Romeo and Juliet Questions, Summaries of English Literature

Download Romeo and Juliet Questions and more Summaries English Literature in PDF only on Docsity! Name_____________________________ Romeo and Juliet Questions Scene 1 1. In the Prologue, what does the chorus say will happen to the two lovers? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2. Who are Sampson and Gregory? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 3. What is dialogue? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. What does Prince Escalus say he will do to anyone who fights in the future? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 5. Why is Romeo sad? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 2 6. How old is Juliet? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 3 7. What does Paris want to do? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 4 8. What feeling does Romeo have? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 5 9. How does Tybalt react to the news that Romeo is at the party? How does Capulet react? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 10. How does Romeo react when he first sees Juliet? To what does he compare her? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 11 23. What happens to Romeo and Juliet? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 12 24. Why has Tybalt come looking for Romeo? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 25. What does Mercutio do? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 26. How does Romeo contribute to Mercutio’s death? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 27. What is the outcome of the fight between Romeo and Tybalt? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 28. What punishment does Prince Escalus give Romeo? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 13 29. Why does Juliet defend Romeo’s actions? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 30. At the end of scene, what does Juliet ask the nurse to do? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 14 31. What is Romeo’s reaction when Friar Laurence tells him that Prince Escalus has banished him? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 32. What is Friar Laurence’s plan for Romeo? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 15 33. In scene iv, what does Capulet tell Paris? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 16 34. At the beginning of scene v, why do Romeo and Juliet discuss whether it is morning or not? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 35. What is Capulet’s reaction when he learns that Juliet refuses to marry Paris? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 36. What does the nurse tell Juliet she should do? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 37. How are Juliet’s beliefs about love and marriage different from her parents’? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 17 38. What is dramatic irony? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 51. What does the speed with which Romeo makes his decision tell you about his character? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Scene 21 52. Why does Juliet look alive to Romeo? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 53. How does Juliet kill herself? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 54. What happens to Lady Montague’s? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 55. What does the Prince mean when he says, “All are punished.” __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 56. At the conclusion of the play, what happens between the Capulets and the Montagues? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 57. In this final act, how are Romeo’s actions guided more by emotion than reason? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 58. By family, list the people who have died in the play. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 59. Whose fault is the death of Romeo and Juliet? Is it one person? Explain. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 60. Was either family right? Explain. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________