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Romeo and Juliet Act I
Romeo and Juliet Act I
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A review of Shakespeare's play
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1
Shakespeare's play is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. What is this called?
heroic verse
trochaic verse
blank verse
free verse
2
Scene 5 unites Romeo and Juliet. At the very end of the scene she exclaims:
"Then have my lips the sin that they have took"
"Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake"
"Ah pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer"
"My only love sprung from my only hate"
3
The play is set in what country?
Italy
England
Greece
Ireland
4
Shakespeare found the story of
Romeo and Juliet
in a poem written by:
Christopher Marlow
Queen Elizabeth
Arthur Brooke
Samuel Johnson
5
Shakespeare wrote his plays to be performed at what theater?
The Globe
The King's Men Stage
Buckingham Palace
The World Theater
6
Scene 1 also helps the audience understand the nature of what character?
Friar Lawrence
Capulet
Juliet
Romeo
7
Act 1, Scene 1 (1.1) functions to help underscore the:
the love between Romeo and Juliet
concept of fate in our lives
hatred between the Capulets and Montagues
the brutal violence that existed back then
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Scene 4 also features Mercutio telling Romeo he has been visited by:
The Dream Catcher
The gods of slumber
The Princess of Dreams
Queen Mab
9
An important aspect of understanding Shakespeare is his use of:
visuals
poety
irony
puns
10
Shakespeare wrote and performed
Romeo and Juliet
in what decade?
1490s
1690s
1790s
1590s
11
Scene 3 primarily brings Lady Capulet and Juliet into discussion over:
Juliet's age
Paris's marriage proposal
Romeo's infatuation
The Nurse's humorous behavior
12
The prologue takes the form of a poem. What type is it?
sonnet
heroic couplet
free verse
lyric poem
13
Scene 2 opens with Capulet discussing something with Paris. What is it?
His desire to marry Juliet
His desire to see an end to the violence with the Montagues
His desire to remove the Nurse from Juliet's life
His desire to get into the family business
14
This historical and literary time period is now known as the:
Age of Enlightenmnet
Middle Ages
Elizabethan Renaissance
Age of Reason
15
How many metrical feet per line are found in blank verse?
6
3
5
4
16
Juliet ends Scene 4 by saying:
"It is an honor that I dream not of"
"I want to find happy nights to happy days"
"And stint thou, too. I pray thee nurse the answer is no"
"I'll look to like, if looking liking move"
17
Scene 4 plays out before the Capulet party with Romeo revealing:
He is too depressed to go
He want to go to the party to find another girl
He "dreamt a dream tonight"
He doesn't want to get in a fight
18
Scene 2 unfolds with a minor character showing Benvolio and Romeo the Capulet party list. Who is it?
Peter
Gregory
Abram
Sampson
19
The play opens with the Chorus delivering the ______________
setting
character list
prologue
explanatory notes
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Benvolio wants Romeo to see other girls at the Capulet party to get over Rosaline. However:
Romeo believes Rosaline will eventually come around to him
Romeo believes Rosaline to be beyond compare
Romeo thinks Benvolio wants to secretly get with Rosaline
Romeo is worried Rosaline will see him flirting and get mad