Romeo and Juliet Unit Test What is the purpose of the chorus? introduce characters narrate and commentate make fun of the audience introduce the theme The two families that have an ongoing feud are the Montagues and Capulets Mountains and Carters Montags and Capsules McCarthys and Carvers The Prince states that the next time they start a fight, they will be punished by banishment jail death whipping At the beginning of the play, Romeo is in love with Juliet Rosa Jennifer Rosaline Juliet’s hand in marriage is asked for by Romeo Benvolio Paris Tybalt The peacekeeper in the play is Mercutio Tybalt Benvolio Romeo Benvolio’s name means well-being bold terrible Tybalt’s name means quiet bold sarcastic shy Within an hour of marrying Juliet, all of the following happens except Tybalt kills Mercutio Romeo kills Tybalt The Prince banishes Romeo Juliet is engaged to Paris After Romeo leaves town, the Nurse tells Juliet to run away with him go to confession marry Paris kill herself What genre is this play? nonfiction drama nonfiction poetry Juliet kills herself ________ by _______ first by poison first by a dagger second by poison second by a dagger Romeo kills himself ________ by _______ first by poison by a dagger second by poison second by a dagger When Juliet first sees Romeo in Act I, she tells her nurse, “If he is married, / my grave is like to be my wedding bed.” This statement is ironic because it foreshadows the Deaths of Romeo, Juliet, and Paris Wedding of and Juliet Deaths of Romeo, Tybalt, and Mercutio Wedding of Juliet and Paris Shakespeare lived from ______ to _______. 1564 – 1606 1582 – 1595 1576 – 1611 1564 – 1616 An example of a monologue is when Juliet declares her love to Romeo Romeo tells Benvolio he is in love Mercutio tells his friends about Queen Mab Romeo and his friends make fun of the Nurse
An example of a metaphor from Romeo and Juliet is She doth teach the torches to burn bright It is the East and Juliet is the sun My grave is like to be my wedding bed God knows when we shall meet again The climax in a Shakespearean play takes place in Act I Act II Act III Act IV What does the line “Wherefore art thou Romeo” mean? Juliet wants to know where Romeo is at the moment The Nurse is looking for Romeo to deliver a message Juliet wonders why he must be named Romeo Montague Tybalt is looking for Romeo in order to fight Who is the Prince of Cats? Mercutio Benvolio Tybalt Romeo In Act II, Mercutio says, “this driveling love is like a great natural that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hold.” Mercutio’s opinion of love makes him a foil for Benvolio Friar Lawrence Nurse Romeo What is being personified in the following lines: “Come civil night, / Thou sober-suited matron all in black”? the nightingale the sun the lark the night Who was the ruler of England who opened the door to poets like Shakespeare? James I II Elizabeth I Elizabeth II Who did Shakespeare marry? Anne Miller Hamnet Proctor Kathy Price Anne Hathaway Who is the ruler of England who sponsored the Lord Chamberlain’s Men? James I James II Elizabeth I Elizabeth II Why did the Lord Chamberlain’s Men close down from 1603 - 1604? James II shut it down. The plague The people of England lost interest in the arts The Puritans did not approve of the plays What was the name of the theatre in which Shakespeare produced most of his plays? The World The Lord’s Men The RBC Center (Courtney & Terrance & DeVonte & Brittany) The Globe Why did the Globe burn down in 1613? A candle prop burned papers and caught the theatre on fire Henry VIII was an arsonist The Puritans were arsonists An issue with one of the props (a cannon) caught the theatre on fire