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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 1 Reading Questions

1.1

1. Which four words are used for creating a pun in the opening lines of the play. Give the definition of each of the words.

2. What does it mean to “bite your thumb” (1.1.44-45)? Which gesture today might be similar?

3. What is your first impression of Tybalt? What kind of person does he seem to be?

4. Find the line(s) in the Prince’s speech on page 30 that clearly states the punishment for the next Montague or Capulet who fights again in public.

5. In lines 124 to 135 (“Many a morning hath he there been seen…”), Montague describes the recent behavior of his son Romeo. How does Romeo seem to be acting?

6. Put into your own words Benvolio’s comment on love (1.1.164-165):

Alas that love, so gentle in his view,

Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!

7. Write down five oxymorons appearing in Romeo’s speech in 1.1.166-178 (“Alas that love, whose view is muffled still…”)

8. In lines 222-223, Romeo confesses his problem to Benvolio. What is it?

And what is Benvolio’s advice in lines 227-28?

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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 1 Reading Questions

1.2

1. Find the line in the opening lines of conversation between Capulet and Paris in which Juliet’s age is mentioned.

2. What does Capulet say to Paris to postpone the young man’s suit of Juliet?

3. Restate Capulet’s lines 1.2.16-17 into your own words:

But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart;

My will to her consent is but a part.

4. In lines 86-88 (“Go thither, and with unattainted eye…”), what is Benvolio’s plan for Romeo?

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(1) Is dedicated to equality and opportunity for all; (2) Expects integrity; responsibility; and respect for self, others, and the environment; (3) Creates a climate of safety and kindness; (4) Encourages communication and personal connections; (5) Nurtures curiosity, creativity, and a passion for learning; (6) Fosters self-confidence and success for all learners.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 1 Reading Questions

1.3

1. Describe your first impression of the Nurse? What does she do or say that makes you respond this way?

2. In Lady Capulet’s speech of 1.3.83-98, she compares Paris to what?

3. Paraphrase Juliet’s response to her mother in lines 101-103 (“I’ll look to like…”).

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(1) Is dedicated to equality and opportunity for all; (2) Expects integrity; responsibility; and respect for self, others, and the environment; (3) Creates a climate of safety and kindness; (4) Encourages communication and personal connections; (5) Nurtures curiosity, creativity, and a passion for learning; (6) Fosters self-confidence and success for all learners.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 1 Reading Questions

1.4

1. In lines 19-22 (from “I am too sore enpierced with his shaft…), why is Romeo trying to get out of going to the ball? Whose shaft is he talking about?

a. Explain the pun with the word lie in lines 55-56, with Mercutio and Romeo:

ROMEO

I dreamt a dream tonight.

MERCUTIO And so did I.

ROMEO

Well, what was yours?

That dreamers often lie. 55

ROMEO

In bed asleep while they do dream things true. 56

b. What does the exchange say about the way Mercutio and Romeo differ in their attitude toward dreams?

3. Sketch Queen Mab and her chariot. In lines 57 through 70, in the first part of this famous speech from the play, Mercutio describes the fairy Queen Mab, who gives people fanciful dreams. Gather the details of the description and sketch a picture of Queen Mab in her chariot while she’s on some sleeping person’s nose. In class, compare your sketch with sketches of other classmates.

4. List the six people who Mercutio mentions are visited by Queen Mab.

1.

5. Find the line in Mercutio’s last speech of the scene where he most clearly expresses his opinion of dreams.

6. Restate in one sentence the general idea expressed by Romeo in his last speech of the scene (just before Benvolio says, “Strike, drum”). How does Romeo feel about dreams?

7. Find at least two important words from Romeo’s speech were seen also in the Prologue?

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(1) Is dedicated to equality and opportunity for all; (2) Expects integrity; responsibility; and respect for self, others, and the environment; (3) Creates a climate of safety and kindness; (4) Encourages communication and personal connections; (5) Nurtures curiosity, creativity, and a passion for learning; (6) Fosters self-confidence and success for all learners.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 1 Reading Questions

1.5

1. In lines 44-53 (“O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright”), Romeo’s first lines upon seeing Juliet,

a. find an example of alliteration, personification, and simile.

b. Briefly explain why line 44 is an example of hyperbole.

c. What is the rhyme pattern of the ten lines?

2. What is Tybalt’s initial plan for Romeo when he notices (lines 54 [“This, by his voice, should be a Montague”] through 59) Romeo at the party?

3. How does Capulet respond to Tybalt? In which two lines does Capulet mention Romeo’s reputation in the town?

4. Lines 96-109 (“If I profane with my unworthiest hand…”). What poetic form is represented in these fourteen lines? Can you describe briefly the extended metaphor employed in these lines?

5. When the Nurse explains to Juliet who it is that Juliet has just fallen for, Juliet responds, “My only love sprung…” (1.5.144-47).

a. Paraphrase Juliet’s words.

b. Why is this four-line response an example of foreshadowing?

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(1) Is dedicated to equality and opportunity for all; (2) Expects integrity; responsibility; and respect for self, others, and the environment; (3) Creates a climate of safety and kindness; (4) Encourages communication and personal connections; (5) Nurtures curiosity, creativity, and a passion for learning; (6) Fosters self-confidence and success for all learners.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 2 Reading Questions

The Prologue

What noun is personified in the first line of the Prologue?

Find and write down two examples of alliteration (mark them in the text, too).

What or who are the references for “old desire” and “young affection”?

“old desire”:

“young affection”:

2.1

In Mercutio’s speech that begins at line 8 (“Nay, I’ll conjure too.”), which line convinces the audience that Mercutio is unaware that Romeo has dropped Rosaline and now loves Juliet?

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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 2 Reading Questions

2.2

What is the metaphor that Romeo uses for Juliet in the opening speech of Scene 2?

Explain the simile he then uses in lines 19-21 (“The brightness…”)

Translate/Paraphrase the following:

“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?” (2.2.35)

“That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.” (2.2.46-47)

CHALLENGE: “My life were better ended by their hate / Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love.” (2.2.82-83)

What is Juliet concerned about in lines 99-102 (“If thou dost love…”)?

What is Juliet’s concern in

lines 113-115 (“O, swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon…”)

line 125 (“It is too…”)

What is the Juliet’s plan for the following day? (See lines 149-154)

Translate/Paraphrase Romeo’s lines: “Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books, / But love from love, toward school with heavy looks.” (2.2.166-167)

What two figures of speech are represented in Juliet’s famous line, “Good night, Good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow”? (2.2.199)

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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 2 Reading Questions

2.3

1. For Friar Lawrence’s opening speech (lines 1-31), answer the following:

Using your handout of literary terms, decide what figure of speech is represented in

line 1?

Line 3?

Line 5?

Also paraphrase the message in lines 17-20, “For naught so vile…stumbling on abuse.”

What is Romeo’s request of Friar Lawrence in lines 65-68 (…When and where and how…”)

Paraphrase in one sentence Friar Lawrence’s chiding response to Romeo in lines 66-81 (“Holy Saint Francis…there’s no strength in men”).

Friar Lawrence abruptly changes from chiding to supporting in lines 93-95 (“In one respect I’ll thy assistant be…”). What is he thinking?

Paraphrase the famous line that ends the scene: “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.”

Look at the final word in each line of the entire scene. What do you notice about the way in which the entire scene is written?

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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 2 Reading Questions

2.4-2.6 (end of Act 2)

2.4

What is apparently in the letter that Tybalt has sent to Romeo? (lines 7-8)

Give some examples of alliteration from Mercutio’s speech (around lines 14-23).

What word is played with in Mercutio’s taunting song to the Nurse in lines 136-141)?

After the playfulness of Mercutio, Benvolio, and Romeo, the Nurse finds Romeo. What does Romeo tell her about Mercutio in lines 149-151 (“A gentleman, Nurse, that loves…”)?

What warning does the Nurse give to Romeo in lines 168-170 (“Bur first let me tell you…”)?

In lines 183-186 (“Bid her devise…”), Romeo clarifies the play. Explain. Also, what are “these cords” (line 192) to be used for?

2.5

What is Juliet waiting for (and complaining about) as the scene opens?

At which line does the Nurse finally give the Juliet the news that she’s been waiting for?

2.6

How is foreshadowing expressed in Friar Lawrence’s lines from 9-15?

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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 3 Reading Questions

3.1

1.Write a line of Benvolio’s that shows his concern that something bad is about to happen—foreshadowing.

What does Benvolio mean in line 49 “here all eyes gaze on us”?

Romeo’s lines 65-66: “But love thee better than thou canst devise / Till thou shalt know the reason of my love.” Why does Romeo suddenly love Tybalt?

(a) Find and write down the famous line that Mercutio repeats three times after being stabbed by Tybalt.

(b) Also, explain his pun, “And you shall find me a grave man.”

Find and write down Romeo’s rhyming couplet on page 168 that foreshadows the grim future.
“O, I am Fortune’s fool!” (3.1.134) What does Romeo mean?

Pleading before the Prince

Paraphrase how Lady Capulet reasons that Romeo should be killed for his action.

Paraphrase how Lord Montague reasons that Romeo’s life should be spared.

Line 199: “My blood for your rude brawls doth lie a-bleeding.” About whom is the Prince speaking?

Write down the lines that reveal the Prince’s decision?

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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 3 Reading Questions

3.2-3.3

3.2

1. For what is Juliet waiting to arrive in the opening lines of the scene?

2. News from the Nurse

a. Line 38: “Ah well-a-day! He’s dead, he’s dead, he’s dead!” About whom is the Nurse speaking?

b. In lines 42-53 (“Romeo can / Though heaven cannot…”), there is a misunderstanding. Explain it.

c. What does Juliet mean in line 66, “What storm is this that blows so contrary?”

3. Juliet’s Response

a. Which figure of speech is best represented in lines 75-87 (“O serpent heart hid…”)? Paraphrase Juliet’s response.

b. In her next speech, beginning on line 94 (“Blistered by thy tongue…”), what is the change in her tone? Explain what she is saying.

4. Line 112: “Some word there was, worser than Tybalt’s death, / That murdered me.” What is the word Juliet means?

3.3

5. What is Romeo’s response to finding out he has been banished? Write down a line that best represents his response.

6. Line 65: “Thou canst not speak of that thou dost not feel.” What is Romeo saying to Friar Lawrence?

7. Line 112: “Hold thy desperate hand!” What is Romeo just about to do?

8. Paraphrase Friar Lawrence’s criticism of Romeo beginning with line 113 (“Art thou a man?…”).

9. In lines 139-144, what are the “pack of blessings” Friar Lawrence lists?

10. In lines 170-176 (“Go, get thee to thy love…”), paraphrase the friar’s plan for Romeo.

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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 3 Reading Questions

3.4-3.5

3.4

1. Paraphrase line 8 from Paris: “These times of woe afford no times to woo.” (You know what woo is from vocabulary.)

2. What is the “desperate tender” (3.4.12) that Capulet plans to make to Juliet, to take place on Thursday (since Wednesday is too soon)?

3.5

3. As the scene opens, why does Juliet prefer the nightingale to the lark? According to Romeo, in line 6 (“It was the lark…”), what is the role of the lark?

4. Lines 9 and 10: “Night’s candles are burnt out, and jocund day / Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.” Explain which figures of speech are represented here. (Check your handout on literary terms.)

5. What is Romeo’s point in lines 17 (“let me be put to death”) and 24 (“Come death and welcome”)?

6. In lines 35-36 (“O, now begone..,”), why are things darker as the day gets lighter? What does Juliet mean?

7. Write down the foreshadowing lines within lines 51 (“O, think’st thou we shall ever meet again?”) and 59 (“…Adieu, adieu”).

8. In lines 71-76, how does Lady Capulet misunderstand Juliet’s grief? (Who does she think Juliet is grieving for?)

9. In lines 111-114 (“Well, well, thou hast a careful father, child…”), why, according to Lady Capulet, has her husband arranged the marriage so quickly for Juliet?

10. In lines 165-174 (“Hang thee, young baggage…”) and 202-206 (“An you be mine…”), Capulet gives Juliet a clear choice. What is it? What threat (promise?) does Juliet then make to her mother after her father leaves?

11. In lines 223-234, (“Faith, here it is…”), what is the Nurse’s advice to Juliet?

12. Line 251: “Thou and my bosom henceforth shall be twain.” What does Juliet mean?

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(1) Is dedicated to equality and opportunity for all; (2) Expects integrity; responsibility; and respect for self, others, and the environment; (3) Creates a climate of safety and kindness; (4) Encourages communication and personal connections; (5) Nurtures curiosity, creativity, and a passion for learning; (6) Fosters self-confidence and success for all learners.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 4 Reading Questions

4.1-4.2

4.1

1. Why does Paris not “know the lady’s mind”? Explain the allusion to Venus: “For Venus smiles not in a house of tears” (4.1.8)

2. What is “the reason of this haste” (4.1.15), as Paris explains in lines 11-14?

3. CHALLENGE: Juliet is playful with language in lines 20-38 with Paris. Explain the possible double reading of line 26: “I will confess to you that I do love him.”

4. In lines 52-56, what does Juliet want prevented? And what is her solution if there is no help?

5. For lines 62-67, explain the metaphor used for “this bloody knife.”

6. For lines 79-90, list at least three things that Juliet would prefer “rather than marry Paris” (79).

7. In lines 91-122, Friar Lawrence presents the plan. List briefly the details of the plan.

4.2

8. What is the sin that Juliet repents in lines 16-1`7? Paraphrase her comments to her father.

9. What act does Juliet play when she returns that makes her father so happy?

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(1) Is dedicated to equality and opportunity for all; (2) Expects integrity; responsibility; and respect for self, others, and the environment; (3) Creates a climate of safety and kindness; (4) Encourages communication and personal connections; (5) Nurtures curiosity, creativity, and a passion for learning; (6) Fosters self-confidence and success for all learners.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 4 Reading Questions

4.3-4.5

4.3

1. Knowing what you know of the plot, why does Juliet ask the Nurse to “leave me by myself tonight” (4.3.2)?

2. Line 24: “No, no, this shall forbid it. Lie thou there.”

a. What does this refer to?

b. What does it refer to?

3. Line 29: “I fear it is.” What is her fear, just mentioned in the above lines?

4. In lines 31-36 (“How if, when I am laid into the tomb…”), what is the fear that Juliet expresses here?

4.4

5. What time in the morning does the scene take place?

6. By the end of the short scene, Capulet tells the Nurse to wake up Juliet.

a. What is Capulet’s plan for the day?

b. What is Juliet’s?

7. Explain the value of comedy (the nutty servingmen), even if you don’t understand just what’s being said, in this scene?

4.5

8. In lines 30-39, Capulet responds to Juliet’s apparent death first by using a simile and then personification. Find them and write them below.

a. Simile:

b. Personification:

9. Line 40: “…deflowred by him.” What does him refer to? Briefly explain the extended metaphor of lines 40-46.

10. Paraphrase/Restate Friar Lawrence’s comment in lines 80-81, “She’s not well married…”

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(1) Is dedicated to equality and opportunity for all; (2) Expects integrity; responsibility; and respect for self, others, and the environment; (3) Creates a climate of safety and kindness; (4) Encourages communication and personal connections; (5) Nurtures curiosity, creativity, and a passion for learning; (6) Fosters self-confidence and success for all learners.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 5 Reading Questions

5.1-5.2

5.1

1. Lines 6-12 (“I dreamt my lady came and found me dead…”) show Romeo foreshadowing something true and also not true. Wait until you finish the play and explain here how Mercutio’s interpretation of dreams appears to be correct.

2. Line 17: “Then she is well and nothing can be ill.” Why does Balthasar tell Romeo Juliet is “well”? How much does Balthasar know of the Friar’s plan?

3. In line 24, “Then I defy you, stars!” Romeo invokes fate once again. What does he mean in this line?

4. Balthasar’s words in line 27, “I do beseech you, sir, have patience,” recall which important (forshadowing) lines from Friar Lawrence in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. Paraphrase/Translate lines 37-38: “O mischief, thou art swift / To enter in the thoughts of desperate men.”

6. Why does Romeo believe that this apothecary will sell him the poison that is forbidden to sell in Mantua? (Look up the word penury.) What is the penalty to the seller?

7. Paraphrase/Translate lines 78-79:

APOTHECARY: My poverty, but not my will, consents.

ROMEO: I pay thy poverty and not thy will.

APOTHECARY:

ROMEO:

8. What does Romeo mean to say in line 86, “I sell thee poison; thou hast sold me none”?

5.2

9. According to Friar John in lines 5-12 (“Going to find a barefoot brother out…”), what happened that delayed his journey to Mantua to deliver the news of Friar Lawrence’s plan to Romeo?

10. Lines 21-22: “Get me an iron crow and bring it straight / Unto my cell.” What is an “iron crow” and why does Friar Lawrence need it?

11. What is Friar Lawrence’s new plan, mentioned at the end of the scene?

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(1) Is dedicated to equality and opportunity for all; (2) Expects integrity; responsibility; and respect for self, others, and the environment; (3) Creates a climate of safety and kindness; (4) Encourages communication and personal connections; (5) Nurtures curiosity, creativity, and a passion for learning; (6) Fosters self-confidence and success for all learners.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

Act 5 Reading Questions

5.3 (final scene of the play)

1. Why does Paris come into the tomb? What does line 20 seem to say about his feelings? (Look up obsequy.)

2. INFER: In lines 22-32 (“Give me that mattock…”), What is likely written in the letter Romeo gives to Balthasar?

3. What does Romeo say is his chief task in going into the tomb?

4. In lines 49-53 (“This is that banished haughty Montague…”), why does Paris think that Romeo has come to the tomb?

5. What does Romeo mean in lines 61-62, “I beseech thee, youth, / Put not another sin upon my head”?

6. Paraphrase/Translate the following:

· Lines 92-94, “Death, that hath sucked…conquered.”

· Lines 102-105, “Shall I believe…paramour.”

· In lines 156-164, Friar Lawrence speaks to Juliet before she has noticed Romeo dead beside her. What are the Friar’s new plans? Why does he leave without her?

7. Explain “friendly drop” (168) and “happy dagger” (174). What does “this” refer to in line 175, “This is thy sheath”?

8. What is the Montague’s news of his wife in lines 216 and 217?

9. After the story is retold to the Prince by Friar Lawrence and Balthasar, the Prince tells Capulet and Montague in line 299, “…Heaven finds a means to kill your joys with love”. What does he mean?

10. What is meant in line 300, “winking at your discords”?

11. What is Montague’s gift to Verona that will represent the families’ reconciliation?