Exposition Of Romeo And Juliet

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Act 1

1. Shakespeare uses a prologue to inform the audition that...

A: Juliet is a widow.
B: the lovers from the long-feuding families will die.
C: Romeo is a fugitive.
D: Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet.

ii. The fight in Scene 1 starts when...

A: Capulet and Montague servants quarrel over petty insults.
B: Tybalt loses his temper.
C: Benvolio insults Tybalt.
D: the officer agitates the two sides.

three. The fight between Tybalt and Benvolio in Act I is a chip of dramatic exposition that establishes...

A: Tybalt'south reputation equally a fencer.
B: Benvolio as a possible romantic rival of Romeo.
C: Juliet as a possible peacemaker.
D: The long-running feud betwixt the Capulets and Montagues.

four. All of the following words are archaic except:

A: Coz
B: halt
C: God-den
D: ope

5. Mercutio can be described as a foil to Romeo because...

A: he comes from a different social class.
B: he is much older than Romeo.
C: he is a Capulet and Romeo is a Montague.
D: unlike Romeo, he does not take beloved seriously.

6. Shakespeare creates a sense of foreboding in the following passage. What upshot does this quotation predict?

Romeo. …my mind misgives
Some consequence yet hanging in the stars
Shall bitterly begin his fearful engagement
With this evening's revels and expire the term
Of a despised life, closed in my breast,
Past some vile forfeit of untimely death. (Scene 4, lines 106-111)

A: a renewal of an one-time feud.
B: the beginning of a new love for Romeo.
C: Romeo'due south death.
D: an accident at the brawl.

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Act ii

1. In the balcony scene, what does Juliet mean when she says:

"What'due south Montague? It is nor hand, nor human foot,
Nor arm, nor face…
What'southward in a name? That which nosotros phone call a rose
Past any other word would smell as sweet."

A: Montague is an unimportant proper noun in Verona.
B: Romeo should take her concluding proper name when they ally.
C: Romeo's proper noun is merely a name, not a reference to who he really is.
D: It is wrong to fall in dear with a Montague.

2. Romeo knows Juliet's feelings of love for him because...

A: she wants to marry him.
B: she is sure his dearest is true.
C: she is not a flirt.
D: he overhears her musing nearly her feelings for him.

3. The purpose of the humor arising from the nurse's comic graphic symbol is to...

A: provide relief from the tragedy.
B: suggest that love has its funny side.
C: display Shakespeare's wit.
D: bespeak that her servants are foolish.

iv. Friar Laurence rebukes Romeo in the garden because...

A: Romeo is causing problem past wooing Juliet.
B: Romeo speedily forgot his dearest for Rosaline and cruel in love with Juliet.
C: Juliet is too immature to ally.
D: Romeo is unfaithful to Rosaline.

v. In Act 2, the action focuses on the wedding plans of Romeo and Juliet. How does the nurse intensify the feeling of activeness when she brings Juliet the bulletin from Romeo?

A: She goes on and on about her pains, thus leaving Juliet in suspense.
B: She refuses to pass on the message until she has been properly tipped.
C: She betrays Romeo and encourages Juliet to marry Paris.
D: She gives the message to Juliet's female parent instead of to Juliet herself.

vi. In the balcony honey scene, several of Juliet's speeches convey a sense of foreboding. Which i of the following fears is not mentioned?

A: Their love is moving likewise swiftly.
B: Romeo will soon be discovered.
C: This love will result in her death.
D: Romeo could prove faithless.

seven. When Friar Laurence agrees to marry the couple, his chief motive is to...

A: please the lovers.
B: forestall an elopement.
C: prove that Romeo is sincere.
D: cease the feud betwixt the families.

8. Dramatic irony occurs...

A: whenever Shakespeare stages a fight scene.
B: when the audience knows something that the characters in a play do not.
C: when the friar believes he can unite the feuding families.
D: when Juliet is insecure near Romeo'due south true feelings.

9. Who said: "O, speak again, bright angel, for though fine art equally glorious to this night, being o'er my caput, equally is a winged messenger of heaven."

A: Romeo
B: Juliet
C: Tybalt
D: Nurse

Act 3

1. Mercutio says, "Tybalt, y'all ryecatcher, will you walk?" because he wants Tybalt to...

A: forfeit the fight.
B: fight.
C: join Mercutio for the evening.
D: leave quietly.

2. Romeo does not want to fight Tybalt at first because...

A: he is a coward.
B: he thinks that Mercutio has a better take chances of winning.
C: he is now related to Tybalt.
D: he is on his mode to meet Juliet.

iii. The Prince punishes Romeo by...

A: sentencing him to death.
B: banishing him from Verona forever.
C: annulling his matrimony.
D: sentencing him to jail.

4. All of the following consequences result from Romeo'south killing of Tybalt except:

A: Juliet decides that Paris is more honorable than Romeo.
B: Romeo and Juliet cannot reveal their marriage.
C: The wedding of Juliet and Paris is decreed in gild to offset the unhappiness caused by Tybalt's death.
D: Romeo is banished from Verona.

5. Juliet responds to the news of Tybalt's death with:

A: anger toward Tybalt.
B: acrimony toward Romeo.
C: anger toward both Romeo and Tybalt.
D: uncontrollable weeping.

half-dozen. Every bit Juliet encounters more than conflicts and problems, how does her character alter?

A: She runs away from her problems.
B: She becomes weaker and threatens suicide.
C: She becomes more cocky-confident and pushes abroad her elders.
D: She confesses that her life with Romeo is ill-fated and wants to exit him.

7. The turning point of the play occurs when...

A: Romeo and Juliet marry.
B: Romeo kills Tybalt.
C: Mercutio is killed.
D: Juliet's parents insist she marry Paris.

8. Which graphic symbol scorns his only child and vows to disown her?

A: Paris
B: Benvolio
C: Lord Capulet
D: Lord Montague

9. Which character wishes to ally a adult female he has not wooed?

A: Paris
B: Benvolio
C: Lord Capulet
D: Lord Montague

10. Which character recounts the events of the killings to the Prince?

A: Paris
B: Benvolio
C: Lord Capulet
D: Lord Montague

Human action four & Act 5

1. Which of the post-obit is not part of Friar Laurence's plan?

A: Juliet should consent to ally Paris.
B: Juliet volition wake upward alone in the family vault.
C: Juliet should drinkable the vial of liquid.
D: Romeo will have her to Mantua that very nighttime.

2. Which of the following is non one of Juliet'south fears before she drinks the potion?

A: that information technology will not work at all.
B: that Friar Laurence is trying to kill her.
C: that she will wake upwardly early.
D: that it will permanently cripple her.

3. Romeo's servant, not Friar John, brings Romeo news that...

A: Juliet is dead.
B: Juliet must marry Paris.
C: Juliet needs his help.
D: his sentence is revoked.

4. When Romeo arrives at the tomb, he discovers Paris and...

A: they try to awaken Juliet.
B: quarrels with him for a long fourth dimension.
C: kills him in a duel.
D: is jealous and suspicious.

5. At the play's end, both families plan to...

A: go into seclusion.
B: hold combined funeral services.
C: punish the friar for his sin.
D: cock a memorial to the lovers.

6. When Romeo hears that Juliet is dead, the dramatic irony lies in the fact that...

A: Juliet is already wed to Paris.
B: Romeo feels a deep grief.
C: the audition knows Juliet is alive.
D: Juliet lies in the Capulet tomb.

7. The climax of the play occurs when

A: Paris is killed.
B: Romeo is killed.
C: Romeo takes his life.
D: Juliet stabs herself and dies.

8. Which of the post-obit sentences best states a possible theme of the play?

A: Children, obey your parents.
B: Arranged marriages are the most successful.
C: Hatred leads to violence, destruction, and waste product.
D: Love is blind.

9. "Death is my son-in-police force, Expiry is my heir; My daughter he hath wedded," is an example of:

A: personification
B: pun
C: metaphor
D: simile

x. " Simply soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the dominicus," is an example of:

A: personification
B: pun
C: metaphor
D: simile

11. "Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books…" is an example of:

A: personification
B: pun
C: metaphor
D: simile

12. "Inquire for me tomorrow, and you shall observe me a grave homo," is an example of:

A: personification
B: pun
C: metaphor
D: simile

Answer Key

ACT 1:

B
A
D
B
D
C
C
Mercutio
Tybalt
Romeo
Juliet

Human activity 2:

Human activity 3:

Acts four and five:

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