Romeo and Juliet

Question 1

What high-level word describes Romeo’s passionate nature?

Answer 1

Romantic

Question 2

How can Juliet’s character be described in terms of her determination?

Answer 2

Resolute

Question 3

What term best describes Mercutio’s witty and playful demeanor?

Answer 3

Cynical

Question 4

What high-level word characterizes Tybalt’s aggressive personality?

Answer 4

Belligerent

Question 5

What term describes the Nurse’s nurturing role in Juliet’s life?

Answer 5

Maternal

Question 6

How is Lord Capulet’s character best described regarding his authority?

Answer 6

Dominant

Question 7

What high-level word encapsulates Paris’s romantic intentions towards Juliet?

Answer 7

Chivalrous

Question 8

What term describes Friar Laurence’s role as a mediator in the play?

Answer 8

Diplomatic

Question 9

How can Lady Capulet’s character be described in terms of her social aspirations?

Answer 9

Ambitious

Question 10

What word describes Benvolio’s peaceful and calm nature?

Answer 10

Pacifistic

Question 11

What high-level word captures Juliet’s innocence and youth?

Answer 11

Naive

Question 12

What term describes Romeo’s impulsive behavior throughout the play?

Answer 12

Impulsive

Question 13

How can Tybalt’s loyalty to the Capulet family be characterized?

Answer 13

Fervent

Question 14

What high-level word describes the overarching theme of love in Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 14

Passionate

Question 15

What term describes the contrast between the Montagues and Capulets?

Answer 15

Antagonistic

Question 16

How can Romeo’s character be described in terms of his idealism?

Answer 16

Idealistic

Question 17

What high-level word best characterizes the Nurse’s personality?

Answer 17

Loquacious

Question 18

What term describes the tragic flaw in Romeo and Juliet’s characters?

Answer 18

Fated

Question 19

What high-level word describes Mercutio’s view of love?

Answer 19

Skeptical

Question 20

How can Juliet’s bravery in pursuing love be characterized?

Answer 20

Courageous

Question 21

What term describes the conflict between personal desires and family loyalty?

Answer 21

Dichotomous

Question 22

How can the theme of fate be described in relation to the characters?

Answer 22

Inevitably

Question 23

What high-level word describes Lord Montague’s demeanor throughout the play?

Answer 23

Concerned

Question 24

What term describes the Nurse’s relationship with Juliet?

Answer 24

Intimate

Question 25

How can Paris's character be described in terms of his persistence?

Answer 25

Tenacious

Question 26

What high-level word describes Romeo's transformation through love?

Answer 26

Transformed

Question 27

What term best describes the overarching conflict between love and hate in the play?

Answer 27

Paradoxical

Question 28

What term describes the flaw of each character in the play that leads to the death of many characters

Answer 28

Hamartia

Question 29

What term can be used to refer to Romeo and Juliet as impatient

Answer 29

Impetuous

Question 31

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Question 32

Speaker: Mercutio Context: What he says when he gets stabbed by Tybalt Meaning: Both houses will have something bad happen to them.

Answer 32

'A plague o' both your houses'

Question 33

"Here's much to do with hate, but more with love"

Answer 33

Romeo recognizes the close connection between love and hate, foreshadowing the tragic love between him and Juliet stemming from their family feud.

Question 34

For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night"

Answer 34

Romeo's impulsive change of heart after seeing Juliet reveals his fickleness and obsession with courtly love, traits which lead to his downfall.

Question 35

"My only love sprung from my only hate" Juliet Capulet, Act 1, Scene 5

Answer 35

Juliet's paradoxical line expresses her tragic realisation that she loves Romeo, in spite of her family's hatred of the Montagues.

Question 36

"What's in a name?" Juliet Capulet, Act 2, Scene 2

Answer 36

Juliet's rhetorical question challenges the cultural value placed on family names and honour, defying the conventions of the time

Question 37

'Sad hours seem long'

Answer 37

- a sense of sadness in Romeos tone of language, his mood contrasts with his reaction to Juliet later in the play. This makes us question weather he knows what love really is- makes Romeo seem immature.

Question 38

' These violent delights have violent ends'- Friar.

Answer 38

There's juxtaposition of vocabulary. Violent has connotations of aggression and anger. The overall tone is ominous. ' Violent ends' foreshadows the ending of the play, and their deaths.

Question 39

My child is yet a stranger to the world'

Answer 39

By saying this Lord Capulet is subverting the traditional role of a father, as he is saying to Paris that Juliet is still too young to get married, whereas a father in the 16th Century would encourage a marriage between his daughter and a suitable suitor

Question 40

To strike him dead, I hold it not sin' - Tybalt

Answer 40

Demonstrates Tybalts belligerent nature and he thinks killing a montague is not sinful as they are his sworn enemy. The audience at the time were quite religious meaning that killing someone would be sinful to them

Question 41

I do but keep the peace' - Benvolio

Answer 41

Shows Benvolio is a neutral character and is one of the only level headed character in the play.

Question 42

'a pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life'

Answer 42

This is mentioned in the prologue and sets the stage for dramatic irony throughout the play because the audience is already informed that Romeo and Juliet will die so it leaves them questioning how exactly they will die throughout the play and creates a sense of suspense.

Question 43

Romeo - 'O, I am fortune's fool'

Answer 43

Romeo says this immediately after the death of Tybalt to suggest that fate or fortune is responsible to Tybalts death, not romeo. Romeo references the prologue here because the audience already know that Romeo and Juliet are destined for misfortune.

Question 44

'Then i defy you stars'

Answer 44

When Romeo hears from Balthasar that Juliet is dead , her says: 'I defy you stars!'. He does have a plan to make sure that he and Juliet end up together despite the stars. The irony here is that his death has already been determined by the stars: 'Star-cross'd lovers take their life'. This is ironic, as whilst Romeo believes he is defying destiny, he isn't, he's actually just living up to destiny

Question 46

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Question 47

Hatred

Answer 47

'To kill, I hold it not a sin.'