R&J Final Review - B

Prince Escalus declares that anyone who fights from now on will be put to death because...

• The Prince is power-hungry and wants to assert his dominance
• The Capulets and Montagues have made a secret pact to overthrow the Prince
• The Prince is secretly in love with a member of one of the feuding families
• The fighting between the Capulets and Montagues has caused too much chaos and bloodshed in Verona.

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Match the following.

• light and often humorous in tone

• act

• plot

• comedy

• smaller section of a play

• tragedy

• Romeo and Juliet has 5 of them

• drama

• downfall of a major character(s)

• scene

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Match the following

• setting instructions for actors on stage

• aside

• long speech by a character

• dialogue

• conversation between characters

• soliloquy

• character speaking to audience

• stage directions

• speech by a character alone on stage

• monologue

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Which character did Juliet trust the most?

• Friar Laurence
• Tybalt

• Lord Capulet

• Lady Capulet

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Which characters were most in favor of fighting?

• Romeo and Tybalt

• Mercutio and Tybalt

• Prince Escalus and Tybalt

• Mercutio and Romeo

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For which characters death is Romeo NOT DIRECTLY responsible?

• Tybalt

• Paris

• Mercutio

• his own

Answer explanation

Remember in Act 3 Romeo tried to get Mercutio and Tybalt to stop fighting.

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Romeo killed Tybalt...

• because Tybalt called Romeo a villain

• to get revenge for Mercutio's death

• because Tybalt insults Benvolio

• because Juliet told him to

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In Act IV, because Juliet threatens suicide, Friar Laurence...

• Decides to give Juliet a potion that will make her appear dead for 42 hours.
• Decides to marry Juliet to Paris immediately
• Decides to send Juliet away to be with nuns

• Decides to reveal the truth about Romeo to Juliet

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In Act I, Lord Capulet wants Paris to wait before marrying Juliet because...

• He wanted Paris to prove his worthiness by completing a quest
• He thought Juliet was in love with someone else
• He believed Paris was not wealthy enough to support Juliet
• He believes she is too young and wants her to experience more of life before settling down.

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What was Friar Laurence's motivation to marrying Romeo and Juliet?

• To inherit the Montague fortune
• To bring peace between the Montagues and Capulets
• To gain power over the city
• To test his potion-making skills

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