Title: RandJSampleUnitCurrentQuestions (Lesli Smith)
Course: Romeo and Juliet Sample Unit Simple Topics Forma

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Q: From Romeo and Juliet:

Tybalt: What wouldst thou have with me?

Mercutio: Good king of cats, nothing but one of your nine lives...
The question: Mercutio's line above contains an example of ______________ , and its tone is ___________________. Choose the best answer (the one with the most literary terms true for this line).
- terms = metaphor & alliteration; tone = ironic--he doesn't really mean Tybalt is "good"
- terms = simile & rhyme; tone = eagerness--he really wants to compliment Tybalt
- terms = symbol & onomatopoeia; tone = admiration--he knows Tybalt is a good swordfighter
- terms =rhyme & onomatopoeia; tone = nervous/anxious--he fears Tybalt
- a rhyme scheme
A: terms = metaphor & alliteration; tone = ironic--he doesn't really mean Tybalt is "good"

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.

"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.

"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

Q: Speech Identification

Directions: First, identify the speaker featured in the quote (1 pt). Then choose the correct description of the context in which the speech was made (1 pt each). Finally, choose the correct explanation of the significance of the speech (1 pt).

The Quote
"Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again. I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins, that almost freezes up the heat of life. I'll call them back again to comfort me--My dismal scene I needs must act alone."

Speaker: [...]

Context: [...]

Significance: [...]
A: Juliet; This is just after Juliet gets the potion; she is saying goodbye to her mother.; It shows Juliet's determination even though she fears the potion might kill her; last time she talks to her mother.
Gap 1 offers: Romeo; Mercutio; Juliet; Lady Capulet
Gap 2 offers: This is Romeo addressing Benvolio after he kills Tybalt; This is just after Juliet gets the potion; she is saying goodbye to her mother.; This is just before Tybalt and Mercutio fight; This is just after she finds her daughter "dead," and she now faces planning Juliet's funeral
Gap 3 offers: It shows Juliet's determination even though she fears the potion might kill her; last time she talks to her mother.; It shows that Romeo is brave in the face of his punishment; It shows that he isn't afraid to die; It shows that Lady Capulet has remorse for forcing her daughter to marry Paris

Q: Speech Identification

Directions: First, identify the speaker featured in the quote (1 pt). Then choose the correct description of the context in which the speech was made (1 pt each). Finally, choose the correct explanation of the significance of the speech (1 pt).

The Quote
"I have an interest in your hate's proceeding, my blood for your rude brawls doth lie a-bleeding; but I'll amerce you with so strong a fine that you shall all repent the loss of mine.Bear hence this body and attend our will. Mercy but murders, pardoning those who kill."

Speaker: [...]

Context: [...]

Significance: [...]
A: Prince; This is just after Tybalt and Mercutio fight, when both die, Mercutio by Tybalt and Tybalt by Romeo; It shows the Prince's determination to end the feud and his regret for past lenience.
Gap 1 offers: Prince; Lord Montague; Lord Capulet; Friar Laurence
Gap 2 offers: This is just after the first fight in Act 1; This is in the tomb at the end; This is just after Tybalt and Mercutio fight, when both die, Mercutio by Tybalt and Tybalt by Romeo; This is just after they find Juliet "dead"
Gap 3 offers: It shows the Prince's determination to end the feud and his regret for past lenience.; It shows that Romeo is brave in the face of his punishment; It shows that he regrets helping Romeo and Juliet; It shows that Lord Capulet is going to keep his family in line; he will end the feud.

Q: Speech Identification

Directions: First, identify the speaker featured in the quote (1 pt). Then choose the correct description of the context in which the speech was made (1 pt each). Finally, choose the correct explanation of the significance of the speech (1 pt).

The Quote
"Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast."

Speaker: [...]

Context: [...]

Significance: [...]
A: Friar Laurence; This is just after Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet; he is speaking to Romeo; It reveals Romeo's fatal flaw and foreshadows his future
Gap 1 offers: Lord Capulet; Mercutio; Nurse; Friar Laurence
Gap 2 offers: This is Mercutio advising Romeo just before the party as the boys are on their way there.; This is just after Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet; he is speaking to Romeo; This is Lord Capulet advising Paris on his conduct with Juliet; This is when she tells Juliet what Romeo's plans are for how they are to be married
Gap 3 offers: It reveals Romeo's fatal flaw and foreshadows his future; It shows that Lord Capulet already sees himself as Paris' father-in-law; It shows how Romeo is led around by his friends, particularly Mercutio; It shows that the Nurse is wise and patient

Q: Speech Identification

Directions: First, identify the speaker featured in the quote (1 pt). Then choose the correct description of the context in which the speech was made (1 pt each). Finally, choose the correct explanation of the significance of the speech (1 pt).

The Quote
"The reason that I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such a greeting. Villain am I none, therefore farewell. I see thou know'st me not."

Speaker: [...]

Context: [...]

Significance: [...]
A: Romeo; This is when Romeo tries not to fight Tybalt; It shows that Romeo is calm in the face of his challenger, but his desire for peace only angers his enemy more.
Gap 1 offers: Romeo; Juliet; Benvolio; Tybalt
Gap 2 offers: This is when Romeo tries not to fight Tybalt; This is just after Benvolio gets between the two sides and tries to stop the first fight.; This is when Juliet tries to talk Tybalt out of dueling her husband; This is during the party when Tybalt confronts Romeo despite his uncle's command to leave him alone
Gap 3 offers: It shows Juliet's determination to save Romeo; It shows that Romeo is calm in the face of his challenger, but his desire for peace only angers his enemy more.; It shows that Benvolio isn't afraid to die; It shows that Benvolio is a peacemaker

If a picture says a thousand words, what does this painting show regarding irony in Romeo and Juliet?

Hint: Look at the title first and start there.  Your answer should be between 250 and 500 words.