Romeo and Juliet

What ALL does Romeo have to do before he leaves the party? (Note 1)

• Talk to her some more.

• He loves Juliet.

• He has to see her again.

• He has to leave.

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"What light through________window breaks. It is the East and ______ is the______."(Note 2)

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What form of poetry does Shakespeare use in this passage from Act II? My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself Because it is an enemy to thee. Had I it written, I would tear the word.

• writing without a set structure or rhyme

• a series of couplets

• rhyming iambic pentameter

• blank verse

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

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Which of these events in Act II is the most important development in the plot?

• the search for Romeo by Benvolio and Mercutio

• the arrival of Tybalt's letter at the Montagues' house

• Romeo and Juliet's decision to get married

• Friar Lawrence's discovery of an unusual plot

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What point does Juliet make when she says, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet."

• She thinks Romeo has a sweet sounding name.

• She wishes that Romeo would change his name.

• She loves Romeo even though he is a Montague.

• The blossoming love she feels for Romeo is like a blooming rose.

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Which phrase best describes the personality of Mercutio?

• love-sick

• arrogant

• imaginative

• withdrawn

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What is the main reason that Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet?

• He realizes they will never give up their love, whether or not they get married.

• He thinks the marriage may end the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.

• He knows that Prince Escalus would approve of their marriage.

• He prefers that Juliet marry Romeo rather than Paris.

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Which character in Act II most often speaks in prose rather than blank verse?

• Romeo

• Juliet

• Mercutio

• the Nurse

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Who wrote the letter that Benvolio and Mercutio discuss in Act II?

• Tybalt

• Friar Lawrence

• Lady Capulet

• the Nurse

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In Act II, what is Friar Lawrence's primary role?

• an influential relative of the Capulets

• an influential relative to the Prince

• Romeo's advisor

• a frustrated botanist

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