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Which of Juliet's lines best shows her respect for her mother? And stint thou too, I pray thee, nurse, say I. And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss. Go, ask his name.—If he be married, I'll look to like, if looking liking move;

I'll look to like, if looking liking move;

Which are examples of puns? Check all that apply. It's pointless to write with a broken pencil. Early to bed means early to rise. The poor, old cow was udderly exhausted. A penny saved is a penny earned. That lightning storm was just shocking.

It's pointless to write with a broken pencil. The poor, old cow was udderly exhausted. That lightning storm was just shocking.

Impulsive, emotional Romeo acts as a character foil for Rosaline, who is unloving and cold. Capulet, who is stern and protective. Nurse, who is wise yet funny. Paris, who is stable yet dull.

Paris, who is stable yet dull.

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio: Groan! why, no;But sadly tell me who.Romeo: Bid a sick man in sadness make his will;Ah! word ill urg'd to one that is so ill. 195 In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman. What is the cause of Romeo's despair? Romeo has wronged Benvolio. Romeo misses his friends and family. Romeo wants to fight the Capulets. Romeo is in love with a woman.

Romeo is in love with a woman.

Read the last line of the prologue of Romeo and Juliet. What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend. Which best restates the meaning of this line? What is lacking in this description is lacking in our play. This prologue does not disclose all the juicy details of the story. The play we are about to read will fill in the details of this story. A prologue is merely an introduction; it cannot tell the whole story.

The play we are about to read will fill in the details of this story.

Read the dialogue from Act I, scene v of Romeo and Juliet. Capulet: Why, how now, kinsman! wherefore storm you so? Tybalt: Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe;A villain that is hither come in spite,To scorn at our solemnity this night. Capulet: Young Romeo, is it? Tybalt: 'Tis he, that villain Romeo. Capulet: Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone: Based on these lines, which statement is true? Tybalt is light-hearted, and Lord Capulet is downcast. Tybalt is downcast, and Lord Capulet is light-hearted. Tybalt is ready to fight, and Lord Capulet is less impulsive. Tybalt is less impulsive, and Lord Capulet is ready to fight.

Tybalt is ready to fight, and Lord Capulet is less impulsive.

Mood is the ________created by a text. conflict humor sadness emotion

emotion

The purpose of a prologue in a drama is to tell about the characters, setting, and

problem

Read this excerpt from the prologue of Shakespeare's play Henry V, in which King Henry is referred to as Harry. A kingdom for a stage, princes to actAnd monarchs to behold the swelling scene!Then should the warlike Harry, like himself,Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels,Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword and fireCrouch for employment. Which best describes the purpose of this excerpt of the prologue? It predicts what will happen to Henry at the end. It states the conflict that occurs at the end of the play. It introduces the characters of Henry's enemies. It builds suspense about the war in the play.

It builds suspense about the war in the play.

Read the dialogue found in Act II, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo: Good morrow to you both. What counterfeit did I give you? Mercutio: The slip, sir, the slip; can you not conceive? Romeo: Pardon, good Mercutio, my business was great; and in such a case as mine a man may strain courtesy. Mercutio: That's as much as to say, such a case as yours constrains a man to bow in the hams. Romeo: Meaning—to curtsy. Mercutio: Thou hast most kindly hit it. Romeo: A most courteous exposition. Mercutio: Nay, I am the very pink of courtesy. How does the wordplay in these lines affect the mood? It creates a sentimental mood as Mercutio hears all about Romeo's new romance. It creates a thoughtful mood as Romeo encourages his friend to be more courteous. It creates an unsettled mood as Mercutio questions Romeo seriously about his absence. It creates a mischievous mood as Mercutio and Romeo banter about Romeo's disappearance.

It creates a mischievous mood as Mercutio and Romeo banter about Romeo's disappearance.

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. So early walking did I see your son:Towards him I made; but he was ware of me, 110 And stole into the covert of the wood:I, measuring his affections by my own,That most are busied when they're most alone,Pursu'd my humour not pursuing his,And gladly shunn'd who gladly fled from me . What stops Benvolio from approaching Romeo? Romeo told Benvolio to turn away and leave him alone. Benvolio lost track of Romeo in the busy Verona streets. Romeo did not recognize Benvolio when he saw him. Benvolio noticed that Romeo purposely hid from him.

Benvolio noticed that Romeo purposely hid from him.

Which lines best set a romantic mood in Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet? What man art thou, that, thus be-screen'd in night,So stumblest on my counsel? How cam'st thou hither, tell me, and wherefore?The orchard walls are high and hard to climb, But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?It is the east, and Juliet is the sun! At what o'clock to-morrowShall I send to thee?

But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. Capulet: But saying o'er what I have said before:My child is yet a stranger in the world, 10 She hath not seen the change of fourteen years;Let two more summers wither in their prideEre we may think her ripe to be a bride. Which is the best paraphrase of Capulet's lines? Juliet will marry you after she has had her fourteenth birthday. Juliet is old enough to be a wife, and she will be married in the summer. Juliet is a stranger to you, so you should get to know each other first . Juliet is too young and not ready to be married for another two years.

Juliet is too young and not ready to be married for another two years.

Read the excerpt from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet. "The which if you with patient ears attend," Which best restates this line? The play is long and requires patience. If you are patient, you will be able to hear the show. Listen well and carefully to our show. If you attend our show, you will enjoy it.

Listen well and carefully to our show

Compare Romeo and Mercutio in these lines from Act I, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo: Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling;Being but heavy, I will bear the light. Mercutio: Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance. Romeo: Not I, believe me: you have dancing shoesWith nimble soles; I have a soul of lead. Which statement about this dialogue is true? Romeo is being weighed down by his heavy costume. Mercutio and Romeo are enemies. Romeo is practical and optimistic. Mercutio provides a character foil for Romeo.

Mercutio provides a character foil for Romeo.

Read this excerpt from a play. JUNE and SYLVIO speak to MR. TELLER in the driveway of their farmhouse. It is raining hard, and they all carry umbrellas. A dog sits on the steps of the house. JUNE: We didn't think you'd be coming back for the puppy. MR. TELLER: I said I would when I dropped the puppy off. SYLVIO: Yes, but that was months ago. We thought you'd be back for the puppy in a couple days. Now she's a full-grown dog. We have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her. MR. TELLER: But she's my dog. I only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since I had to go out of town on business. Now I'm back and I want my dog back. SYLVIO: I don't know, Mr. Teller. We love Lucy like our own. We want to keep her. What is the conflict of the play? It's raining at June and Sylvio's farmhouse. Mr. Teller is the owner of Lucy, the puppy. Mr. Teller wants his dog, Lucy, back. Lucy was a puppy at first but is now a dog.

Mr. Teller wants his dog, Lucy, back.

Which of Juliet's lines best shows that she understands Romeo's identity? You kiss by the book . My only love sprung from my only hate! It is an honour that I dream not of. But no more deep will I endart mine eye

My only love sprung from my only hate!

Read the exchange between Romeo and Nurse in Act II, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo: Bid her devise Some means to come to shrift this afternoon;And there she shall at Friar Laurence' cell,Be shriv'd and married. Here is for thy pains. Nurse: No, truly, sir; not a penny. Romeo: Go to; I say, you shall. Nurse: This afternoon, sir? well, she shall be there. Which plot detail adds to the mood of anticipation? Romeo offers money to Nurse for her help. Romeo reviews a meeting time and place. Nurse agrees to help Romeo and Juliet marry. Nurse refuses to take money from Romeo.

Nurse agrees to help Romeo and Juliet marry.

Read the dialogue between Romeo and Mercutio found in Act I, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo: Give me a torch: I am not for this ambling;Being but heavy, I will bear the light. Mercutio: Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance. Romeo: Not I, believe me: you have dancing shoesWith nimble soles; I have a soul of leadSo stakes me to the ground I cannot move. Based on these lines, which statement is true? Romeo is unhappy, and Mercutio is upbeat. Romeo is upbeat, and Mercutio is unhappy. Romeo is nervous, and Mercutio is brave. Romeo is brave, and Mercutio is nervous.

Romeo is unhappy, and Mercutio is upbeat.

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. Which thou wilt propagate to have it press'dWith more of thine: this love that thou hast shownDoth add more grief to too much of mine own. Which is the best paraphrase of Romeo's lines? Your love and concern are making me feel even worse. Your love and concern are the source of my sadness. Your love and concern are a big surprise to me. Your love and concern are lessening my own grief.

Your love and concern are making me feel even worse.

Read this excerpt from a play. JUNE and SYLVIO speak to MR. TELLER in the driveway of their farmhouse. It is raining hard, and they all carry umbrellas. A dog sits on the steps of the house. JUNE: We didn't think you'd be coming back for the puppy. MR. TELLER: I said I would when I dropped the puppy off. SYLVIO: Yes, but that was months ago. We thought you'd be back for the puppy in a couple days. Now she's a full-grown dog. We have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her. MR. TELLER: But she's my dog. I only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since I had to go out of town on business. Now I'm back and I want my dog back. What is the setting of this play? a basket a farm a doghouse a trip

a farm

Puns were used by Shakespeare to explain historical background to the audience. add humor or hidden meanings to a scene. create a tone of confusion in his plays. encourage audiences to listen more carefully.

add humor or hidden meanings to a scene.

A soliloquy is used in drama to develop a strong relationship between two characters. insert humor and lightness into a dramatic scene. persuade readers toward a specific political viewpoint. allow the audience direct access to a character's feelings.

allow the audience direct access to a character's feelings.

Read this excerpt from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet. Two households, both alike in dignity,In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. In addition to introducing two families in the play, this excerpt helps.. describe the children of the families. build interest about what happens in the story. detail the part of Verona where the action takes place. foreshadow who dies at the end of the story.

build interest about what happens in the story.

Shakespeare most often used sonnets to express which emotion between characters? love happiness grief anger

love

When Romeo and Juliet first meet in Act I, scene v, a sonnet structure is used because sonnets are a simple pattern to write. the sonnet shows their romantic connection. sonnets convey the shyness of a first encounter. the sonnet explains the couple's awkwardness.

the sonnet shows their romantic connection.

Read this dialogue spoken by Lord Capulet in Act I, scene v of Romeo and Juliet. You are welcome, gentlemen! Come, musicians, play. A hall! a hall! give room, and foot it, girls. [Music plays, and they dance.]More light, ye knaves! and turn the tables up,And quench the fire, the room has grown too hot Based on these lines, which conclusion can be drawn about Lord Capulet? He is concerned about the cost of the party. He is an aged and unhealthy gentleman. He is a man who does not enjoy entertaining. He is a considerate and generous host.

He is a considerate and generous host.

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. Prince: Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace,Profaners of this neighbour-stained steel,—Will they not hear? What ho! you men, you beasts,That quench the fire of your pernicious rage 70 With purple fountains issuing from your veins,On pain of torture, from those bloody handsThrow your mis-temper'd weapons to the ground,And hear the sentence of your moved prince. What inference can be made about the prince from this dialogue? He is a good friend to both the Capulets and the Montagues. He is an inexperienced ruler who has no control over the citizens. He is angry with both families for fighting in the streets again. He is unconcerned about the fighting among his subjects.

He is angry with both families for fighting in the streets again.

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio: I do but keep the peace: put up thy sword, 50 Or manage it to part these men with me. Which is the best paraphrase of Benvolio's lines? I am a peacekeeper, so put your sword away and tell your men that they must leave. I cannot keep the peace, so hold your sword up and help me get these men to stop. I am not interested in peace, so pull out your sword and fight these men with me. I want to keep the peace, so put your sword away or use it to help me break up this brawl.

I want to keep the peace, so put your sword away or use it to help me break up this brawl.

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. Montague: Many a morning hath he there been seen,With tears augmenting the fresh morning's dew,Adding to clouds more clouds with his deep sighs:But all so soon as the all-cheering sunShould in the furthest east begin to draw 120 The shady curtains from Aurora's bed,Away from light steals home my heavy son,And private in his chamber pens himself,Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out,And makes himself an artificial night. According to this excerpt, what is causing Montague's concerns about Romeo? Romeo has been crying and shutting himself away in his darkened room. Romeo has been causing many fights in the streets of Verona. Romeo has been keeping many secrets from his mother and father. Romeo has been avoiding his friends and family members.

Romeo has been crying and shutting himself away in his darkened room.

Read Romeo's soliloquy from Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,Who is already sick and pale with grief,That thou her maid art far more fair than she:Be not her maid, since she is envious;Her vestal livery is but sick and green, And none but fools do wear it; cast it off. The purpose of this soliloquy is to help the audience understand Romeo's feelings for Juliet. feelings for Rosaline. description of the evening. description of Juliet's illness.

feelings for Juliet.

The purpose of paraphrasing Shakespeare's text is to... change the setting to modern day. make the language easier to understand. correct possible mistakes in the original plays. outline the relations among the characters.

make the language easier to understand.

An inference is a conclusion that adds what you know to the paraphrasing information instructions directions in the text.

paraphrasing

Read this line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet. A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Having heard this line in the prologue, the audience can understand why Romeo and Juliet kill themselves in the play. know which characters act as enemies of Romeo and Juliet. predict that Romeo and Juliet do not survive at the end of the play. wonder what finally happens to the characters of Romeo and Juliet.

predict that Romeo and Juliet do not survive at the end of the play.

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio: Tut! you saw her fair, none else being by,Herself pois'd with herself in either eye;But in that crystal scales let there be weigh'dYour lady's love against some other maid 85 That I will show you shining at this feast,And she shall scant show well that now shows best. Romeo: I'll go along, no such sight to be shown,But to rejoice in splendour of mine own. Romeo decides to attend the Capulets' party because he wants to see his love, the fair Rosaline make peace with the Capulets ruin the Capulets' party forget all about his heartache.

see his love, the fair Rosaline

Read these lines spoken by Nurse and Lady Capulet in Act I, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Lady Capulet wants to talk to Juliet and asks the nurse, who has raised Juliet, to confirm how old she is now. The nurse says that Juliet will soon be fourteen. Nurse: Faith, I can tell her age unto an hour. Lady Capulet: She's not fourteen. Nurse: I'll lay fourteen of my teeth—And yet to my teen be it spoken I have but four—She is not fourteen. How long is it nowto Lammas-tide? Lady Capulet: A fortnight and odd days. Nurse: Even or odd, of all days in the year,come Lammas-eve at night shall she be fourteen. These lines allow the reader to see Nurse's sense of humor closeness to Juliet fear of Lady Capulet shy personality.

sense of humor

Shakespeare includes speeches by both Romeo and Juliet in Act II, Scene ii to develop a romantic dialogue between the young lovers . show Romeo's and Juliet's true feelings about one another. explain why Romeo can never be caught at Juliet's balcony. provide background information about the feuding families.

show Romeo's and Juliet's true feelings about one another.

Read the lines from Act II, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet. Mercutio: Well said; follow me this jest now till thou hast worn out the pump, that, when the single sole of it is worn, the jest may remain after the wearing sole singular. Romeo: O single-soled jest! solely singular for the singleness. Which word is used as a pun in these lines? follow worn sole remain

sole

Read this excerpt from the prologue of Shakespeare's play Henry V, in which King Henry is referred to as Harry. A kingdom for a stage, princes to actAnd monarchs to behold the swelling scene!Then should the warlike Harry, like himself,Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels,Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword and fireCrouch for employment. This excerpt mostly introduces the character of King Henry, or Harry. the setting of the port of Mars. the conflict of a war between England and France. the setting of the fields of war.

the character of King Henry, or Harry.

Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio: Here were the servants of your adversaryAnd yours close fighting ere I did approach:I drew to part them; in the instant cameThe fiery Tybalt, with his sword prepar'd, 95 Which, as he breath'd defiance to my ears,He swung about his head, and cut the winds,Who, nothing hurt withal hiss'd him in scorn. According to Benvolio, who caused the fight? the servants of both houses the Capulet servants and Tybalt the Montagues and Benvolio the people of Verona

the servants of both houses