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WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Act 5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Everyone dies EXCEPT
Benvolio
Lady Montague
Mercutio
Paris
Juliet chooses to end her life by dagger. How does this characterize her?
She is afraid of the dead bodies surrounding her.
It demonstrates that she is not scared of dying and will do anything to not marry Paris.
She has the conviction to take her life into her own hands and the strength other characters didn't.
She doesn't want to live anymore.
Which of the following lines from the apothecary explains why he gave Romeo the poison?
"I have such lethal drugs, but it's death for anyone in Mantua to offer them for sale."
"Put this in any liquid you choose, swallow it, and even if you had the strength of 20 men, it would see you off immediately."
"Who shouts so loudly?"
"My poverty but not my will consents."
How did Balthasar find out about Juliet's "death"?
The friar sent him a letter.
He sees Juliet's funeral taking place.
He heard the gossip in the streets.
Capulet gives him the news.
Why does Romeo kill Paris?
Romeo wants to prevent Paris from marrying Juliet.
Paris fights Romeo to avenge Tybalt's death.
Romeo is desperate to get to Juliet's tomb and Paris is in his way.
Romeo has become bloodthirsty after killing Tybalt.
Which of the following is NOT a theme of Romeo and Juliet?
A person cannot control their fate.
Generational hate can have severe consequences.
Unguided youthful love can lead to violence.
One should always listen to their elders.
Who says, "I defy you, stars!" and why do they say it?
Romeo, he blames fate for Tybalt's death.
Romeo, when he decides to take his own life to be Juliet.
Juliet, she blames fate for Romeo's accidental suicide.
Juliet, because she is upset at Romeo's death.
Why does Romeo say, "Juliet, I will lie with thee tonight."
Romeo is going to see Juliet in her bedroom.
He and Juliet are going to lie to everyone about their marriage that night.
He will go to sleep beside her in the tomb.
Romeo wants to die and be with Juliet.
Select all that apply.
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy because
several characters die
Romeo and Juliet have a tragic flaw.
there is a marriage.
there is a duel.
some factors were out of Romeo and Juliet's control.
Why does the Prince say? "See how your hate is punished: God has found a way to kill your children with love."
It's foreshadowing that there's nothing that can be done to stop the children's love.
Shakespeare's lesson is that hate will only lead to more hate.
He uses a metaphor to compare the punishment of hate to love.
It's ironic that the children of the Montague and Capulet families have fallen in love despite their families hating each other.
Friar John's message to Romeo . . .
doesn't make it in time because of the plague.
gets there in time but Romeo ignores it.
is ripped up by Balthasar who despises Juliet.
doesn't make in time because it is intercepted by Lady Capulet.
Why does Friar Laurence leave Juliet alone in the tomb?
She refuses to have anything more to do with him.
He wants to teach her a lesson.
The Prince has forbidden him from ever seeing her again.
He is afraid getting caught by the guards.
When Paris sees Romeo he says, “This is that banish’d arrogant Montague who murdered my beloved’s cousin—from the grief of which, it's thought she died." This is an example of dramatic irony because
the audience knows Romeo did not actually kill Tybalt, but Paris does not know this.
Paris uses the word “haughty” ironically, but the audience does not know this.
Paris knows Juliet did not die in the way she was “supposed” to, but the audience does not.
the audience knows the truth about Juliet’s grief and her fake death, but Paris does not.
"Death lies on her like an untimely frost"
How do you think Paris feels about Juliet?
Relieved they do not have to marry
Annoyed that she loved Romeo and not him
Happy that they got to get married before she died
He truly loved her and is upset she is dead
When is Ms. Morales' birthday?
I don't have one because I'm an alien
February 10th
May 5th
December 4th
