RJ - Act 1 Quotes

Question 1

Prologue

Answer 1

1) “ancient grudge breaks to new mutiny”
2) “civil blood makes civil hands unclean”
3) “star crossed lovers”
4) “our toil shall strive to mend”
5) “death marked love”

Question 2

1.1 Battle

Answer 2

5) “the quarrel is between our masters and us their men”
6) “draw, if you be men”
7) “part, fools!” - B
8) “Have at thee, coward!” - T
9) “Give me my long sword, ho!” - Lord C
10) “ancient quarrel new abroach” - Lord M

Question 3

1.1 - Prince and Caring Parents + Friends

Answer 3

11) “neighbour stained steel”
12) “you men, you beasts”
13) “O where is Romeo?” – Lady M
14) “both by myself and many other friends”
15) “willingly give cure”

Question 4

1.1 Lovesick Romeo

Answer 4

16) “so gentle… tyrannous and rough” - B
17) “O heavy lightness, serious vanity” - R
18) “doth add more grief” - R
19) “she is rich in beauty” -R
20) “thou canst not teach me to forget” -R

Question 5

1.2 Capulet x Paris

Answer 5

21) “men so old as we to keep the peace”
22) “my child is yet a stranger in the world”
23) “younger than she are happier mothers made”
24) “my will to her consent is but a part… within her scope of choice”

Question 6

1.2 Romeo continues become lovesick

Answer 6

25) “rank poison of the old will die” - B
26) “whipped and tormented”
27) “I will make thee think thy swan a crow” - B

Question 7

1.3 Juliet x mummy

Answer 7

28) “What, lamb! What ladybird!”
29) “Madam, I am here, What is your will?”
30) “thou willst fall backward”
31) “it is an honour I dream not of”
32) “younger than you, are made already mothers”
33) “than your consent gives strength to make it fly”

Question 8

1.4 Romeo continues moping to Benvolio and now Mercutio

Answer 8

34) “I have a soul of lead”
35) “too rough, too rude, too boisterous… pricks like thorn”
36) “if love be rough with you, be rough with love” - M

Question 9

1.4 Queen Mab

Answer 9

37) “lawyers fingers… dream on fees”
38) “parsons… dream of benefice”
38) “solider…dream of cutting foreign throats”
39) “good women of carriage”

Question 10

1.5 Capulet and Tubalt during the ball

Answer 10

40) “which of you all will now deny to dance?”
41) “I have seen the day… worn the visor”
44) “Fetch me my rapier boy”
45) “this fiend Romeo”
46) “by the stock and honour of my kin, to strike him dead I hold it not a sin”
47) “I’ll not endure him.”
48) “He shall be endured…Am I the master here, or you?” “I’ll make you quiet”

Question 11

1.5 Romeo sees Juliet + first meeting

Answer 11

42) “as a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear”
43) “I ne’er say true beauty till this night.”
44) “two blushing pilgrims”
45) “rough touch … tender kiss”
46) “you kiss by the book”
47) “my only love sprung from my only hate!”