight the Montagues even at his party

• He can't stand loud noises

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What is false about Lady Capulet?

• She has a distant and formal relationship with her daughter

• She was forced to marry when she was younger than Juliet.

• She doesn't like the idea of Juliet meeting Paris

• She expects that her daughter will obey her orders

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____ is a foil to Mercutio?

• Tybalt

• Paris

• Benvolio

• Romeo

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When Romeo and Juliet first talk, their dialogue forms a love poem called a _____

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Why does Romeo say "be not her [the moon's] maid since she is envious" when comparing Juliet to the sun?

• He wants Juliet's beauty to get rid of moonlight

• He wants Juliet to be passionate (like fire) instead of cold and distant (like the moon)

• He wants Juliet to not be a follower of Diana/Artemis (goddess of virginity)

• He wants Juliet make all other women in the world envious of her beauty

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"A thousand times goodnight... A thousand time the worse to want thy light" is...

• Simile

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

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