Name Romeo and Juliet study guide Please respond to the following in complete sentences on your own paper. Answers not in complete sentences will earn only partial credit. ACT I, Scene i 1. Explain the purpose of the prologue. 2. What is the location of the play? 3. Who are Sampson and Gregory s employers? 4. Why does Sampson hesitate when Abram asks, Do you bite your thumb at me (I, i, 46)? 5. How does Benvolio feel about the fight between Sampson, Gregory and Abram? 6. How does Tybalt feel about the fight between the servants? 7. When Lord Montague and Lord Capulet arrive and see the disturbance, they want to fight too. What do their wives say? 8. Describe the prince s reaction to the fray. 9. Explain why Romeo is so sad. 10. What is Benvolio s solution to get Romeo out of his depression? ACT I, Scene ii 1. Paris asks Lord Capulet for Juliet s hand in marriage. What is Capulet s reply? 2. Why is Capulet giving a feast? 3. How does Romeo and Benvolio find out about the party? 4. Why does Romeo agree to go to the party? 5. Why does Benvolio want Romeo to attend the party? ACT I, Scene iii 1. How does Juliet feel about getting married? 2. What is Lady Capulet s response to Juliet s feelings about marriage? ACT I, Scene iv 1. What does Romeo tell Benvolio, foreshadowing future action in the play? 1
ACT I, Scene v 1. What is Romeo s first reactions after seeing Juliet for the first time? 2. How does Tybalt feel about Romeo being at the party? 3. What is Lord Capulet s response to Tybalt s feelings regarding Romeo being at the party? 4. Explain what Romeo means when he says, Oh, dear account! My life is my foe s debt (I, v, 119). ACT II, Scene i and ii 1. What is the setting of Act II, Scene i? 2. What do Benvolio and Mercutio think is bothering Romeo? 3. Explain what Juliet means when she says, O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?/Deny thy father and refuse they thy name;/or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,/and I ll no longer be a Capulet (II, ii, 33-36). 4. Juliet asks Romeo how he was able to climb such a high wall in order to see her. What was his reply? 5. Why doesn t Juliet want Romeo to swear by the moon to profess his love for her? ACT II, Scene iii 1. What time of day is it at the beginning of this scene? 2. How do you know the time of day? 3. With whom does Friar think Romeo has been with this entire time? 4. What is Friar s reaction when Romeo tells him he (Romeo) is in love with a Capulet? 5. Explain why Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet. Please provide the exact quote to support your answer. ACT II, Scene iv, v and vi 1. To what does Mercutio compare Tybalt? Why? 2. How does Mercutio treat Nurse when she arrives? 3. What message is Nurse to give Juliet? 4. What excuse does Nurse give Juliet for being unable to communicate Romeo s message? 5. So smile the heavens upon this holy act... is an example of what type of literary term? 6. What warning does Friar give Romeo foreshadowing future events? Please use an exact quote to support your answer. 2
ACT III, Scene i 1. As Romeo approaches Mercutio and Tybalt getting into a conflict, what does Romeo do and say? Why? 2. Explain how Mercutio and Tybalt die. 3. What does Benvolio suggest Romeo do after the fray? 4. Who explains to Prince what happened? 5. What is the punishment Prince gives Romeo? ACT III, Scene ii 1. What news does Nurse deliver to Juliet? 2. What is Juliet s reaction to the news? 3. How did Romeo s actions against Tybalt put Juliet in a bad position? 4. Where are Juliet s parents during this time? 5. Where is Romeo hiding? 6. What is Nurse to take to Romeo? ACT III, Scene iii, iv, v 1. How does Romeo feel about his punishment? Why? 2. Where does Romeo take his exile? 3. What does Friar agree to do for Romeo at a later date? 4. What day does Lord Capulet tell Paris he may marry Juliet? 5. How does Paris feel about being married so soon? 6. Act 3, Scene 5 opens at what time of day? WHERE are Romeo and Juliet? 7. Why is Juliet eager for Romeo to stay THEN desperate for him to leave? 8. How does Juliet feel when her mother informs her that she is to marry Paris? 9. Describe Capulet s reaction when he finds out Juliet s feelings about marrying Paris. Use direct quotes to support your answers. 10. What does Nurse suggest that Juliet do? 11. How does Juliet feel about Nurse s suggestion? ACT IV, Scene i, ii, iii 1. To whom does Juliet go to for advice about having to marry Paris? 2. What would Juliet rather do than to marry Paris? (refer to lines 77-85) 3. What is Friar Laurence s plan to help Juliet? 4. How does Juliet feel about swallowing the liquid? 5. Identify the reactions to Juliet s death for the following people: Lord Capulet Lady Capulet Nurse 3
ACT V, Scene i, ii, iii 1. Who delivers the news of Juliet s death to Romeo? 2. Where does Romeo go immediately after finding out Juliet s dead? 3. Why does Romeo go to this person (the person in question #2)? 4. Why is Friar John unable to deliver Friar Laurence s message to Romeo? 5. Where does FRIAR LAURENCE go after finding out that his letter was not delivered to Romeo? 6. Why does he go there? ACT V, Scene iii 1. What is the setting for this scene? 2. What does Paris plan to do while there? 3. What does Romeo say he will do if Balthasar disturbs him? 4. To what does Romeo compare the tomb? 5. Why does Paris think Romeo has come to the tomb? 6. Explain what happens to Paris. 7. Where does Romeo put Paris? Why is he placed there? 8. Although Romeo does not know it, what evidence is there that Juliet is coming out of her coma-like state? 9. How does Romeo die? 10. Where does Friar suggest he can hide Juliet until events can be explained? 11. How does Juliet die? 12. What is ironic about the end of the play? 4
Romeo and Juliet THEME LOG SHEET Please log in the themes as you read them. After we ve finished the play, you ll construct a formal outline using the quotes from the log sheet. Themes to look for: love (for a family member, for a friend, for a lover), tragedy, innocence, fate, anger, hatred, and friendship. You aren't limited to these themes. Theme Act Line Number Quote
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