Fate

Question 1

‘A pair of —- -cross’d lovers —- their lives’

Answer 1

‘A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their lives’

Prologue, chorus about Romeo and Juliet

• Noun ‘star’ links to astrology which was strongly believed in the Elizabethan era
• Foreshadows how the play will end
• ‘Star-cross’d’ conveys how the two were doomed from the start

Question 2

“My —– is like to be my wedding bed.”

Answer 2

“My grave is like to be my wedding bed.”

Act 1, scene 5 Juliet

Question 3

“My only —- sprung from my only hate.”

Answer 3

“My only love sprung from my only hate.”

Act 1, scene 5 Juliet to the Nurse about Romeo

Question 4

‘Is she a Capulet? O dear ——-! My life is my foe’s —-‘

Answer 4

‘Is she a Capulet? O dear account! My life is my foe’s debt’

Act 1, scene 5 Romeo to the Nurse about Juliet

Question 5

“Then I —- you stars.”

Answer 5

“Then I defy you stars.”

Act 4, Romeo on hearing news of Juliet’s ‘death’

Question 6

‘I fear, too early: my mind misgives some ———– yet hanging in the stars’

Answer 6

‘I fear, too early: my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars’

Act 1, scene 5 Romeo

Question 7

‘O, I am fortunes —-!’

Answer 7

‘O, I am fortunes fool!’

Act 3 Romeo