Romeo and Juliet Background

What do we learn about Romeo and Juliet from the prologue? (select ALL correct options)

• They get married.

• They both die.

• Their families are enemies.

• It was fate for them to be in love.

comes before the beginning of the story.  Tells the setting and gives background

• Prologue

• Dialogue

• Iambic Pentameter

• Foreboding

How does the word dignity in line 1 of the prologue suggest both houses are alike?

• In social standing.

• In violence.

• In sadness.

• In relation to Prince Escalus.

Where does the play take place?

• Florence, Italy.

• Rome, Italy.

• Naples, Italy.

• Verona, Italy.

Romeo and Juliet is set in ______, Italy in the 1300s,

though it was written in the 1500s.

• Milan

• Verona

• Venice

• Rome

Answer explanation

Verona is a city in northeastern Italy. In Shakespeare's lifetime, it was part of the Venetian Republic, but until 1405 it had been an independent city-state. The Verona of Romeo and Juliet seems to be independent and with its own prince, who authorizes and enforces local laws.

The play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, was written during the ___________ era.

• Victorian

• Elizabethan

• Gregorian

• Bavarian

Answer explanation

In the Elizabethan era, many people believed that the stars could foretell their future. Shakespeare linked this theory into his play Romeo and Juliet. From the beginning of the play to the end, there is a theme of fate.

In what era does Romeo and Juliet take place?

• Elizabethan Era

• Prehistoric Era

• Middle Ages

• Early Modern

Romeo and Juliet takes place during

• The Roaring Twenties

• The Period when King Henry VIII was in power

• The Golden Age

• The Elizabethan Era

Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona in...

• England

• Denmark

• Scotland

• Italy

What ultimately ends the feud between the Capulets and Montagues?

• final, decisive battle.

• prince's exile of both families.

• desperate plea from Romeo and Juliet.

• deaths of Romeo and Juliet.