Romeo and Juliet Act 2

What is the purpose of the prologue in Act II?

• It reviews what has occurred and what is to come next.

• It reminds us of the prologue before Act I.

• It provides the audience with an intermission.

• It gives the Chorus an introduction to the play.

What does the Chorus talk about during the prologue?

• Romeo's feelings have shifted from Rosaline to Juliet.

• Romeo and Juliet's love won't last.

• The family feud will escalate into a violent war.

• Tybalt will attack Romeo when he least expects it.

In scene 1, Mercutio and Benvolio are looking for Romeo. How do they try to get him to come out of hiding?

• They call out to him and pretend Rosaline is nearby.

• They threaten to tell his parents about Juliet.

• They send out a pack of dogs to sniff him out.

• They cry out in pain as if they are being attacked.

Who said: "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?

• Romeo

• Nurse

• Friar

• Juliet

Romeo describes Juliet in terms of

• darkness

• laughter

• light

• happiness

When Romeo compares Juliet to the sun and refers to her as an angel, what literary device is he using?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Oxymoron

• Repetition

What does Juliet say about Romeo while she is on her balcony?

• she wants him to meet her family

• she is angry that he didn't tell her who he was

• she wishes he wasn't a Montague

• She likes Paris more than him

What happens during the well-known balcony scene in Scene 2?

• Juliet finds out that Paris wants to marry her

• Romeo and Juliet get married

• Romeo tells Mercutio about a Rosaline

• Romeo and Juliet declare their love for each other

From the balcony, Juliet says to Romeo , "Tis but thy name that is my enemy" - what does she mean?

• She hates the name Romeo.

• She wishes he were a Capulet.

• She hates all Montagues.

• She knows her family would not approve.

Why does Juliet not want Romeo to swear to the moon?

• She does not like nighttime.

• She prefers the sun.

• The moon is always changing. She does not want Romeo's love for her to change.

• The moon is not bright enough.