| After Capulet’s ball why does Romeo run away from his friends Benvolio and Mercutio? | Because he must be with Juliet |
| Who overhears Juliet speaking aloud her loving thoughts of Romeo? | Romeo |
| Why does Juliet say she does not want Romeo to swear his love by the moon? | Because the moon always changes. and is different. |
| Before parting, the young lovers decide to do what the next day? | Juliet will arrange for a messenger to meet Romeo and bring back news of the wedding. |
| What does Friar Lawrence observe in his soliliquy about the herbs and plants he gathered in his basket? | They are both deadly and healthful. |
| Who agrees to perform the wedding ceremony of Romeo and Juliet? Why? | Friar Lawrence because he thinks it will bring the two families together. |
| Why is Mercutio worried about Tybalt’s challenge to the Montagues? | Tybalt is an excellent duelist and Romeo has already been stabbed to death by love. |
| What excuse does Juliet use for going to Friar Lawrence’s cell? | She needs to go to shrift (confession). |
| How does Romeo plan to enter Juliets house on their wedding night? | By rope ladder. |
| Why does Romeo say this line, “He jests at scars that never felt a wound”? | He thinks that Mercutio shouldn’t make fun of him because he doesn’t know what it’s like to be hurt in love. |
| Who speaks these lines, “But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!”? | Romeo |
| Who speaks these lines, “What man art thou that thus bescreen’d in night So stumblest on my counsel?” | Juliet |
| Who speaks these lines, “If that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow, By one I’ll procure to come to thee, Where and what time thou wilt perform the rite; And all my fortunes at thy foot I’ll lay And follow thee my lord throughout the world.”? | Juliet |
| These lines have an example of what literary term, “Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow That I shall say good night till it be morrow.”? | oxymoron |
| Who speaks these lines, “The earth that’s nature’s mother is her tomb; What is her burying grave that is her womb.”? | Friar Lawrence |
| TO WHOM are these lines spoken, “In one respect I’ll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancor to pure love.”? | Romeo |
| Who speaks these lines,”More than prince of cats, I can tell you. O, he is the courageous captain of compliments.”? | Mercutio |
| ABOUT WHOM are these lines spoken, “Good Peter, to hide her face; for her fan’s the fairer face.” | Nurse |
| What literary device is apparent here? Nurse if you be he, sir, I desire some confidence with you. BENVOLIO She will indite him to some supper.”? | malapropism |
| Who speaks these lines, ” I am a-weary, give me leave awhile: Fie, how my bones ache! what a jaunt have I had!” | Nurse |
| What is Friar Lawrence warning of in this line, “These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder.”? | This impulsive and hasty marriage could end violently. |
| These lines have an example of what literary term?”The gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night.” | Personification |
| These lines have an example of what two literary terms?”Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,Who is already sick and pale with griefThat thou her maid art far more fair than she.” | Metaphor and Personification |
| Who speaks these lines?”Therefore love moderately: long love doth so;Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;Too like the lightning, which doth cease to beEre one can say it lightens. Sweet, good night!” | Friar Lawrence |
| Who speaks these lines?”O blessed, blessed night! I am afeard,Being in night, all this is but a dream,Too flattering-sweet to be substantial.” | Romeo |
| These lines have an example of symbolism. What is the symbol and what does it symbolize?”What’s in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet.So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called,Retain that dear perfection which he owes”Without that title. . . | The rose symbolizes love. |
| What does Tybalt’s letter to Montague tell him? | He wants a duel with Romeo. |
| In Act II, the action focuses on the plans of Romeo and Juliet. When the Nurse brings Juliet the message from Romeo, the Nurse instensifies the moment by | Going on about her aches and pains, thus leaving Juliet in suspense. |
| When a character delivers a soliliquy, he or she | expresses private thoughts when the character is or thinks he or she is alone. |
| In the balcony scene, Romeo says directly to the audience, “Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?”What is this form of speech called? | aside |
| What does Juliet mean when she says, “Deny thy father and refuse thy name”? | Pretend you’re not a Montague. |
| Why does Friar Lawrence initially question Romeo’s love for Juliet? | Because he was just in love with Rosaline. |
| What does Juliet mean when she says,” Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say good night till it be morrow”? | She doesn’t want to leave Romeo, but is happy she will see him the next day to get married. |
| What happens at the end of Act II that is not written to necessariy be seen on stage? | Romeo and Juliet get married. |
| If something is infinite, by definition it can never________________. | cease or end. |
| What does Romeo compare Juliet to when he sees her on the balcony? | the sun |
| What does Friar Lawrence collect when he first appears in the play? | Weeds and flowers. |
| The contrasts between Romeo’s character and those of both Friar Lawrence and Mercutio help to emphasize Romeo’s attitude about __________. | Love |
| The word “predominant” means | having superior strength or influence. |
| Benvolio is a round character because | he has many personality traits. |
| What makes Romeo’s love for Juliet different from his love for Rosaline? | Unlike Rosaline, Juliet return Romeo’s love. |
| Benvolio and Mercutio’s sociability helps to emphasize Romeo’s ____________ | moodiness/depression |
| In Act II, Scene ii, Juliet says, “I’ll prove more true than those that have more cunning to be strange.” Cunning means _________ | cleverness |
| Blank verse is | unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter. |
| In Act II, Scene iii, Friar Lawrence says, “For naught so vile that on earth doth/live But to the earth some special good doth give;” By vile he means ________ | disgusting |
| When Romeo’s tears are “augmenting the fresh mornin’s dew,” they are | adding to it. |
| Friar Lawrence’s manner of speaking is unique because he speaks ___________________________. | rhyming couplets |
| What does Friar Laurence mean when he says, “Therefore, love moderately; long love doth so”? | True love takes time. |
| How does Romeo say that he got to Juliet’s balcony? | He was lifted by love’s wings. |
| Juliet sends the nurse to Romeo for what purpose? | To find out the time and place of the wedding. |
| How long is the nurse away before returning? | 3 hours. |
| Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because: | He believes it will end the family feud. |
| Juliet’s change of mind about marriage is an example of what type of irony? | Situational irony |
| What does Romeo say about Juliet’s eyes? | They are so bright they could replace the stars in heaven. |
| Why is Juliet embarrassed that Romeo overheard her balcony speech? | Because he might think that she is too quickly won; she gave her love too easily |
| Act:2 Scene:3 Who said this? “Young men’s love then lies, not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” | Friar Lawrence |
| According to the nurse’s comment to Romeo, what is Juliet’s attitude towards Count Paris? | She finds him vile and repulsive. |
| In what way is Mercutio a foil for Romeo? | They have opposite views on love. |
| The second act in a Shakespearean play typically corresponds to what part of Freytag’s Pyramid? | Rising Action |
| Friar Laurence agrees to perform the marriage ceremony—but not because he thinks it’s a prudent choice for Romeo and Juliet. Why, then, does he agree to it? | He hopes it will end the feud. |
| Who does Romeo go to when trying to find a way to get married to Juliet? | Friar Lawrence |
| This character gives up on looking for Romeo because he believes he does not want to be found. | Benvolio |
| This character teases the Nurse and Romeo in Act II, scene iv. | Mercutio |
| At the end of Act II, what two people, other than Romeo and Juliet, know about the marriage between the young lovers? | Friar Lawrence and Nurse |
| Who is the ghostly father? | Friar Lawrence |
| What is the name of the Nurse’s servant? | Peter |
| What is Mercutio’s nickname for Tybalt? | Prince of Cats |
| Why does Romeo tell Juliet that if his name was written on a piece of paper, he would tear it up (“Had I it written, I would tear the word.”)? | Names are what cause all the problems between them. |
| Who says this quote?”Romeo! Humours, madman, passion, lover!Appear thou in the likeness of a sigh! . . .I conjure thee by Rosaline’s bright eyes,By her high forehead and her scarlet lip.” (2.1) | Mercutio |
| Who says this quote?”Then hie you hence to Friar Lawrence’s cell.There stays a husband to make you a wife.” | Nurse |
| Who says this quote?”Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here!Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear,So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then liesNot truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.” (2. 3) | Friar Lawrence |
| These lines have an example of what literary term?Juliet—”My bounty is as boundless as the sea/ My love as deep; the more I give tothee, / The more I have, for both are infinite” | Simile |
| These lines have an example of what literary term?Romeo—” With love’s light wings did I o’er-perch these walls; / For stony limitscannot hold love out” | Hyperbole |
| Where did the wedding take place? | Friar Lawrence’s cell |
| Fill in the blank:”O Romeo, O Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy _________ and refuse thy name.” | father |
Romeo and Juliet act II quiz
July 12, 2019