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1
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At the beginning of the play, Romeo seems fickle by falling in and out of love so easily. In this context, fickle means

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Casually changeable

2
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Benvolio warns Mercutio that the Capulets are abroad and looking for a fight, in this context, abroad means

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Roaming the streets

3
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Been olio seems to discover the start of many of the street fights for the Prince. In this context, discover means

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Reveal

4
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By not defending Romeo as a murderer, Juliet feels that she mangled the character of her husband. In this context, mangled means

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Marred badly

5
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The Prince banishes Romeo for killing Tybalt. In this context, banishes means

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Expels

6
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For Romeo, any time away from Juliet is purgatory. In this context, purgatory means

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A place if torment

7
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The Nurse feels that all men are naught when Romeo slays her friend Tybalt. In this context naught means

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Simple-minded

8
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According to Friar Laurence’s plan, once everyone thinks Juliet is dead, she can join Romeo in exile. In this context, exile means

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Prolonged separation from home

9
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Juliet notices that her mother is unaccustomed to rising early. In this context, unaccustomed means

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Not habitual

10
Q

What sentence does the Prince give Romeo for the killing of Tybalt?

A

The Prince banishes Romeo

11
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When Juliet’s parents see her crying after Romeo’s departure, how do they interpret her tears?

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She is crying because of the death of Tybalt.

12
Q

What does Mercutio mean when he describes his wound from Tybalt with these lines?

No, tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door; but ‘tis enough, ‘twill serve. Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.

A

His wound will kill him

13
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In scene v, when Lady Capulet informs Juliet of the plans for her to marry Paris on Thursday, Juliet replies

I pray you, tell my lord and father, madam, I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear it shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, rather than Paris.

What does Juliet mean by these lines, and how do her parents interpret them?

A

Her parents think she refuses to marry either Paris or Romeo, she says she will only consent to marrying Romeo

14
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Which reasons do the nurse try to persuade Juliet to go ahead and marry Paris?

A

She implies that Paris is more handsome than Romeo.
Romeo is as good as dead.
Romeo cannot return to publicly challenge the Juliet-Paris marriage publicly.
She compares Romeo to a dishcloth and Paris to an eagle.

15
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Who said “A plague a’ both your houses!” And about who

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Mercutio about Tybalt and Romeo

16
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Who said “O, I am fortune’s fool!” And to who

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Romeo to Benvolio

17
Q

Who said “Upon his brow shame is asham’d to sit;” and about who

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Juliet about Romeo

18
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Who said “It was the lark, the herald of the morn;” and to who

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Romeo to Juliet