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WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Scene Study
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Who says the following line?
“Tis but thy name that is my enemy.
O, be some other name!
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet.”
Romeo
Juliet
Nurse
Friar Lawrence
What is a moron?
An idiot
A smart person
A kind character
A gentle servant
What is an oxymoron?
Juxtaposition
A motif
An oxygenated moron
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Which character uses oxymoron in a speech?
Romeo
Juliet
Nurse
Benvolio
Which of the following is an oxymoron?
A rose by any other name
What light through yonder window breaks
Feather of lead
Two blushing pilgrims
Who is compared to a pilgrim?
Romeo
Juliet
Nurse
Benvoloio
Who is compared to a saint?
Romeo
Juliet
Nurse
Mercutio
How does Shakespeare dictate what actions should take place on stage?
Detailed stage directions
Through the dialogue
He doesn't
A separate handbook
Who kisses by the book?
Romeo
Juliet
Benvolio
Mercutio
Who begins Acts I and II?
Romeo
Juliet
The Chorus
Friar Laurence
Why does Shakespeare begin Act I and Act II with a prologue?
To recap what has happened
To make the play longer
To make the audience laugh
To publicize his other shows
What metaphor does Romeo use to compare Juliet?
An orb
A comet
The planets
The sun
In Act II, what is Romeo's objective?
To talk to her
To see her
To touch her
To transform her
What does prologue?
Second Log
Good Speech
First Speech
Bad Speech
How do you pronounce doth?
Duth
Deth
Dahth
Dooth
What is verse?
A Tik Tok dance
Shakespeare's poetic form of dialogue
The repetitive part of a song
Rod Wave's beats
Who says the following line?
"O, she is lame! love's heralds should be thoughts,
Which ten times faster glide than the sun's beams,"
Romeo
Juliet
Nurse
Friar Laurence
What structure are the prologues written in?
Sonnet
Soliloquy
Haiku
Blank Verse
How many lines are in a sonnet?
12
14
16
20
What do you call the two lines at the end of a sonnet?
The couplet
The verse
The soliloquy
The end
How should an actor say "O" when performing Shakespeare?
With a British accent
With a country accent
A vocal release or sigh
A simple "Oh!"
What is a soliloquy?
A type of verse Shakespeare uses
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by one's self
A solemn event or occasion
A speech that should be performed a little slow
What are operative words?
Words used in Shakespearean operas
Words used by authoritarians to command others
Words a surgeon would use
The most important words
When you don't understand a Shakespearean text, what can be most useful in fostering an understanding?
Scream the speech
Read the speech quietly
Read the last word of each line
Sing the speech
What is a caesura?
A break between words, a pause
A loud, visceral reaction
The end of the line
A dramatic reading
What do we call the meter in which Shakespeare writes verse?
Sonnet
Iambic Pentameter
Five Meters
10 Syllabic Meter
How many syllables are in a standard line of Shakespeare's verse?
5
10
14
20
What do we call the syllables in a Shakespeare line?
Beats
Notes
Ticks
Tacks
How can you best paint a picture and set a mood when acting or speaking Shakespeare's text?
By screaming
By screlting
By articulating consonants
By singing
What is antithesis?
A contrast or opposition between two things
Something that goes against your thesis
The bad guy
A type of verse
What is juxtaposition?
Figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action
A comparison using like or as
Two things being seen or placed close together
A position where you face out toward the audience
What is a rhetorical ladder?
A character's way of climbing to the top
A tool to change a lightbulb
The device Romeo uses to persuade Juliet
A list, growing in importance
Who is banished from Verona?
Romeo
Juliet
Paris
Benvolio
What is context?
With the script
A lot of text
Circumstances of a situation
the material dealt with in a speech, literary work, etc.
What is a foe?
Enemy
A type of deer
A friend
A fickle person
What does bade mean?
To wander
To command, order, or direct
To refuse
To discard
What does chide mean?
To scold
To command
To wander
To discard
What is a common motif Romeo and Juliet use to describe and illustrate one another?
Weather
Animals
Dark
Light
In a modern adaptation, one could have the Capulets and Montagues be what types of divided factions?
Democrats and Republicans
Alabama v Auburn Fans
Differing religious sects
All of the above
Who says the following line?
“There is no world without Verona walls
But purgatory, torture, hell itself.
Hence “banishèd” is banished from the world,
And world’s exile is death.”
Romeo
Juliet
Friar Laurence
Tybalt
Who says the following line?
“O! I am fortune’s fool!”
Romeo
Juliet
Friar Laurence
Tybalt
Who says the following line?
"Why, lamb! why, lady! fie, you slug-a-bed!"
Romeo
Juliet
Friar Lauerence
Nurse
Which best summarizes the following line?
"Oh, here
Will I set up my everlasting rest,
And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars
From this world-wearied flesh."
I will die like eggs and becomes like the stars.
I will remove myself from the hands Fate by taking fate into my own hands.
I will shake it off and move on.
I will take a long nap, eat some eggs, and watch the stars because I have seen a lot.
Which of the following is most likely the reason Juliet decides to stab herself?
"Yea, noise? Then I’ll be brief. O happy
dagger, This is thy sheath. There rust and let me die."
People are coming and she needs to die quickly.
Stabbing seems more dramatic.
Stabbing will hurt less.
Shiny objects make her happy.
Who delivers the final speech, restoring order to Verona?
Paris
Tybalt
Capulet
Prince
