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WorksheetsRomeo and Juliet Acts 1-3
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 8hrs 15mins
We know from the beginning that Romeo and Juliet will end with...
Comedy
Marriage
Death
A cliffhanger
Who is Tybalt?
Juliet's dad
Romeo's cousin
Romeo's mom
Juliet's cousin
Why does Juliet freak out when she learns who Romeo is?
He's her enemy
He dated her cousin
He has a reputation
She doesn't freak out
What is foreshadowing?
Looking back at past events
Any quote with a very sad tone
When a character talks about death
Hinting about events that will happen in the future
a figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory ideas
oxymoron
forshadowing
situational irony
genre
Juliet
Rosaline
Lady Capulet
Nurse
What does The Prince say he will do to anyone in the 2 families if they get caught fighting in the future?
Put them in jail.
Make them live together.
Punish them with death.
Exile them from the city.
She's 13 years old and engaged to Paris.
Nurse
Juliet
Friar Lawrence
Lady Capulet
a light in the dark
the sun
the moon
a rose
Which family does Juliet belong to?
Capulet
Montague
About how long have Romeo and Juliet known each other?
Forever
A year
about a day
3 weeks
Why do Benvolio and Mercutio really want to convince Romeo to go to the party in Act 1?
Mercutio likes a girl there
To irritate the Capulets, their enemy
They know he wants to see Juliet
So he will get over his crush on Rosaline
Romeo and Juliet takes place in
Stratford upon Avon, England
Verona, Italy
Santa Clarita, California
Rome, Italy
Which family does Romeo belong to?
Capulet
Montague
He performs the marriage ceremony for Romeo and Juliet and acts as Romeo's confidant.
Benvolio
Romeo
Friar Laurence
Paris
Tybalt murders him and he is also Romeo's close friend.
Benvolio
Mercutio
Lord Montague
Paris
A wealthy man who wants to marry Juliet and does become Juliet's fiance
Paris
Prince
Romeo
Tybalt
A "character" that comments on the play's plot for the audience. This is usually a group of singers.
Scene
Chorus
Romeo
Act
Juliet is closest to...
Her mother
Her father
Her nurse
Her teacher
Which of the following examples of figurative language helps create a romantic mood in the balcony scene?
“I have no joy in this contract tonight. It is too rash, too sudden, too like the lightning, which doth cease to be ere one can say ‘It lightens.’”
“At lovers’ perjuries they say Jove laughs.”
“My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words of that tongue’s uttering, yet I know the sound.”
“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”
What is the significance of the stage directions in the following selection?
ROMEO: (draws his sword) Draw, Benvolio. Beat down their weapons. Gentlemen, for shame! Forebear this outrage. Tybalt, Mercutio! The Prince expressly hath forbidden bandying in Verona streets. Hold, Tybalt! Good Mercutio! (Romeo tries to break up the fight. Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo’s arm.)
They show that Mercutio is hurt in part due to Romeo’s interference in the fight
They show that Romeo was ready to fight Tybalt on his own
They show that Mercutio started the fight
They show that Tybalt intended to stab Romeo
Which of the following is a tragic flaw in Romeo?
Lazy and irresponsible
Arrogant about his abilities
Envious of others
Driven by emotions rather than logic
Which of the following quotes best illustrates that Juliet is more cautious than Romeo?
“I have no joy in this contract tonight. It is too rash, too sudden, too like the lightning, which doth cease to be ere one can say ‘It lightens.’” (Act II, Scene 2)
“…swear by thy gracious self, which is the god of my idolatry.” (Act II, Scene 2)
“Be not so long to speak, I long to die if what thou speak’st speak not of remedy.” (Act IV, Scene 1)
“So please you, let me now be left alone, and let the Nurse this night sit up with you.” (Act IV, Scene 3)
After he is wounded, Mercutio says, "A plague a both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me." Which of these statements is the best paraphrase of Mercutio's words?
Curse both the Capulets and the Montagues. Their feud has killed me.
I am too weak to enter any of the houses. Tybalt and his friends have killed me.
My wounds are like a plague spreading in people's houses. They will kill me.
The feud between the two families is like a plague whose germs are like fat worms.
Why does Romeo at first try to stop the fight with Tybalt?
Romeo wants peace between his own family and his new wife's relatives.
Romeo fears that Mercutio will be severely injured or killed.
Romeo fears fighting will force him into exile from his new wife.
Romeo admires Tybalt, even though he is a Capulet.
Which of the following actions by Romeo indirectly characterizes him as impulsive?
Falling in love with Juliet the moment he sees her
Refusing to fight Tybalt
Agreeing to go to the Capulet party
Locking himself in his room in sadness over Rosaline
“sweet sorrow” or “loving hate” are examples of a
verbal irony
oxymoron
genre
conflict
Romeo
Capulet
Tybalt
Montague
Who said this?
"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it sight
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night."
Romeo
Paris
Juliet
Benvolio
Who says: "Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man."
Romeo
Mercutio
Paris
Tybalt
Benvolio
How does the family feud drive the lovers' actions? Explain your reasoning.
Who is to blame for the death of Tybalt? Explain your reasoning.
Is the friar a good advisor to Romeo? Explain your reasoning.
