Unit test Romeo and Juliet 1st half
Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. Capulet: And too soon marr'd are those so early made. Earth hath swallow'd all my hopes but she, She is the hopeful lady of my earth: But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart, My will to her consent is but a part; An she agree, within her scope of choice Lies my consent and fair according voice. This night I hold an old accustom'd feast, Whereto I have invited many a guest Such as I love; and you, among the store, One more, most welcome, makes my number more.
Earth hath swallow'd all my hopes but she, She is the hopeful lady of my earth:
Read this dialogue between Nurse and Lady Capulet in Act I, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Nurse: A man, young lady! lady, such a man As all the world—why, he's a man of wax. Lady Capulet: Verona's summer hath not such a flower. Nurse: Nay, he's a flower; in faith, a very flower. Lady Capulet: What say you? can you love the gentleman? What is revealed through dialogue about the women's feelings toward Paris? Check all that apply.
Nurse thinks Paris is extremely handsome. Lady Capulet feels Paris would be a good match for her daughter. Lady Capulet hopes Juliet will be interested in Paris.
Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio: Tut! man, one fire burns out another's burning, One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish; Turn giddy, and be helped by backward turning; One desperate grief cures with another's languish: Take thou some new infection to thy eye, And the rank poison of the old will die. According to Benvolio, what will cure Romeo's heartache?
Romeo's heartache will go away if he meets another girl.
Which is the best paraphrase of Romeo's lines? Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. One fairer than my love! the all-seeing sun Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun
There has never been a girl more beautiful than Rosaline.
Read these lines 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. What is the best way to paraphrase these lines?
Two ancient feuding Verona families shed more blood.
The mood of the balcony scene in Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet can best be described as .
enchanting
Read the lines from Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet. 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. Shakespeare uses this soliloquy to portray Juliet's
hopefulness and longing.
Read the dialogue between the two main characters in Act I, scene v of Romeo and Juliet. Romeo: [To JULIET.] If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this; My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss. Juliet: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, Which mannerly devotion shows in this; For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss. Based upon this dialogue, Romeo is
impulsive and affectionate.
Romeo and Friar Laurence discuss Romeo's new love in this dialogue from Act II, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet Romeo: I pray thee, chide not; she, whom I love now Doth grace for grace and love for love allow; The other did not so. Friar Laurence: O! she knew well Thy love did read by rote and could not spell. But come, young waverer, come, go with me, In one respect I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove, To turn your households' rancour to pure love. Romeo: O! let us hence; I stand on sudden haste. Friar Laurence: Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast Which words best describe the mood of this conversation? Check all that apply.
optimistic excited cautious
Read this line from the prologue of Romeo and Juliet. Is now the two hours' traffick of our stage;
performance
The prologue of Romeo and Juliet reveals that the play's setting is a(n) .
pretty city called Verona
