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R & J Chilton
UNRUH 9th Grade English
Question | Answer |
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Who was Romeo's peacemaking friend? | Benvelio |
Who falls in love with Juliet? | Romeo |
Caretaker of Juliet | Nurse |
Marries Romeo and Juliet | Friar Laurence |
Romeo's wisecracking friend | Mercutio |
Juliet's father | Lord Capulet |
Romeo's parents | Lord and Lady Montague |
Killed Mercutio | Tybalt |
Romeo's first love | Rosaline |
Why was Romeo going to the Capulet party? | He was hoping to see Rosaline, and his buddies wanted him to forget about Rosaline and meet some other girls. |
How is Rosaline different from Juliet? | Rosaline did not return his feelings, Juliet did. |
Why was it a bad idea for Juliet to fall in love with Romeo? | Her family was involved in a long-standing feud with Romeo's family. |
How did Tybalt die? | He was killed by Romeo |
What did Romeo's and Juliet's parents play in their marriage and eventual death? | They did not play a role in the marriage other than that both families were involved in the feud. After their death, the families were chastised by the Prince for their feud. |
Who is Friar Laurence? | He married Romeo and Juliet, and he also gave Juliet the vial of liquid that would mimic death. He also planned the "death" and retrieval by Romeo. |
Who is Paris? | He should have married Juliet, but she decided that she loved Romeo. He waned to married Juliet immediately. |
Describe the nurse. | She loves and cares for Juliet. She ran errands for her by carrying messages to Romeo. She rambles on in the play |
plunder | to take (property) by force, especially in warfare |
valor | great courage, especially in battle |
guile | slyness; craftiness; skillful deception |
ponderous | having great weight or bulk |
tried | tested |
hold | regard, consider |
formidable | causing fear, dread, awe, or admiration as a result of size, strength, power, or some other impressive quality. |
contending | fighting or dueling with difficulty |
weathered | got through safely; survived |
nymph | young or beautiful, or minor goddess representing divine power of a place or something in nature, such as a tree, cave, or body of water |
immortal | living forever |