WorksheetsR&J Act 1, Scene 1 - 3
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 31mins
Which fact is NOT revealed as part of the Prologue to act 1?
That the Montagues and Capulets hate each other
That the two lovers meet at a party
That the feud will end by the end of the story
That Romeo and Juliet die at the end of the story.
How does the opening fight scene get started?
Tybalt challenges Benvolio.
Servants from the two houses trade insults.
Romeo says words of love to Juliet
From a misunderstanding at a party.
Which character below is NOT involved in the opening fight scene?
Tybalt
Sampson
Abram
Romeo
Why does the opening fight scene end?
Someone gets killed.
Benvolio breaks things up.
Prince Escalus arrives and breaks it up.
It gets dark so they can't see to fight anymore.
What does the prince say will happen next time a fight breaks out between the feuding families?
The penalty for starting the fight will be death.
He'll require the loser to apologize to the winner.
Lord Capulet or Lord Montague will be thrown out of Verona.
The citizens of Verona will riot.
Which is NOT something that Romeo's parents say is typical of his behavior lately?
He’s not sleeping well and spends a lot of time at night alone in the nearby woods
During the day he locks himself in his darkened room
He refuses to communicate with his parents
He's been hanging out around Rosaline's house trying to catch sight of her.
How do Romeo and Benvolio learn about the Capulet party?
From a poster on a pole.
They caught sight of Mercutio's invitation.
From a servant who asked them to read the guest list to them.
They overheard Capulet talking to Paris.
Whose idea is it to crash the party?
Romeo's
Benvolio's
Tybalt's
Mercutio's
Why is Romeo so depressed when we first meet him in scene 1?
Because Juliet doesn't love him.
Because he's not invited to a party.
Because his family got in trouble fighting against the Capulets again.
Because Rosaline doesn't love him.
What's Romeo's reason for attending the Capulet party?
To get over his love sickness by checking out other girls.
Life has been boring, so he wants to do something dangerous.
To admire Rosaline's beauty all evening.
He's heard Juliet, the daughter of the Capulet house, is really hot.
Why does Count Paris come to see Lord Capulet in the beginning of scene 2?
To talk about a business deal.
As an emissary from his relative the prince because of the street fight.
They just run into each other casually on the street.
Paris wants an answer to his previous request for Juliet's hand in marriage.
Which one is NOT part of the reply Lord Capulet gives to Paris?
Juliet needs to be two years older.
Juliet needs to approve his choice of groom.
It will be healthier for Juliet if she waits some more time before she is a wife and mother.
The prince needs to approve as well.
Why does Lady Capulet ask to see her daughter Juliet in scene 3?
She wants help getting ready for a party.
She wants to break the news that Count Paris, an eligible young bachelor, has asked for her hand in marriage.
It's a usual weekly time for them to get together.
She wants to scold her for her unladylike behavior.
How old is Juliet?
13, almost 14
16 and a half
12
21
Who is the character "Nurse"?
She's a medically trained member of the Capulet household.
She's Juliet's former nanny with whom she has a very close relationship.
She's a health care professional in Verona who drops by the Capulet house often.
She's a gardener.
During the serious conversation between Lady Capulet and Juliet, the Nurse babbles on about what topic?
Some gossip to do with the neighbors.
What she had for lunch.
She remembers events from Juliet's babyhood, many years ago.
She teases Juliet about how she still likes to play with dolls.
How does the word dignity in line 1 of the prologue suggest both houses are alike?
In social standing.
In violence.
In sadness.
In relation to Prince Escalus.
Where does the play take place?
Florence, Italy.
Rome, Italy.
Naples, Italy.
Verona, Italy.
The grudge between feuding families is described as _______.
Minor.
Major.
Recent.
Ancient.
What ultimately ends the feud between the Capulets and Montagues?
A final, decisive battle.
The prince's exile of both families.
A desperate plea from Romeo and Juliet.
The deaths of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet's love is described as star-crossed, which means ____________.
Lost.
Planned by God.
Famous.
Ill-fated.
Which family is Juliet from?
Capulet
Montague
Which family is Romeo from?
Montague
Capulet
In Act 1 Scene 1 Romeo is lovesick and says 'Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate!' What technique is this?
Oxymoron
Antithesis
Simile
Metaphor
Why is Romeo so sad in the first few scenes?
Romeo hates his mother and father
Romeo misses his cousin
Romeo is a teenager...enough said
Romeo is in love with someone who does not return the feelings
What is the name of the woman Romeo loves during the first few scenes?
Rosa
Roseanne
Rosaline
Juliet
How does Benvolio plan to cure Romeo's lovesickness for Rosaline?
He will show Romeo other, more beautiful, girls
He will take Romeo on vacation
He will put Romeo on a strict exercise program
He will get Romeo involved in school activities
Who is Benvolio?
Juliet's brother
Romeo's cousin
The Prince's son
A servant
Reorder the following actions in chronological order
Tybalt and Benvolio fight in the Town Square
Romeo swears if he ever finds anyone more beautiful than Rosaline he will burn out his own eyes.
Paris claims that women younger than 13 made happy brides. Disgusting.
Juliet says she is not interested in marriage.
Juliet promises to take a look at Paris and like him as much as her mother wishes her to like him.
Match the following quote with the character. Use context clues.
"No, sir I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I bite my thumb, sir"
Sampson
"Part, Fools! Put up your swords; you know not what you do."
Benvolio
"Part, Fools! Put up your swords; you know not what you do."
Prince Escalus
"Many a morning hath he there been seen,
With tears augmenting the fresh morning's dew,
Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs."
Lord Montague
"Alas, that love, whose view is muffled still,
Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will!"
Romeo
Match the following quote to the speaker. Use context clues.
"Tut, I have lost myself, I am not here;
this is not ______, he's some other where."
Romeo
"A right fair mark, fair coz, is soonest hit."
Benvolio
"Younger than she are happy mothers made."
Paris
"A crutch, a crutch — why call you for a sword?"
Lady Capulet
Montague
Many a morning hath he there been seen,
With tears augmenting the fresh morning's dew,
Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs.
But all so soon as the all-cheering sun
Should in the furthest east begin to draw
The shady curtains from Aurora's bed,
Away from the light steals home my heavy son,
And private in his chamber pens himself,
Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out
And makes himself an artificial night.
Black and portentous must this humor prove,
Unless good counsel may the cause remove.
Lord Montague is describing his son Romeo here. What main characteristic is Romeo described as?
Haughty
Excited
Angry
Depressed
What vocabulary word from this section means solemn?
(a)
Select all the actions Lord Montague has observed his son do:
Shut the curtains to make his room dark.
Walk alone in the woods at night.
Cry a lot
Pen poems about Juliet
What is Lord Montague hoping Benvolio will do here?
Talk some sense into Romeo and tell him to stop crying.
Influence Romeo to join in more family fights with the Capulets.
Listen to Romeo to find the cause of his strange actions.
Help Romeo sharpen his fencing skills in preparation for more violence.
Romeo
Alas, that love, whose view is muffled still,
Should, without eyes, see pathways to his will!
Where shall we dine?
[Seeing signs of the brawl]
O me! What fray was here?
Yet tell me not, for I have heard it all.
Here's much to do with hate, but more with love.
Why, then, O brawling love, O loving hate,
O anything of nothing first created,
O heavy lightness, serious vanity,
Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms,
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,
Still-waking sleep that is not what it is.
This love feel I, that feel no love in this.
What is the theme of Romeo's monologue?
That love and hate are 2 sides of the same coin.
The importance of sight in falling in love.
The struggle for dominance within political climates.
The limitations of love under concerns of money.
What is the most common pattern you can see within this passage?
personification
opposites
dramatic irony
puns
What word does Romeo use to mean "fight"?
(a)
Romeo
A sick man, in sadness, makes his will —
A word ill-urged to one that is so ill.
In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman.
Benvolio
I aimed so near when I supposed you loved.
Romeo
A right good marksman; and she's fair I love.
Benvolio
A right fair mark, fair coz, is soonest hit.
Romeo
Well, in that hit you miss; she'll not be hit
With Cupid's arrow.
What "theme" do you see running through this passage? What metaphor is used?
the stars
the sun
archery
animal husbandry
What are 2 things that Romeo says about his "love"?
She is very beautiful
She is too young to get married.
She will not be swayed by Romeo's moves.
She is wealthier than he is.
What is the closest meaning to the following line?
Benvolio
A right fair mark, fair coz, is soonest hit.
Romeo has no game and relies on puns to get him through.
Young women make easy targets.
Only a dumb woman could love Romeo.
A beautiful woman is easier to love.
