Romeo and Juliet Test Review

All of the following character traits could be used to describe Romeo EXCEPT:

In Act V, why does the apothecary bend to Romeo's pressure and agree to break the law?

Friar Lawrence couldn't deliver the letter to Romeo in Mantua because

Romeo and Juliet are described as, "Star-crossed lovers". What does that mean?

Lady Capulet finds Juliet on the morning of her wedding day to Paris

Romeo thinks Juliet is dead because

To ensure she won't have to marry Paris, Juliet...

Juliet, the last of the major characters to die on stage, dies

Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt is death.

When Juliet is alone and talking about her feelings and impatience for Romeo to come, that is...

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

After Mercutio and Tybalt die, Benvolio gives a long speech to the prince about what happened. That is...

Juliet drinks the potion. Her family thinks she is dead. What literary device is this?

Why do Lord Capulet and Montague stop their feud at the end of the play?

Romeo dies by stabbing himself.

Why does Romeo want to avoid fighting Tybalt?

When Juliet is on her balcony speaking to herself for a long period of time about how much she loves Romeo, that is a

Which of these choices MOST CLEARLY expresses Romeo's tragic flaw in Act V?

Lord and Lady Montague live in Mantua.

Friar Lawrence approves of the marriage because he thinks it will end the feud between the two families.

The Friar warns, "Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast." This is...

When the play opens, Romeo loves Juliet.

Which description BEST describes Tybalt.

In Act I, Lord and Lady Capulet want Juliet to marry whom?

Romeo had hesitations about attending the Capulet party because...

All of the following adjectives describe the Friar Lawrence EXCEPT:

Lord Capulet agrees to let Paris marry Juliet because

All of the following pairs of characters are dramatic foils EXCEPT:

When Juliet hears of Tybalt's death, she says she will, "cry tears of grief for___ and tears of joy for___.

When Mercutio yells, "A plague o' both your houses" he means...

"Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, still-waking sleep" is an example of oxymoron.

When Juliet says, "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name" she means

Which of the following descriptions BEST describe Mercutio?

Why does Friar Lawrence hurry to the Capulet tomb?

"Go ask his name. If he be married, my grave is like to be my wedding bed." In this speech Juliet is...

"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life" This is...

The MOST important event during the Capulet's party in Act I is that Romeo and Juliet learn each other's names.

All of the following character traits could be used to describe Juliet EXCEPT:

All of the following adjectives describe the Nurse EXCEPT:

Tybalt's letter challenges Lord Montague to a duel because Romeo attended the Capulet party.

When Romeo interferes in the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio...

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet. Juliet means...

"Arise, fair sun, and KILL THE ENVIOUS MOON." This is...

Why does Capulet allow Romeo to remain at the feast?

Which of the following are NOT true of Lord and Lady Capulet?

Juliet fears all EXCEPT what when thinking about taking the sleeping potion

William Shakespeare wrote in Early Modern English.

Lady Capulet finds Juliet on the morning of her wedding to Paris.

Minutes before Juliet awakens...

Juliet tells her mom "And when I do marry, I swear it shall be Romeo, who you know I hate, rather than Paris.

Romeo dreamt of something bad happening. This is an example of...