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Course: Romeo and Juliet Sample Unit

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Q: Choose the correct character name to match the description.
- Is worried because of his child's moodiness and strange habits | Lord Montague
- Thinks Paris is good "marriage material" and that Juliet should marry at once; not worried about Juliet's age because she was close to the same age when she was married | Lady Capulet
- Cousin of Juliet; is angry about Romeo crashing the party; described as having a "fiery" personality | Tybalt
- Is worried that his child might be too young to be married right away, but is willing to negotiate for the future. | Lord Capulet
- Romeo's best friend and cousin; tries to be the peacemaker in the beginning | Benvolio
- Relative of the prince, has asked for Juliet's hand in marriage | Paris
- Knows Juliet best of all and wants her to be happy most of all; had a daughter named Susan, but now has no daughter or family | Nurse
- Friend of Romeo; relative of the prince and invited to the party where Romeo meets Juliet (is how Romeo is able to attend the party) | Mercutio

Q: For the following quote, correctly identify who said it, the plot context when it was said (what was going on in the play at the time), and why this quote is significant. "Here's much to do with hate, but more with love. Why then, O brawling love! O loving hate! O anything, of nothing first create! O heavy lightness! Serious vanity! Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms!"
- Romeo to Benvolio upon learning of the first fight in the play; reveals his morose obsession with love and loss
- The Prince to the lords upon seeing the results of the first fight; shows how disgusted he is with the feud
- Tybalt to Romeo upon learning of his cousin's choice; shows that he will come to forgive Romeo for being a Montague
- Mercutio to Romeo when he learns of Romeo's obsession with Rosaline; shows that he has compassion for Romeo's state of mind
- Juliet to Nurse when she learns of Romeo's identity as a Montague; shows her conflicted emotions
A: Romeo to Benvolio upon learning of the first fight in the play; reveals his morose obsession with love and loss

Q: For the following quote, correctly identify who said it, the plot context when it was said (what was going on in the play at the time), and why this quote is significant.

"Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, by thee, old Capulet and Montague, have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets....If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."
- The Prince to the lords; shows his authority and sets up the reason for Capulet to go easy on Romeo later during the party
- The King to the feuding townspeople; shows how much they disrespect his authority
- Mercutio to the families; shows how he just wants to keep the peace
- Benvolio to the families; is his attempt to show the prince he would be a gallant guard in the prince's army
- Lady Capulet to the lords; shows that she is taking the matter into her own hands and that she is sick of the fighting
A: The Prince to the lords; shows his authority and sets up the reason for Capulet to go easy on Romeo later during the party

Q: For the following quote, correctly identify who said it, the plot context when it was said (what was going on in the play at the time), and why this quote is significant.

"Oh, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife, and she comes in shape no bigger than an agate stone on the forefinger of an alderman, drawn with a team of little atomies athwart men's noses as they lie asleep..."
- Mercutio to Romeo; begins a long speech to show Romeo how foolish he is being about his obsession for Rosaline
- Benvolio to Mercutio; shows how the friends make fun of each other and have a good time
- Benvolio to Romeo; said when he is trying to persuade Romeo to find someone else fairer than Rosaline
- Nurse to Juliet; when she is teasing Juliet about dreaming of Romeo
- Tybalt to Lord Capulet: when he is trying to persuade Capulet to let him fight Romeo at the part; shows his disrespect for his uncle
A: Mercutio to Romeo; begins a long speech to show Romeo how foolish he is being about his obsession for Rosaline

Q: For the following quote, correctly identify who said it, the plot context when it was said (what was going on in the play at the time), and why this quote is significant.

"Patience perforce with willful choler meeting makes my flesh tremble in their different greeting. I will withdraw. But this intrusion shall now seeming sweet, convert to bitterest gall."
- Tybalt to himself after being kept in check by Lord Capulet; shows that he intends to make trouble with Romeo later
- Lord Capulet to Tybalt; he is explaining that while the party is not the time for the fight, Tybalt has his permission to attack Romeo later
- Benvolio to Romeo; he is telling Romeo that their cover is blown and they need to leave before something bad happens
- The Prince to himself; he sees the near conflict between Tybalt and Romeo, and he knows that trouble is brewing
- Juliet to herself; she is happy right now, but she's worried it won't last
A: Tybalt to himself after being kept in check by Lord Capulet; shows that he intends to make trouble with Romeo later

Q: For the following quote, correctly identify who said it, the plot context when it was said (what was going on in the play at the time), and why this quote is significant.

"Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, which mannerly devotion show in this; for saints have hands that pilgrim's hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss."
- Juliet to Romeo; is her answer to his first flirtatious move at the party; is part of their joint sonnet when they meet
- Romeo to Juliet; is his answer to Juliet's protests; shows he is persistent
- Nurse to Romeo; she says this when she catches him with Juliet, and she's trying to remind him to be a gentleman
- Paris to Juliet; he says this when he is first trying to woo her (according to her father's wishes)
- Father Laurence to Romeo; he says this as he is instructing Romeo how to pray
A: Juliet to Romeo; is her answer to his first flirtatious move at the party; is part of their joint sonnet when they meet

Q: For the following quote, correctly identify who said it, the plot context when it was said (what was going on in the play at the time), and why this quote is significant.

"I fear too early. For my mind misgives some consequences yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin his fearful date with this night's revels, and expire the term of a despised life closed in my breast by some vile forfeit of untimely death. But He that hath the steerage of my course, direct my sail!"
- Romeo says this just before going to the party; shows foreshadowing of his fate and a belief in fate
- Juliet says this after they are married. She fears fate is against them.
- Mercutio says this after he sees Romeo and Juliet together at the party; he knows it does not bode well for his friend's future
- Benvolio says this after the fight; he fears that Tybalt will seek revenge
- Tybalt says this during the party; he feels he is fated to kill his enemy, Romeo
A: Romeo says this just before going to the party; shows foreshadowing of his fate and a belief in fate

Q: Directions: Choose the correct answer for each.

Shakespeare was born in the year [...], during the height of [...], in the town of [...] where he met his wife, [...]. They had three children named Susanna, Judith, and Hamnet.

Just as his career was taking off, what the video calls "the worst tragedy of his life" happened: [...]. To make matters worse, [...].

He also faced other challenges. The theaters were often shut down for two reasons: [...] and [...].

Shakespeare used [...] to set his scenes.

We are indebted to Shakespeare's fellow writer and fiercest competitor,  [...].
A: 1564; the black plague; Stratford upon Avon; Ann Hathaway; His son, Hamnet, died.; He now had no male heir, and his property was in danger of dissipation upon his own death.; health concerns related to the plague; there was a growing movement--the Puritans--that said theaters were immoral; words and audience imagination; Ben Jonson for compiling and publishing Shakespeare's plays after his death.
Gap 1 offers: 1492; 1865; 1564; 1776
Gap 2 offers: the Ottoman Empire; the great European migration; the black plague; the Byzantine Empire
Gap 3 offers: London; Oxford; Stratford upon Avon; Bath
Gap 4 offers: Viola Chamberlain; Lady Jane Gray; Ann Hathaway; Helena Fairfield
Gap 5 offers: He was struck blind.; His wife died.; His son, Hamnet, died.; His entire body of plays and poems burned in a fire.
Gap 6 offers: He soon also went deaf.; His house burned down.; He now had no male heir, and his property was in danger of dissipation upon his own death.; The government then seized control of his theater when he couldn't pay his bills.
Gap 7 offers: health concerns related to the plague; they defaulted on their taxes; they got bought out by a big money developer; Queen Elizabeth hated the theater
Gap 8 offers: King James hated the theater, too; the shows weren't selling well; there was a growing movement--the Puritans--that said theaters were immoral; theater owners would close the theaters if playwrights like Shakespeare didn't give them leading roles
Gap 9 offers: elaborately built sets; early pyrotechnics--theater fire; words and audience imagination; architectural models and mirrors
Gap 10 offers: Sir Walter Scott for the most accurate translation of Shakespeare's plays.; Ben Jonson for compiling and publishing Shakespeare's plays after his death.; Jane Austen for her insights into Shakespeare's real biographical details as she lived with him; Charles Dickens for his careful editing of his own actors' copy transcripts of the plays