Romeo and Juliet Quotes

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

The word "dignity" in line 1 of the Prologue suggests both houses are alike - "Two households, both alike in dignity/In fair Verona, where we lay our scene" in...

• violence

• social standing

• sadness

• relation to the Prince

At the start of the play, after the fight, the Prince comes out and gives a speech to the crowd telling the Capulets and Montagues to stop. This speech is an example of...

• monologue

• aside

• sonnet

• soliloquy

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.

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

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

When Romeo compares Juliet to a shrine and saint, this comparison does which of the following (select all that apply)

• This demonstrates that he thinks she is perfect.

• This demonstrates that Romeo is confusing Juliet with someone else.

• This demonstrates that Juliet should be worshipped

• This demonstrates Romeo wants to marry Juliet.