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  • Q1

     In Act I, Scene 1, Romeo uses the following phrases to describe his feelings about love: What is  Romeo’s use of oxymorons revealing?

    destined for tragedy

    a poet at heart

    perplexed by love

    losing his mind

    30s
  • Q2

    Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, Too rude, too boist’rous, and it pricks like thorn.        How could these lines be revised to show parallel structure?

    Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, And it is rude and boist’rous and too prickly.

    Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, And also too rude, boist’rous, and pricks like thorn.

    Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, Too rude and boist’rous, and it pricks like thorn.

    Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, Too rude, too boist’rous, and too prickly.

    30s
  • Q3

    My grave is like to be my wedding bed. What is the effect of this line on the plot?

    It introduces a subplot involving Nurse and Juliet.

    It foreshadows something that happens later.

    It is part of a parallel plot involving Juliet and Paris.

    It is a flashback to a previous important event.

    30s
  • Q4

    What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.  What theme is being developed through Juliet’s words?

    Individual merit is more important than family name.

    Family feuds can destroy reputations.

    Names of objects are important.

    Roses would smell the same even with a different name.

    30s
  • Q5

    But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? What is the importance of this soliloquy in developing the plot of the play?

    Itis clear that it has been love at first sight for Romeo, and this is an obvious issue given that their families are feuding.

    Since we already know they are star-crossed lovers, this further advances Romeo and Juliet toward their inevitable doom.

    This soliloquy establishes that Romeo is in love with Juliet. He compares her to “the sun” and says that her eyes are “Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven.”

    30s
  • Q6

    Mercutio acts as Romeo’s foil when he ignores Romeo’s pleas to stop the fight. This scene reveals that Romeo …..

    wants the feud to end

    fears direct confrontation

    is beginning to side with the Capulets

    is a courageous hero to Mercutio

    30s
  • Q7

    Romeo and Juliet’s love story - Main plot or Parallel plot?

    Parallel plot

    Main plot

    30s
  • Q8

    Friar Laurence’s role in helping Romeo and Juliet - Main plot or Parallel plot?

    Parallel plot

    Main plot

    30s
  • Q9

    The feud between the Montagues and the Capulets - Main plot or Parallel plot?

    Parallel plot

    Main Plot

    30s
  • Q10

    When Lady Capulet thinks that Juliet is weeping for Tybalt when she is actually weeping for Romeo in Act III, Scene 5, the dramatic irony is? 

    Mercutio is playing on the meaning of find me, which can beused to mean “meet with” and “locate.” It adds a note of confusion to the tone.

    Mercutio is playing on the meaning of grave, which can be used to mean “serious” and “burial place.” It heightens the tone by adding terror.

    Mercutio is playing on the meaning of grave, which can be used to mean “serious” and “burial place.” It lightens the tone by adding humor.

    Mercutio is playing on the meaning of find me, which can be used to mean “meet with” and“ locate.” It adds to the grimness of the tone.

    30s

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