Act I

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Act I
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• Characters
• Quotes
• Plot
• Essay

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Quotes Question 1

• Who said this?
• What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word
  as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.
• Romeo
• Tybalt
• Capulet
• Benvolio

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Quotes Question 2

• Who said this?
• Part, fools! Put up your swords.
• You know not what you do.
• Romeo
• Tybalt
• Montague
• Benvolio

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Quotes Question 3

• Who said this?
• But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart
• My will to her consent is but a part.
• Romeo
• Paris
• Lord Capulet
• Montague

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Quotes Question 4

• Who said this?
• A man, young lady! Lady, such a man
• As all the world why hes a man of wax.
• Lady Capulet
• Nurse
• Juliet
• Romeo

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Quotes Question 5

• Who said this?
• O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
• Mercutio
• Tybalt
• Capulet
• Benvolio

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Quotes Question 6

• Who said this?
• I fear, too early for my mind misgives
• Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars
• Tybalt
• Mercutio
• Romeo
• Benvolio

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Quotes Question 7

• Who said this?
• O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands
  do!
• Romeo
• Tybalt
• Juliet
• Nurse

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Quotes Question 8

• Who said this?
• My only love, sprung from my only hate!
• Romeo
• Nurse
• Lady Capulet
• Juliet

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Quotes Question 9

• Who said this?
• Ill look to like, if looking liking move
• But no more deep will I endart mine eye
• Than your consent gives strength to make it fly.
• Romeo
• Lady Capulet
• Juliet
• Nurse

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Quotes Question 10

• Who said this?
• Did my heart love till now? Forswear it,
  sight!
• For I neer saw true beauty till this night.
• Romeo
• Tybalt
• Paris
• Benvolio

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Character Question 1

• Who worries that Romeo spends too much time in
  his darkened room?
• Romeo
• Lord Capulet
• Lord Montague
• Benvolio

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Character Question 2

• Who fears that she is in love with a loathed
  enemy?
• Romeo
• Lady Capulet
• Juliet
• Nurse

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Character Question 3

• Who threatens to start a fight at the
• Capulets Ball?
• Tybalt
• Paris
• Capulet
• Romeo

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Character Question 4

• Who talks of dreams, the
• children of an idle brain?
• Juliet
• Mercutio
• Benvolio
• Tybalt

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Character Question 5

• Who summons Montague and Capulet to discuss
• the problems in Verona?
• Mercutio
• Prince
• Romeo
• Benvolio

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Character Question 6

• Who suffers because Rosaline does not love him?
• Tybalt
• Mercutio
• Romeo
• Paris

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Character Question 7

• Who wants Juliet to wait two more years
• before marrying?
• Romeo
• Paris
• Lady Capulet
• Lord Capulet

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Character Question 8

• Who reminds Lord Capulet that younger girls than
  Juliet
• are already married?
• Paris
• Nurse
• Lady Capulet
• Tybalt

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Character Question 9

• Who identifies Romeo for Juliet at the end of the
  ball?
• Benvolio
• Lady Capulet
• Tybalt
• Nurse

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Character Question 10

• Who urges Romeo and the other maskers to
• go to the Capulets Ball?
• Romeo
• Tybalt
• Mercutio
• Benvolio

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Plot Question 1

• What event does the Prologue foreshadow?
• The deaths of Romeo and Juliet
• The marriage of Romeo and Juliet
• The death of Romeos and Juliets child
• The marriage of Paris and Juliet

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Plot Question 2

• Abram and Balthasar, who appear in Scene 1, are
  examples of
• Flat characters.
• typical servants
• round characters.
• hot-headed young men.

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Plot Question 3

• In these lines, what is Prince Escalus message
  to Capulet and Montague?
• If ever you disturb our streets again,
• Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.

• Capulet and Montague have been responsible for
  three brawls
• The city streets have been much disturbed.
• Ancient citizens have had to take up arms
• Capulet and Montague will pay with their lives if
  there are further disturbances.

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Plot Question 4

• Choose the item that best restates Capulets
  answer to Pariss request to marry Juliet.
• But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart
• My will to her consent is but a part.
• And she agreed, within her scope of choice
• Lies my consent and fair according voice, .

• Woo her gently, Paris. When you get her heart,
  you will have my consent.
• Woo her until you win her over. I will ask her to
  consent as well.
• Win her heart, gentle Paris. My wanting her to
  consent is only a part of the process. If she
  agrees, then you have my consent as well.
• Win her heart, Paris. I shall will her to
  consent, for my part. Once she agrees, having had
  a fair choice, I will agree too.

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Plot Question 5

• Romeo agrees with Benvolios plan to go to
  Capulets party because he hopes to
• forget his love for Rosaline.
• catch a glimpse of Rosaline
• .challenge Tybalt to a fight.
• make peace with the Capulets.

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Plot Question 6

• What obstacles to Romeo and Juliets relationship
  are
• already apparent in Act I?

• The families rivalry and Lady Capulets refusal
  to allow Juliet to marry so young
• The families rivalry and Capulets desire for
  Juliet to marry Paris
• Montagues refusal to allow the relationship and
  Benvolios own affection for Juliet
• The Princes refusal to allow the families to mix
  and Romeos affection for Rosaline

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Plot Question 7

• What detail about Montague helps to make him
• a round character?
• The description of his home.
• The concern he shows over his sons unhappiness
• The description of his relationship with his wife
• The unpleasant way he treats Benvolio

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Plot Question 8

• In Scene 5, why does Capulet allow Romeo to
  remain at the feast?
• He wants to keep an eye on him and see what hes
  up to.
• He wants to confront Romeo later when there
  arent so many people around.
• He is annoyed and wants to deal with Romeo in his
  own way.
• He will not allow a well-mannered guest to be
  insulted in his home.

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Plot Question 9

• What makes Romeo reluctant to go to the party?
• He is afraid of angering Capulet.
• He has had a premonition of his death.
• He is afraid of upsetting his father.
• Mercutio has warned him against going.

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Plot Question 10

• In Scene 5 at the Capulet feast, Capulet is a
  dramatic foil for Tybalt because
• they both know the Montagues are present, but no
  one else is aware of it.
• his enjoyment of the guests differs from Tybalts
  experience.
• they are both somewhat upset.
• his tolerance of the Montagues contrasts with
  Tybalts outrage.

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Essay Question 1

• Write an essay comparing character
• traits of Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio.
• Look for details about the characters in
• their speeches, in what other characters
• say about them, and in the way they
• interact with one another.

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Sample Answer Essay 1
Romeo romantic, wants to be in love moody able
to see the contradictions in love, both romantic
and familial appreciates Benvolios friendship
according to Capulet, is said to be virtuous,
and well-governed. Benvolio tries to keep
peace has a troubled mind tries to help Romeo
get over his unhappy love for Rosaline makes a
plan to visit the Capulets party and dance
Mercutio loves to talk makes jokes, puns, and
elaborate wordplay claims to have an ugly face
can extend a subject, such as dreams, into a
long, imaginative speech.
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Essay Question 2

• Write a brief essay describing the events of
• Scene 4, in which Romeo, Benvolio, and
• Mercutio prepare to go to the Capulets party.
• Characterize how the young men interact
• with one another

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Sample Answer Essay 2
Benvolio wants to dance a short time, then leave
both he and Mercutio want Romeo to dance, but
Romeo insists he is too sad. Mercutio makes long
plays on words, while Benvolio tries to have them
continue on their way to the party. Romeo has
forebodings, and Mercutio answers them with a
long description of the fairy queen, describing
her wagon and attendants and the dreams she puts
into effect. Romeo and Benvolio ask Mercutio to
stop talking, and they head for the dance.
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Essay Question 3

• The Chorus tells the outline of the plot in the
• Prologue. Identify details from the play
• foreshadowing that the love between Romeo
• and Juliet is ill fated. Explain how
• foreshadowing affects your reading of the play.

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Sample Answer Essay 3

• Romeo also feels a foreboding in Scene iv,
• lines 106113. Both Romeo and Juliet
• react strongly to learning they have fallen
• in love with a member of their familys enemy.
• Although a person may be aware of the tragic
  ending, one
• should explain how this knowledge affects a
  persons
• feelings as they read.

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Essay Question 4

• In an essay, describe the relationship between
• Juliet, her mother, and the Nurse, as revealed in
• Scene 3. How does the Nurse behave toward
  Juliet? Toward Lady Capulet? How does Juliet
  respond to her mother and to her Nurse? Which
  woman seems more enthusiastic about Juliets
  possible marriage? What level of formality exists
  among the three? Cite details from the play to
  support your response.

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Sample Answer Essay 4

• The Nurse has very motherly memories of Juliet
• as a baby, and is very excited at the thought of
  her marrying. The Nurse and Lady Capulet seem
• close because of raising Juliet together, though
  the Nurse is unrefined while her lady is
  formal. Juliet behaves almost formally toward her
  mother, as if she is closer to the Nurse.

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Essay Question 5
Describe the interaction between Romeo and
Juliet at their first meeting in an essay.
Explain why Romeo describes a series of images.
Why does Juliet respond the way she does? What
is the overall effect of using these images to
portray a love scene?
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Sample Answer Essay 5
Romeo suggests that Juliets hand is a shrine,
and his lips are pilgrims, meaning he wants to
kiss her hand. They make a play on palms as
hands and relating to palmers, or pilgrims, as
well as using lips to pray and to kiss. Romeo
shows himself as an admirer, placing Juliet above
him. Juliet responds modestly, but with
encouragement. The overall effect of the images
is to give the impression that their love is holy
and pure.
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