Paris, Prince and Others

Question 1

What is Paris’s title?

Answer 1

Paris’s title is “County”, which means the same as Count. He’s a high-ranking nobleman.

Question 2

True or False? The Prince rules over Mantua.

Answer 2

False. The Prince rules Verona. Romeo goes to Mantua in exile from the Prince’s lands.

Question 3

Which of these is Romeo’s servant?
A. Sampson
B. Peter
C. Balthasar
D. Gregory

Answer 3

C. Balthasar is Romeo’s servant — he refers to Romeo as his “master”

Question 4

What role does the Chorus play in Romeo and Juliet? Are they important?

Answer 4

The Chorus performs the prologues to Act 1 and Act 2. These set the scene and tell the audience where the play is heading, which is important because it makes the play’s foreshadowing more effective.

Question 5

‘Paris is an honourable character’
Do you agree?
Give reasons for you answer.

Answer 5

Paris is an honourable character. He courts Juliet in a conventional manner by seeking her father’s approval before attempting to woo her. This would have kept her and her reputation safe. When she is dead, he promises to attend her grave “nightly”, and he challenges Romeo when he thinks that he has come to do “some villainous shame” to the bodies of Tybalt and Juliet.

Question 6

How does the feud between the Montagues and Capulets affect minor characters?
Why is this important?

Answer 6

The feud causes minor characters to fight in the streets. The watchmen and the Prince have to fix the trouble the feud causes. The Prince also loses two members of his family, Mercutio and Paris, as a result of the feud. The feud’s effect on the minor characters is important because it shows that the feud causes trouble in all parts of society.