| True | At the beginning of the play, servants of the two feuding families begin a brawl |
| False | Benvolio tries to break up a street brawl and Tybalt tries to help him |
| False | Romeo is depressed because he and Rosaline have “broken up” |
| True | Benvolio tries to convince Romeo that he can easily forget Rosaline |
| True | Juliet is unaware of Romeo’s presence when she first steps onto the balcony |
| False | Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because Romeo gives him 40 ducats. |
| False | Friar Laurence’s special area of knowledge is psychology |
| False | Friar Laurence is very enthusiastic about marrying Romeo and Juliet when he sees how much in love they are |
| True | Romeo at first refuses to fight with Tybalt even though Tybalt calls Romeo a villain |
| True | Mercutio is slain because of Romeo’s attempts to stop a duel between Tybalt and Mercutio |
| True | Romeo and Juliet are already married when Romeo kills Tybalt |
| False | Just before his death, Tybalt says, “They have made worms meat out of me” |
| False | Lady Capulet feels Romeo’s banishment is a fair punishment since Tybalt had first slain Mercutio |
| False | Romeo is relieved when he hears that the Prince has only banished him |
| False | Friar Laurence tells Paris that Juliet is already married to Romeo |
| False | Juliet follows Friar Laurence’s plan, except that she refuses to ask forgiveness from her father |
| False | Capulet’s change in wedding plans-moving it up a day–has no effect on the outcome of the play |
| False | If the Friar’s plan does not work, Juliet plans to kill Paris on their wedding night |
| False | Juliet drinks the Friar’s potion without any hesitation |
| False | Friar John is not able to deliver Friar Laurence’s message to Romeo because of a terrible storm |
| False | Acting was considered a very respectable profession in Shakespeare’s day |
| False | In the theater during the Elizabethan Age, boys’ roles were often played by young girls |
Romeo and Juliet True or False
August 5, 2019