Romeo and Juliet Cumulative

Question 1

Which two families have an “ancient grudge”?

Answer 1

Capulets and Montagues

Question 2

In which city does the story take place?

Answer 2

Verona, Italy

Question 3

At the beginning of the play, who is Romeo obsessed with?

Answer 3

Rosaline

Question 4

Which family does Romeo belong to?

Answer 4

Montagues

Question 5

Which family does Juliet belong to?

Answer 5

Capulets

Question 6

Benvolio

Answer 6

Romeo’s friend

Question 7

Mercutio

Answer 7

Romeo’s friend- a comic relief character who is eventually killed by Tybalt

Question 8

Tybalt

Answer 8

Juliet’s cousin, who is known for his bad temper and is killed by Romeo

Question 9

Lord and Lady Montague

Answer 9

Romeo’s parents

Question 10

Lord and Lady Capulet

Answer 10

Juliet’s parents

Question 11

Friar Laurence

Answer 11

A Franciscan friar who is friends with both Romeo and Juliet and helps coordinate their plans to be together

Question 12

Friar John

Answer 12

A secondary Franciscan friar whose job it is to deliver a letter to Romeo explaining the Juliet’s plan to fake her death

Question 13

Prince Escalus

Answer 13

The prince of Verona, who threatens the Capulets and Montagues with death if they continue to fight in the streets

Question 14

What classification is the conflict between the Montagues and Capulets?

Answer 14

Man vs. man

Question 15

Nurse

Answer 15

Juliet’s wet nurse, who has cared for her since birth and sees her as a daughter

Question 16

Paris

Answer 16

Juliet’s noble suitor who Capulet agrees to allow to woo and marry Juliet.

Question 17

How does Paris die?

Answer 17

He is killed by Romeo at Juliet’s tomb

Question 18

How does Romeo get the poison he uses to kill himself?

Answer 18

He buys it from a poor Apothecary who is desperate for money.

Question 19

How does Friar Laurence help Juliet fake her death?

Answer 19

He gives her an herbal potion that will slow her heart and breathing, so that she will appear dead.

Question 20

When we first meet Friar Laurence, he is gathering herbs. This is an example of foreshadowing because

Answer 20

Friar Laurence gives Juliet a potion made of herbs that will help her fake her own death

Question 21

Who is Queen Mab?

Answer 21

The fairy queen/ midwife who guides men’s dreams

Question 22

Who are the three comic relief characters in Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 22

Nurse, Friar Laurence, and Mercutio

Question 23

The Friar’s line “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast” is an example of

Answer 23

Foreshadowing

Question 24

When Romeo first shows up at the Friar’s house and admits he has been up all night, what does the Friar think Romeo has been doing?

Answer 24

Hanging out with Rosaline

Question 25

A major theme of Romeo and Juliet is

Answer 25

The danger in rash decisions/ making decisions too suddenly or without thinking them through fully.

Question 25

A major theme of Romeo and Juliet is

Answer 25

The danger in rash decisions/ making decisions too suddenly or without thinking them through fully.

Question 26

What is the relationship between the families like after the passing of both Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 26

They agree to make peace

Question 27

What punishment does Prince Escalus give to Romeo after he kills Tybalt?

Answer 27

He spares him from death but banishes him to Mantua

Question 28

What does Nurse think about the comparison between Romeo and Paris

Answer 28

She wants Juliet to be happy, so she tries to help Juliet and Romeo be together, but she ultimately thinks Paris is the better match for Juliet

Question 29

What does Lord Capulet say when Tybalt wants to fight Romeo at the party?

Answer 29

He reminds Tybalt of the Prince’s warning, and states that he has heard that Romeo is a good man.

Question 30

What does Lord Capulet say when Paris asks for Juliet’s hand in marriage?

Answer 30

That he thinks she is too young to marry, but that if Paris can woo her he will allow it

Question 31

When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, what reaction does Lord Capulet have?

Answer 31

He is furious, and threatens to throw her out on the street

Question 32

When they run into each other outside of the Capulets’ tomb, what does Paris think Romeo is doing?

Answer 32

Vandalizing and disrespecting the tomb

Question 33

What is Paris’s dying wish?

Answer 33

To be laid in the tomb with Juliet

Question 34

Why didn’t Friar John get Friar Laurence’s message to Romeo in Mantua?

Answer 34

He got stuck being “quarantined” from potentially being exposed to the plague, and was not allowed to leave the house to deliver the letter

Question 35

What Shakespearean figure of speech is used to describe Paris as “The perfect man”?

Answer 35

“A man of wax”