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WorksheetsR&J Act IV
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 13mins
In Act IV of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, what is the true reason Friar Lawrence does not encourage Paris in his plan to marry Juliet?
The wedding plans are too rushed.
Juliet is already married to Romeo.
Friar Lawrence does not like Paris.
Juliet will be dead before the wedding.
What important detail about the Friar from earlier in the play is more meaningful in Act IV?
He is a relative of the Prince
He knows where Romeo is in Mantua
He is an expert in medicinal uses of plants
He is 65 years old
What is the most likely meaning of lamentable?
expected
regrettable
surprising
forgettable
Which of the following situations best describes how someone might act if extremely distressed?
He looked thoughtfully at the article, wondering what it meant for the city.
She paced up and down the room, wringing her hands and crying softly to herself.
She hummed to herself as she gathered her tools and set to work on her new project.
He walked purposely along the street, confident he would be welcomed by his friends.
What is the meaning of the word melancholy?
tired
happy
sad
hopeful
At the beginning of Act IV, Scene i, of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Paris reports to Friar Lawrence that Juliet is weeping. What is the true cause of her sadness?
Juliet regrets her strong feelings of love for Paris.
Juliet grieves over her rash act of marrying Romeo
Juliet loves Romeo and does not want to marry Paris.
Juliet wishes she did not have to choose between Romeo and Paris.
Which line from Act IV best supports the idea that Juliet acts apologetically (sorry) when she comes home from seeing the Friar?
Capulet. Well, he may chance to do some good on her. / A peevish self-willed harlotry it is
Juliet. Where I have learnt me to repent the sin / Of disobedient opposition / To you and your behests, and am enjoined / By holy Lawrence to fall prostrate here / To beg your pardon….
Capulet. I’ll not to bed tonight; let me alone. / I’ll play the housewife for this once. What, ho! / They are all forth; well, I will walk myself / To County Paris, to prepare up him / Against tomorrow….
Juliet. Ay, those attires are best: but, gentle nurse, / I pray thee, leave me to my self tonight; / For I have need of many orisons / To move the heavens to smile upon my state.
Which of these quotations from Juliet’s speeches in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Act IV, is an example of dramatic irony?
Nurse, will you go with me into my closet / To help me sort such needful ornaments / As you think fit to furnish me tomorrow?
How if, when I am laid into the tomb, / I wake before the time that Romeo / Come to redeem me?
O, if I wake, shall I not be distraught, / Environèd with all these hideous fears, / And madly play with my forefathers’ joints?
God joined my heart and Romeo’s, thou our hands ….
As Friar Lawrence enters Act IV, Scene v, of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, hesays the following words:
Come, is the bride ready to go to church?
Why is this line an example of dramatic irony?
Friar Lawrence does not mean what he says, but the audience thinks he does.
Friar Lawrence believes Juliet will be going to church, but the audience knows she will not.
The other characters think Friar Lawrence means what he says, but the audience knows he does not.
Friar Lawrence believes Juliet is already at the church, but the other characters know she is not.
Read this quotation from Act IV, Scene v, of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
First Musician. Faith, we may put up our pipes and be gone.
Nurse. Honest good fellows, ah, put up, put up! / For well you know this is a pitiful case.
This exchange occurs at the end of Scene v after Juliet’s death has been discovered and the musicians who had gathered to celebrate her wedding are being dismissed. It ends with a pun on the word case: “For well you know this is a pitiful case.” Which statement best explains the pun?
The ceremony is a case for celebration and the musicians are there in case they are needed.
The Nurse wants the musicians to leave in case Capulet decides to get on her case for having them.
The death of Juliet is a sad case, but a case is also a container for holding a musician’s instrument.
The case for the musicians playing at the ceremony had become a case of law because of the death of Juliet.
How will Romeo be informed about the plan?
Benvolio is going to tell him
a Montague servant will be sent to Mantua to tell him
a friar will deliver the letter to him
Juliet will send him a letter to let him know
According to Friar Lawrence, why might Juliet be interested in his plan?
she is willing to do crazier things, like jump off a tower
he knows that the plan is foolproof
he knows how to work with plans to make potions, so she can trust him
Romeo insisted that she follow the plan exactly and she doesn't want to dissapoint him
What reason does Juliet give for offering an apology to her father?
she says she has learned from Friar Lawrence that she should repent of her disobedience from him
she realizes what a great opportunity it would be to marry Paris
she understands that she is too young to make decisions
What reason does Juliet give for offering an apology to her father?
she says she has learned from Friar Lawrence that she should repent of her disobedience from him
she realizes what a great opportunity it would be to marry Paris
she understands that she is too young to make decisions
What is the real reason that Juliet apologizes to her father?
she just wants to be left alone so she decided to make amends with him
her conscious got the best of her and her guilt made her apologize
to fool her father so that she may be left in peace to follow through with the Friar's plan
the Nurse advised her to do so
Paris meets with the Friar and tells him about Juliet's grief over her cousin Tybalt. What is the true reason for her crying?
Juliet is distressed about having to choose between the two men
Juliet does not want to marry Paris
Juliet realizes that she is falling in love with Paris, and therefore betraying Romeo
Juliet regrets marrying Romeo so suddenly
In scene iii, what word would best describe Juliet's state of mind before she drinks the vial?
excited
confused
angry
fearful
While Paris and the Capulet family mourn, Friar Lawrence knows that Juliet is still alive at the end of Act IV. This is an example of....
comic relief
pun
dramatic irony
foreshadowing
