Romeo & Juliet Act 2

In her “What’s in a name?”  lines in scene 2,  Juliet is saying that—

• Romeo will have to change his name to Capulet

• Romeo’s name is an accident of birth, not an essential part of him

• people should address one another by their first names

• Montague is an unimportant name in Verona

Juliet quickly admits her love to Romeo because—

• she doesn’t want to disappoint him

• she is sure his love is true

• she hears Nurse calling and must hurry

• he has already overheard her thinking aloud about her love for him

What is Juliet's primary concern when she first discovers Romeo is in her garden?

• He has probably trampled her mother's petunias.

• He will be killed by her kinsmen.

• He is illegally trespassing.

• He is a peeping Tom and should leave immediately before she calls the guards.

Tybalt sends a letter to Lord Montague’s house to tell him that he is—

• angry that Mercutio makes jokes about him

• in love with Juliet and wants Romeo to end his relationship with her

• angry with Romeo and has a score to settle with him through a challenge

• in love with Rosaline and wants Romeo’s blessing to marry

Mercutio engages Romeo in a silly conversation in order to—

• let Romeo speak about Juliet’s beauty

• convince Romeo to send a letter to the house of Capulet

• have Romeo match wits with him and bring him around to a better mood

• prove to Benvolio that Romeo is intelligent

The purpose of the Nurse in this act is

• to provide comic relief from the tragedy

• to serve as a messenger to the lovers

• to suggest that love has its funny side

• to indicate that Juliet’s servants are foolish

Friar Lawrence scolds Romeo because—

• Romeo is causing trouble by wooing Juliet

• Romeo is so changeable in love

• Juliet is too young to marry

• the friar thinks Rosaline would make a better wife

When the Nurse brings Juliet the news, she intensifies the scene by

• going on and on about her pains, thus leaving Juliet in suspense

• refusing to pass on the message until she has been properly paid

• betraying Romeo and encouraging Juliet to marry Paris

• giving the message to Juliet’s mother instead of to Juliet herself

When a character delivers a soliloquy, he or she—

• directs his or her thoughts to other characters onstage

• expresses complex, private thoughts to himself or herself, or to the audience

• speaks from behind a curtain or somewhere offstage

• speaks directly to the audience with other characters hearing it

In the balcony scene, Romeo says to himself, “Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?” This form of speech is a/an—

• monologue

• couplet

• aside

• soliloquy