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.

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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”

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

• foreshadowing

• simile

• oxymoron

• metaphor

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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