Who is being described? -Character/Quote ID- Block 2
"Romeo's a dishclout to him. An eagle, madam,/ Hath not so green, so quick, so fair an eye" (3.5: 221-222). Who is Nurse talking about?
Count Paris
"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word/As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee./Have at thee, coward!" (1.1:70-72). Tyblalt is stating here that he hates all Montagues as much as he hates hell. Name 3 people of the Montague house.
Answer can include: Lady Montague, Lord Montague, Romeo, Mercutio, and/or Benvolio.
"I stretch it out for that word 'broad', which,/ added to the goose, proves thee far and wide a/broad goose." (2.4:87-89). True or False: In this quote, Romeo is describing Benvolio as a fat goose.
False, Romeo is actually referring to Mercutio in this quote.
"Grief of my son's exile hath stopped her breath" (5.3:211). True or False: Lord Montague is (namely) referring to Juliet's breath stopping, or dying.
False. Montague was referring to how his wife, Lady Montague, had died earlier that night.
Fill in the blank from Friar Laurence's explanation: "He which bore my letter, [named] _______________, / Was stayed by accident, and yesternight,/ Returned my letter" (5.3: 250-251).
Friar John
"Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she;/ She is the hopeful lady of my earth" (1.2: 14-15). Lord Capulet is talking about:
Juliet
"Compare her face with some that I shall show,/And I will make thee think thy swan a crow." (1.2:89-90). In this quote, Benvolio is comparing ____________________'s face to a crow, and the girls that Romeo will see at the party to a dove.
Rosaline's face.
"Young men's love then lies/Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes" (2.3:67-68). Friar Laurence is (namely) referring to __________________'s mindset of love.
Romeo
"These violent delights have violent ends" (2.6: 9-10). Which two people is this line describing?
Romeo and Juliet
When he sees Romeo, Paris says, "This is that banished haughty Montague/ That murd'red my love's cousin" (5.3: 49-50). Who is Paris's love's cousin?
Tybalt
