Romeo and Juliette Act 1 Scenes 3+4

fortnight

• a unit of time equal to 14 days (two weeks)
• an online video game

tetchy

• confused
• irritable and bad-tempered.

trudge

• walk or march steadily and usually laboriously
• to cause to worry or be troubled

disposition

• prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination

• an area over which a foreign nation or state extends or maintains control

Answer explanation

esteem

• an act of kind assistance
• the regard in which one is held

What new character are we introduced to in Act 4?

• Benvolio

• Herman

• Mercutio

obscure

• having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
• relying on another for support

What is Lady Capulet’s suggestion to Juliet regarding Paris?

• Juliet should use the feast as a chance to imagine what being married to Paris is like; if she enjoys the experience, she can agree to marry him.
• Juliet should take a closer look at Paris; if she does, she’ll find him appealing and agree to marry him.

According to the play, how old was Lady Capulet when she had Juliet?

• She was two years younger than Juliet.

• She was roughly the same age as Juliet.

• She was two years older than Juliet.

• Lady Capulet isn't Juliet's mother.

What is a sonnet?

• a 14-line rhyming poem, often about love.
• a speech delivered by a character alone on stage, revealing their true thoughts and emotions.