Romeo and Juliet Memorization Cards

Check all the answers that apply to Tybalt.

• He is a Montague

• He is a Capulet

• He is a strong and fierce fighter

• He is Juliet's cousin

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Why is Romeo so sad in Act I?

• He is in love with a girl who doesn't love him back

• He is in love with a girl that his parents won't approve

• He just broke up with his longtime girlfriend

• His parents are moving the family to another city

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Benvolio has a suggestion for Romeo to move on from his broken heart. He suggests...

• Romeo should get a new hobby, like knitting

• Romeo should find a new girl to love at the Capulet party

• Romeo should meet his friend's sister, Juliet

• Romeo should try harder to get the girl to love him back

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The girl Romeo likes won't return his love because...

• She is engaged to someone else

• She hates Montagues

• She has no interest in dating anyone at all

• She heard scandalous rumors about Romeo

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Who is Paris?

• He is Juliet's cousin

• He wishes to marry Juliet

• He is Romeo's best friend

• He is the Prince of Verona

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We know the play takes place in the town of Verona. Where is Verona?

• England

• Italy

• Canada

• Scotland

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Check the adjectives that best describe Romeo.

• emotional

• romantic

• violent

• angry

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Why do the Capulets and Montagues fight so much?

• Years ago, the Capulets stole from the Montagues

• No one even remembers why they are fighting

• Decades ago, the Montagues betrayed the trust of the Capulets

• One of the Montague boys egged the Capulet house

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Both Juliet's parents want her opinion on marrying Paris. What is Juliet's opinion?

• She will try to love Paris and give him a chance, for her parents.

• She is excited to marry Paris right away.

• She never wants to marry, much less marry a stranger

• She is already in love with Romeo, so she declines Paris

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Which of the following accurately describes a pair of foil characters in Romeo and Juliet?

• Friar Laurence, who is calm, is a foil to the Nurse, who is always upset

• Tybalt, who is always ready to fight, is a foil to Benvolio, who tries to keep the peace

• Romeo, who is emotional, is a foil to Juliet, who doesn’t show her feelings

• Lord Capulet, who hates the Montagues, is a foil to Lord Montague, who wants to end the feud

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