Romeo and Juliet Act II Scene ii Review

Juliet says, "Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" (II.ii.33). What is she asking?

• Where is Romeo at?

• Why are you Romeo?

• Who is Romeo deep inside?

• What does it mean to be Romeo?

Who brings up Romeo and Juliet getting married first?

• Juliet

• Romeo

• Nurse

• Montague

"It is the East, and Juliet is the sun" (II.ii.3). What type of figurative language is used here?

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

Juliet tells Romeo that her family will kill him if they find him here [outside her balcony]. How does he respond?

• It's okay! They won't kill me when they find out I love you.

• It would be better to die than live not knowing you love me.

• I'd welcome that! I'm depressed and would be happy to have them kill me.

• They wouldn't do that. They know my family would attack your family if they did.

"Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, / Who is already sick and pale with grief" (II.ii.4-5). What does Romeo mean?

• The sun will crash into the moon which will end life on earth.

• Juliet will be jealous and kill Rosaline since Romeo once liked her.

• He feels embarrassed about loving Rosaline and hopes Juliet will kill her.

• His love for Juliet will kill off any remaining love for Rosaline.

What is Juliet's concern about their relationship?

• He's outside her room in the middle of the night, but he isn't her boyfriend.

• They're moving too fast, and she doesn't their love to quickly die.

• She really loves him, and she's insecure because they aren't married.

• Romeo is too charming, so she worries that other girls will hit on him.

"her eye in heaven / Would through the airy region stream so bright / That birds would sing and think it were not night" (II.ii.20-22). This passage is a(n) _____. (SPELLING COUNTS)

How will Romeo and Juliet be married?

• At a large wedding with all their family members and friends

• At a small private ceremony for just their immediate family

• At a secret ceremony with just them and a priest/minister

• At a huge wedding with everyone in the town in attendance

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet..." (II.ii.43-44). Juliet's famous passage that is started here an an example of (a/an) __________.

• hyperbole

• personification

• analogy

• onomatopoeia

When Juliet realizes Romeo is outside her balcony, how is she probably feeling?

• Frightened Romeo will try to kill her

• Embarrassed that Romeo overheard her

• Angry that an intruder is outside

• Sad that Romeo is at her house