Introduction to Romeo and Juliet

Who is the "messenger" who arrives to talk to Romeo in Act 2, Scene 4?

• Montague

• Friar Lawrence

• Tybalt

• The Nurse

Romeo arranges to send a man to the nurse with ----------.

• ropes to make a ladder for climbing up to Juliet's room.

• ropes to tie up the guards beneath Juliet's room.

• money to use as a bribe for the guards outside Juliet's room.

• money for grand escape from Verona.

What is humorous (funny) about the scene 5 when the Nurse returns to Juliet?

• The Nurse accidentally breaks wind.

• The Nurse continues to delay the news of Romeo's response.

• The Nurse lies to Juliet about Romeo's response.

• Juliet tells the Nurse that she is already over Romeo.

In the Balcony Scene, Romeo compared Juliet to ______________.

• the sun

• Pluto

• a glove

Romeo and Juliet fall in love and _________________.

• decide to have a large wedding to celebrate.

• decide to see little of each other until their families approve.

• are secretly married by Friar Lawrence.

During the Balcony Scene when Juliet rests her cheek on her hand, Romeo ________________.

• thinks she looks adorable.

• worries that she might be sick.

• wishes that he were a glove on her hand.

If two stars changed places with Juliet's eyes, ______________________.

• Juliet would be more beautiful.

• birds would sing at night.

• no one could look at Juliet.

Since Romeo was a Montague, Juliet felt that ______________.

• he should always be on his family's side.

• Romeo would be the same person no matter what name he was called.

• he should spell his name differently.

"That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as ____________."

• nice

• disgusting

• sweet

Romeo told Juliet that if he were to write his name, __________________.

• he would tear up the paper.

• he would have trouble spelling it.

• he would write it carefully.