Soliloquy and Figures of Speech in Romeo and Juliet, Part 4 (Assignment #1, Assignment #1, and Quiz) 100%

A joke that is a play on words is a

C. pun.

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Mercutio: Where the devil should this Romeo be?Came he not home to-night? Benvolio: Not to his father's; I spoke with his man. Mercutio: Why that same pale hard-hearted wench, that Rosaline,Torments him so, that he will sure run mad. Benvolio: Tybalt, the kinsman of old Capulet,Hath sent a letter to his father's house. Mercutio: A challenge, on my life. Benvolio: Romeo will answer it. Mercutio: Any man that can write may answer a letter. Benvolio: Nay, he will answer the letter's master, how he dares, being dared. What plot details help create the tense mood? Check all that apply.

A, D, E

Review the lines from Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. Juliet: 'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;Thou art thyself though, not a Montague.What's Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,Nor arm, nor face, nor any other partBelonging to a man. O! be some other name:What's in a name? that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet; The purpose of this speech is to illustrate Juliet's

A. love for Romeo in spite of his family name.

Mercutio: Where the devil should this Romeo be?Came he not home to-night? Benvolio: Not to his father's; I spoke with his man. Mercutio: Why that same pale hard-hearted wench, that Rosaline,Torments him so, that he will sure run mad. Benvolio: Tybalt, the kinsman of old Capulet,Hath sent a letter to his father's house. Mercutio: A challenge, on my life. Benvolio: Romeo will answer it. Mercutio: Any man that can write may answer a letter. Benvolio: Nay, he will answer the letter's master, how he dares, being dared. Which word best describes the mood of this passage?

A. tense

Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father, and refuse thy name; Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet. What purpose do these lines from Juliet's soliloquy serve?

A. to reveal Juliet's feelings about Romeo

What is the purpose of Friar Laurence's soliloquy at the beginning of the selection?

A. to show the audience that he knows about many uses for herbs

Read the lines from Act II, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet. Mercutio: Where the devil should this Romeo be?Came he not home to-night? Benvolio: Not to his father's; I spoke with his man. Mercutio: Why that same pale hard-hearted wench, that Rosaline,Torments him so, that he will sure run mad. Benvolio: Tybalt, the kinsman of old Capulet,Hath sent a letter to his father's house. Which plot detail adds to the suspenseful mood?

B. Benvolio and Mercutio cannot find Romeo.

Review Friar Laurence's soliloquy in Act II, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Which statements about Friar Laurence's soliloquy are true? Select two options.

B. Friar Laurence contrasts the good and bad uses of herbs. D. Friar Laurence explains to the audience his use for herbs.

Shakespeare includes speeches by both Romeo and Juliet in Act II, Scene ii to

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

Which lines best set a romantic mood in Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet?

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

Read the exchange between Romeo and Nurse in Act II, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo: Bid her deviseSome 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?

C. Nurse agrees to help Romeo and Juliet marry.

Act II, Scene ii opens with a series of soliloquies before Romeo and Juliet speak to each other. What is the best description of the effect these soliloquies have on the scene?

C. The soliloquies create a romantic, intimate mood.

[Romeo:] She speaks, yet she says nothing: what of that? Her eye discourses; I will answer it. I am too bold; 'tis not to me she speaks: Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, Having some business, do entreat her eyes To twinkle in their spheres till they return. Read the lines from Romeo's soliloquy. Then, use the drop-down menus to answer the questions. What mood, or feeling, is evoked in these lines? What purpose do these lines serve?

C. Timid and admiring A. To reveal Romeo's feelings

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?

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

A soliloquy is used in drama to

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

Romeo: Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set On the fair daughter of rich Capulet: As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine; And all combin'd, save what thou must combine By holy marriage: when and where and how We met we woo'd and made exchange of vow, I'll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray, That thou consent to marry us to-day. Which words best describe the mood of this passage?

D. anxious and excited

Mood is the ________created by a text.

D. emotion