WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Act 2-5 and Vocab (Pre-AP)
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
To beg
Lamentation
Beseech
Conjure
Enamored
The art of speaking well
Eloquence
Solace
Garish
Martial
Offensively or distressingly bright; gaudy
Martial
Solace
Jocund
Garish
Loud wailing or grieving
Solace
Eloquence
Lamentations
Perjuries
Violation of oath; lying
Eloquence
Lamentations
Beseech
Perjuries
Make something appear by magic
Beseech
Conjure
Lamentations
Solace
Warlike
Conjure
Jocund
Rancor
Martial
Comfort through suffering
Lamentations
Solace
Beseech
Conjure
Secret
Solace
Conjure
Covert
Martial
To be inspired with or by love
Enamored
Beseech
Solace
Martial
Evil
Enamored
Pestilence
Baleful
Pernicious
Wicked
Enamored
Pestilence
Baleful
Pernicious
Lighthearted and happy
Enamored
Jocund
Baleful
Rancor
A fatal disease
Solace
Beseech
Penury
Pestilence
Bitter, deep-seated ill-will or hatred
Pestilence
Rancor
Jocund
Beseech
Huge and Monsterous
Penury
Jocund
Enamored
Prodigious
Extreme poverty
Prodigious
Penury
Inauspicious
Lamentations
Tell the future
Prodigious
Penury
Pestilence
Presage
Confession
Penury
Shrift
Rancor
Jocund
A bad omen; not favorable
Inauspicious
Jocund
Penury
Presage
To what does Romeo first compare Juliet during the balcony scene?
The moon
The stars
A summer’s day
The sun
How many days pass between Romeo meeting Juliet and the Friar agreeing to marry them?
None. Romeo agrees to marry Juliet after the party and stays up till morning to talk to the Friar.
One. Romeo goes home to sleep on his decision.
Two. Romeo and Juliet go on a few dates before they make the super important decision to get married.
One. Romeo killed Tybalt, so the wedding is delayed.
Frair Laurence consents to marry Romeo and Juliet because
Romeo convinces him that it is true love.
The last thing he wants is for Romeo to become depressed again.
He wants to prevent any immoral activity from taking place between them.
He thinks the alliance might end the feud.
We can infer from Scene III that outside of performing his priestly duties, Friar Laurence pursues an interest in:
hymnody , the composition of hymns
mythology , the study of myths
botany , the study of plants
philanthropy , or acts of charity
Juliet becomes annoyed with the Nurse when she returns from seeing Romeo because
She refuses to tell Juliet the news right away.
She talks too loudly and Juliet is afraid her mother overheard them.
She makes vulgar and inappropriate jokes about Romeo.
She is overly critical of Romeo's appearance.
Mercutio and Benvolio ridicule the Nurse for each of the following reasons EXCEPT
Her employment with the Capulets.
Her oversized garments.
Her age.
Her appearance.
What helps establish a foreboding mood at the beginning of the scene?
Benvolio notices that a storm is a approaching from the east, and everyone is clearing out.
Benvolio asks Mercutio to leave because of the heat, and the Capulets are nearby.
Mercutio is in a bad mood and wants to find Tybalt so he can kill him.
Romeo hasn't shown up yet and Benvolio predicts a bad ending to the duel between Romeo and Tybalt.
Why does Tybalt approach Mercutio and Benvolio?
To fight them
He has to settle a score with Mercutio
He wants to fight Benvolio
He wants to fight Romeo
Why won't Romeo fight Tybalt?
He is afraid
That is his cousin
He is too heartbroken
He had a dream that he would lose
What happens when Romeo jumps in between Tybalt and Mercutio?
Romeo gets stabbed
They quit fighting
Mercutio gets stabbed
Tybalt gets stabbed
Why does the Prince ban Romeo
For secretly marrying Juliet
For killing Tybalt
For killing Mercutio
For high treason
What is Juliet's initial reaction to the news that Romeo has killed Tybalt?
She feels loyalty to her husband
She is so grief stricken
She says harsh words against her husband
She decides to marry Paris
As a minor character, Benvolio serves each of these purposes except
Delivering news to Romeo.
Providing the voice of reason.
Comforting and guiding Romeo.
Being a foil of Tybalt.
What reaction does Lord Capulet have to Juliet's refusal of Paris?
Relief
He wants to kill her
He feels pity for her
He gives her an ultimatum
Why does Juliet lose loyalty to the Nurse?
The nurse wants her to marry Paris
The nurse helped get Romeo Banished
The nurse will not allow Juliet to see Romeo again.
The nurse said harsh words against her
Why does Juliet set out to go to Friar Laurence's cell?
To hear news from him about Romeo's arrival.
To request her marriage to Romeo be annulled.
To get the friars hope to run away with Romeo.
To ask for advice or if unsuccessful, kill herself.
What literary device is used in this statement? "Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field"
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
Romeo's reaction to the news of Juliet's death reveals that he is what by nature
angry and uncaring.
gloomy and indecisive.
passionate and impulsive.
selfless and hopeful.
What two reasons does Romeo give Balthasar for why he will visit Juliet's tomb?
To say goodbye to Juliet and ask forgiveness from Tybalt.
To waken Juliet and rescue her from the grave.
To know for sure that Juliet is dead and grieve her.
To see Juliet's face and take her ring.
Romeo can be considered a tragic hero for which of the following reasons?
Someone could have prevented his death from occurring.
He attempted to do what was right, but only his death could end the feud.
His impulsive nature contributed to his downfall.
Though unfortunate, his death was honorable.
Queen of England during Shakespeare's time
Mary
Helen
Elizabeth
Juliet
Sends Romeo a ring as a reassuring message
Nurse
Juliet
Mercutio
Benvolio
Accompanies Paris to Juliet’s tomb
Mercutio
Prince
Page
Balthasar
Offers to poison Romeo
Friar Laurence
Juliet
Lady Capulet
Apothecary
Quarantined due to plague exposure
Balthasar
Friar John
Friar Laurence
Peter
Romeo’s mouthy best friend
Mercutio
Benvolio
Tybalt
Balthasar
Romeo hides with this character after Tybalt’s death.
Benvolio
Juliet
Friar Laurence
Nurse
Law and order in the play
Page
Balthasar
Prince Escalus
Friar Laurence
Girl Romeo “loved” before Juliet
Rosaline
Rapunzel
Rosalane
Rachel
Romeo bought poison from:
Friar Laurence
Lady Capulet
Balthasar
Apothecary
Dies of broken heart
Romeo
Lady Montague
Lady Capulet
Rosaline
Romeo kills him at the tomb.
Page
Paris
Balthasar
Friar Laurence
Nurse’s servant
Balthasar
Sampson
Gregory
Peter
Sends Romeo a challenge letter to a duel.
Mercutio
Tybalt
Benvolio
Paris
Decides to cure Juliet’s mourning with marriage
Lord Montague
Paris
Page
Lord Capulet
Lived in the late 1500s
Romeo
Juliet
Shakespeare
Friar Laurence
Described as “a sail, a sail”
Nurse
Romeo
Mercutio
Juliet
Romeo’s suicide letter is addressed to him.
Friar Laurence
Prince Escalus
Lord Montague
Lord Capulet
Romeo’s servant
Peter
Sampson
Gregory
Balthasar
The police
Mercutio and Benvolio
The Capulets
The Watchmen
The Montagues
