wilton final sem 2 review

Shakespeare uses a prologue to inform the audience that

the lovers from the feuding families will die

What term does the Chorus use to describe the lovers?

star-crossed

On what day do Romeo and Juliet meet?

Sunday

Mercutio can be described as a foil to Romeo because

unlike Romeo, he does not take love seriously

An aside is spoken

by a character to the audience or another character that other on stage are not supposed to hear

What point does Prince Escalus of Verona make in his dramatic monologue to the Montague and Capulet families?

anyone who continues the feud between the families will be put to death

A tragedy is defined by all of the following qualities except

a happy ending results after serious actions and complications

Which character speaks the following lines? "O, speak again, bright angel, for thou art as glorious to this night, being o'er my head, as is a winged messenger of heaven"

Romeo

In the balcony scene, Juliet says, "What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, / Nor arm, nor face. O, be some other name / Belonging to a man. / What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet." She means that-

Romeo's name is an accident of birth, not an essential part of him

Juliet quickly admits her love to Romeo because-

he has overheard her thinking aloud about her love for him

What do Juliet and Romeo decide to do about their love?

They plan to have Friar Laurence marry them

The purpose of the humor rising from the nurse's comic character is to-

provide relief from the tragedy

Friar Laurence scolds Romeo because-

Romeo is so changeable in love

In Act ||, the action focuses on the plans of Romeo and Juliet. When the Nurse brings Juliet the message from Romeo, the Nurse intensifies the moment by-

going on and on about her pains, thus leaving Juliet in suspense

When a character delivers a soliliquy, he or she-

expresses private thoughts to the audience

In balcony scene, Romeo says to the audience, "Shall I hear more, or shall I speak this?" This form of speech is-

an aside

Dramatic irony occurs-

when the audience knows something that the characters in the play do not

In Scene |, Mercutio speaks the following line: "Tybalt, you ratcatcher, will you walk?" Mercutio wants Tybalt to-

fight

At first, Romeo doesn't want to fight Tybalt because Romeo-

is now related to Tybalt by marriage

The prince punishes Romeo by-

banishing him from Verona forever

All of the following consequences result from Romeo's killing of Tybalt except-

Juliet decides that Paris is more honorable than Romeo

Lord Capulet responds to the death of Tybalt by-

arranging the immediate marriage of Paris and Juliet

The turning point in Romeo and Juliet occurs when-

Romeo kills Tybalt

Which of the following events serves as a complication to the main conflict of Romeo and Juliet?

Lord Capulet arranges for his daughter to marry Paris

As Juliet encounters more conflicts and problems, her character changes, and she-

pushes away her elders and threatens suicide

friar Laurence thinks Juliet is brave enough to take the sleeping potion because-

is it her only hope of escaping marriage to Paris

Juliet surprises Lord Capulet on her return from Friar Laurence's cell by-

agreeing to marry Paris and act as an obedient daughter

While Juliet puts Friar Laurence's plans into action, she asks the Nurse to-

stay with Lady Capulet for the night

In her soliloquy, Juliet admits that-

she is afraid

How is Juliet's supposed death discovered?

The Nurse goes to wake Juliet on her wedding day

A possible reason Shakespeare includes the scene between Peter and the musicians is to-

illustrate that life goes on amid tragedy

Which of the following statements provides the best paraphrasing of the following passage spoken by Juliet in Act |V? "What if it be a poison which the friar subtly hath ministered to have me dead, lest in this marriage he should be dishonored because he marred me before to Romeo?"

What if the friar gave me real poison? Maybe he wants me dead because he is afraid his reputation will be ruined. Since the friar has married me to Romeo, how can he marry me to someone else?

Romeo's servant-not Friar John- brings Romeo news that-

Juliet is dead

When Romeo arrives at the tomb, he discovers Paris and-

kills him in a duel

The prince learns the truth about Romeo and Juliet from-

Friar Laurence

How does "heaven," or "fate," punish the Capulets and the Montagues for their feud?

Their children fall in love but lose their lives as a result of the feud.

At the play's end both families plan to-

erect a memorial to the lovers

The line, "Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books" includes an example of-

a simile

When Balthasar and Romeo reach the Capulet vault, Balthasar says to the audience: "For all this same, I'll hide me hereabout. His looks I fear, and his intents I doubt." These lines are an example of-

an aside

When Romeo hears that Juliet is dead, the dramatic irony lies in the fact that-

The audience knows Juliet is not dead

Which of the following sentences best states a possible theme of the play?

Hatred leads to violence, destruction, and waste