Act II Review - R&J

What is the purpose of the Prologue in Act II?

• Summarize the action to this point, and say what's to come.

• Foreshadow the ending of the play.

• Introduce characters who will be new to Act II.

• Predict how the audience feels at this point in the story.

The Prologue mentions "Old desire...in his deathbed". This is a metaphor for:

• Foreshadowing Lord Capulet's death.

• Juliet's lack of interest in getting married.

• Rosaline's desire to remain unmarried and be a Catholic nun.

• Romeo's former obsession with Rosaline.

Explain this line in the Prologue: "Young affection gapes to be his heir."

• Juliet is too young to fall in love with Romeo.

• Romeo's affection for Juliet has not been tested yet.

• Romeo's new love for Juliet has replaced his old obsession.

• Juliet won't inherit her family fortune if she loves Romeo.

Explain Mercutio's line: "If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark" (II.i).

• Cupid does not know what he is doing.

• Romeo is too blind to see that Rosaline is the perfect girl.

• Romeo's obsession will never allow him to meet someone else.

• Romeo can not see that Paris loves Juliet too.

On Scene 2, when Romeo says, "Juliet is the sun...", what figure of speech is this?

• metaphor

• soliloquy

• simile

• imagery

In Scene 2, Juliet's part that begins, "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore are thou Romeo?" is the beginning of a(n)...

• aside

• comic relief

• allusion

• soliloquy

What is the meaning of Juliet's question, "Wherefore art thou Romeo" (II.ii).

• "Where are you, Romeo?"

• "Where have you gone, Romeo?"

• "When will I see you again, Romeo?"

• "Why are you called Romeo?"

When Juliet says, "That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet," she is:

• giving an example to prove that names are important

• explaining why she is so upset that Romeo is Capulet

• proving that Romeo's name does not affect his character

• commenting on the origin of the world rose

Why does Juliet fear that Romeo will think she is "too quickly won"?

• He overheard her talking about her love for him.

• She kissed him too soon and wants to be taken seriously.

• She is suddenly no longer in love with Paris.

• She doesn't care that he thinks she's "too quickly won".

"If thy bent of love be honorable, thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow" (II.ii).

• Juliet wants to know if Romeo truly loves her.

• Juliet asks whether Romeo's ultimate goal is to marry her.

• Juliet wants to be sure Romeo is not just playing with her.

• All of the above.