Romeo and Juliet Quotes

The Prologue calls Romeo and Juliet "star-crossed lovers." What does "star-crossed" mean?

• unlucky, doomed

• lucky, blessed

• hopeful, happy

• shaped like a star

In Act I, when Romeo is in anguish because Rosalind does not love he says, "O loving hate..O heavy lightness...serious vanity, feather of lead..." These are all examples of

• Metaphors

• Similes

• Oxymorons

• Personifications

Which interpretation most accurately reflects the quote? "My child is yet a stranger in this world; / She hath not seen the change of fourteen years"

• Lady Capulet wants to wait for Juliet to get married as she is not yet fourteen.

• Lord Capulet is presented as an aging patriarch who is keen for Juliet to marry to secure her future.

• Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris when she is fourteen.

• Lord Capulet is presented as being protective of his young, naïve, vulnerable daughter who does not have much experience of the world.

Which quotes show Lord Capulet deferring to Juliet's choice?

• “She is the hopeful Lady of my earth”

• “My will to her consent is but a part.”

• “And she agreed, within her scope of choice /Lies my consent, and fair according voice”

• “Like her most, whose merit most shall be”

When Romeo first meets Juliet, he refers to her as "this holy shrine." This is an example of:

• foreshadowing

• simile

• oxymoron

• metaphor

After Juliet learns that Romeo is a Montague at her party, Juliet says "my only love sprung from my only hate." This is an example of... (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)

• allusion

• parallelism

• a metaphor

• a sonnet

What does Prince Escalus say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?

• Put them in jail.

• Make them live together.

• torture them.

• Punish them with death.

Looking at the highlighted portion, which of the following best translates what Benvolio is saying?

• I saw Romeo walking, but he saw me and ran into the woods. I thought it best to not chase after him.

• Romeo saw me walking restlessly and hid. When I saw him hiding, I laughed, and he ran away.

• Romeo was following me in the early morning hours, but every time I turned to look for him, he hid in the woods. It was weird.

• I was having a great morning until I saw Romeo looking gloomy outside the city walls. I chose to ignore him.

What is the problem with Capulet's statement? "Montague is bound as well as I,/ In penalty alike; and 'tis not hard, I think,/ For men so old as we to keep the peace."

• Montague is only morally, not legally, bound to keep the peace.

• Montague has already planned Capulet's demise.

• The conflict has spread beyond just Montague and Capulet and affects the younger generations too.

• The penalty is not heavy enough to prevent the feud from continuing.

When Tybalt says of Romeo crashing the Capulet's party..."this intrusion shall, now seeming sweet, convert to bitt'rest gall", this is an example of:

• foreshadowing

• oxymoron

• metaphor

• monologue