WorksheetsRomeo&JulietAct5
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Why has Romeo broken into the Capulet's burial chamber?
He wants steal Juliet's valuables to sell to the local pawn shop.
He wants to poison himself next to his wife's body to join her in death.
He wants to take Juliet's body back to Mantua with him for a proper burial.
He was told to get her when she wakes up and run back to Mantua.
Where does Romeo get the poison?
He buys the poison from an apothecary in Mantua.
He buys the poison from an apothecary in Verona.
He makes the poison himself.
He buys the poison from Balthasar.
Who else do we learn has died (offstage) from sadness during the final scene?
Lady Capulet
Benvolio
The Nurse
Lady Montague
What action does Balthasar's news prompt Romeo to do?
Balthasar's news forces Romeo to stay in Mantua.
Balthasar's news forces Romeo to have a duel with Lord Capulet.
Balthasar's news prompts Romeo to return to Verona to die next to Juliet.
Balthasar doesn't deliver any news to Romeo.
What is the best definition of Meager?
Big
Thin
Tall
Strong
What does Penury mean?
Small
Smart
Extreme Poverty
Super Rich
Why is Paris at Juliet's grave?
He is grieving her death and wants to leave her flowers.
He wants to meet the friar there
He is praying
He is there to protect her grave
What does Romeo desire after killing Paris and Tybalt?
For them to find Juliet in the afterlife
For them to be at peace
For their swift descent to heaven
To make amends for what he's done to them
[More than one correct answer]
How does Romeo try to make amends to Tybalt and Paris after they've died?
He covers Tybalt
He asks Tybalt for Forgiveness for murdering him
He prays for Paris
He lays Paris next to Juliet
What is Romeo saying when he tells Juliet "Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, / Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty"
Romeo says Death is all powerful
Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, but she's as beautiful as when she was alive
Romeo says that Death has made Juliet ugly
Romeo thinks Juliet is not dead because she is still beautiful
When the Prince says "See what scourge is laid upon your hate, that heaven finds means to kill your joy with love" about Romeo and Juliet's death, what does it mean?
Feud and Vengeance brings tragedy
Their hate is dulled by heaven interference
They will never feel love because of their hate
He is just saying things
Why does Romeo go to an Apothecary?
To bully a poor man
To buy some poison
To break the law some more
To buy a dagger
It is illegal to sell poison in Mantua
False
True
What does the Apothecary mean "My poverty, but not my will consents"
He is poor, so he will sell the poison, but he doesn't want to
He is poor, but he still won't sell the poison
He agrees to break the law because he doesn't care that it's illegal
Who tells Romeo that Juliet is "dead"?
Friar Lawrence
Friar John
Benvolio
Balthazar
What does the Friar find out about the messenger he sent to Romeo to tell him about the plan? How does he feel?
The messenger couldn't find Romeo. He's annoyed
The messenger made it perfectly on time. He's happy.
The messenger got quarantined for a little, but made it to Romeo. Only, Romeo had already left. He's dismissive.
The messenger never got to Mantua or gave Romeo the letter. He is upset.
In this Act, what could Shakespeare audience see as fate?
The letter never getting delivered because the other Friar got quarantined by officials due to the plague.
Juliet waking up and killing herself with the dagger Romeo had.
Romeo killing Paris
The Friar finding Juliet alive in the tomb.
Which sentence is an example of parallelism?
In the end, the families became closer than ever.
Friar Lawrence cannot control what happens, and the nurse also cannot control what happens.
Romeo falls in love, marries Juliet, kills Tybalt, and poisons himself.
Romeo and Paris both love Juliet, but Juliet only loves Romeo
Which is an example of parallelism?
The friar is serious, whereas the Nurse is witty and funny.
Readers relate Juliet with beauty, Mercutio with wit, and Tybalt with hostility
Tybalt is angry, and Romeo is sensitive, both lead to their deaths.
Juliet doesn't take the Friar's second option, so she doesn't take the smarter option.
Word Family:
Voraciously means “to consume something or do something with eagerness.”
Chose the sentence that makes the most sense, it doesn't have to be exactly the same spelling as Voraciously, just a part of its word family.
Her hunger was voraciously after the long hike, so she ate a big meal.
The voracity eater has a strong appetite.
Because of their voraciously towards English, they didn't like to read.
My sister is a voracious reader; she reads more than one novel a week
Juliet is a noble figure
True
False
What is Romeo's Tragic Flaw?
His romantic side
His aggression
His impulsiveness
His eagerness
The hero’s motives are good and noble, but they are also misguided. Which misguided action does Romeo take that he thinks is for a noble reason?
Drinks poison to be with Juliet
Stabs Paris to be with Juliet
Stabs Tybalt to avenge Mercutio
Romeo's excited to see someone he knows bringing him news from Verona. Who brings him the news and what is it?
The friar's friend who tells him the plan to go get Juliet
Peter comes to tell him Juliet is dead
Balthazar brings news that fair Juliet is dead
Friar Lawrence comes to tell him Juliet is waiting for him in the Capulet tomb
How does Romeo react to hearing that Juliet is dead?
He knows it is part of the plan and he is excited to go get her
He rushes home to go to the funeral even though he is banished
He freaks out and goes to the apothecary whom his bribes to give him illegal poison
He never hears that Juliet is dead
When scene 3 opens up, _________ is at the Capulet tomb with his Page. He has flowers to give to Juliet and wants to mourn. He tells the Page to hide and whistle if anyone shows up.
Romeo
Tybalt
Paris
Benvolio
Romeo tells Paris that he's a desperate man there to harm himself and only himself. He gives Paris a chance to leave, so Romeo won't have "another sin upon my head." (another death at his hands.) But Paris fights him and Romeo kills him. What was Paris' dying wish?
To have his ashes scattered across Verona, Romeo does this
To be buried, Romeo does not do this
To be laid beside Juliet, Romeo does bring him into the tomb
To be laid beside Juliet, but Romeo leaves him outside
How does Lady Montague die?
she died from grief of her son's death
she died from grief of her son's exile
she died of grief from Romeo and Juliet's deaths
she died in childbirth
When Romeo sees Juliet in the tomb, he comments on how alive and beautiful she looks. This is an example of:
Dramatic irony because we know she's really alive.
Allusion because he references Greek mythology.
Theme because Shakespeare is expressing a message about love and beauty.
Hyperbole because he's exaggerating her beauty.
How does the Prince react to the deaths that occur in Act 5?
He doesn't care because the Montagues and Capulets deserved it.
He is brokenhearted because Paris was his favorite cousin.
He blames the Montagues and Capulets for the tragedy.
He doesn't show up in Act 5 because it all happens late at night when he's asleep.
Why did Romeo break open the grave of Juliet?
To save her.
To get revenge on the Capulets.
To go inside and die with her.
Who says the following line: "My poverty but not my will consents."
Apothecary
Friar Laurence
Romeo
Capulet
Juliet dies by . . .
dagger
poison
grief
Tybalt's spirit
A tragic hero is
An underdog character who surprises everyone at the end of the play
The protagonist who is actually sad and embarrassing
The protagonist who has a fatal flaw that leads to their downfall
Any protagonist in a Shakespearean play
the character trait that brings about a sad ending
dramatic irony
tragic flaw
dramatic personality
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