Short Answer Sample Questions Romeo & Juliet             Mrs. McDonald

 

1.Name & explain 2 foreshadowings of tragedy in the play.(Include who was involved, when they specifically occurred, and why they foreshadowed doom)

 

2. Romeo says to Paris, “Good, gentle youth, don’t tempt a desperate man...don’t lay another sin on my head...”

            a. Why is Romeo a desperate man?

            b. What was the first sin Romeo committed?

            c. Where does this conversation take place?

            d. What is Paris attempting to do to Romeo?

 

3. Define the term oxymoron. Give an example from the play and explain it.          

 

4. After hearing the Nurse’s advice about Romeo, Juliet says,

            “Go, counselor, /Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain.”

                        Explain what Juliet means by this quote.

 

5. Read the following and answer the questions below it.

            Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death,

            Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth,

            Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open,

            And in despite I’ll cram thee with more food.

a. What literary technique is used in the quote?

b. Who is the speaker?

c. What is being spoken to?

d. ‘dearest morsel’ refers to whom?

e. What 2 things are being compared?

 

6. As Mercutio lies dying, he says to Romeo: “A plague o’ both your houses”. Explain how this quote foreshadows tragedy for both the Montagues and the Capulets.

 

 7. Name the literary device used in the following quote and then explain it.:

            “Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man”