Romeo and Juliet: Act I Reading and Study Guide

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Vocabulary: Define the following words.

Adversary- A persons opponent in a conflict of competition
Boisterous- Noisy, energetic, rowdy
Nuptial- A wedding (marriage)
Literary Terms: Define each term.
Aside- Lines that the audience hears but the characters in the play are not aware
of
Blank verse- A verse without rhyme
Characterization- A vivid verbal description
Conflict- A disagreement or argument
External: 1. Man vs. Man
2. Man vs. Circumstances
3. Man vs. Society
Internal: 4. Man vs. Himself
Couplet- Two lines joined together by rhyme
Epithet- An expressive phrase regarded as a characteristic of a thing or person
Figurative language- When you describe something by comparing it to something
else
Foil- A character who contrasts another character to highlight certain qualities
Foreshadowing- An indication of future events
Iambic meter- A syllable in a word (accented or unaccented)
Iambic pentameter- A rhythm of how a line is spoken
Metaphor- A figure of speech where a phrase is used that is not applicable.
Comparing two like things using the verb to be
Simile- a method of comparison using like or as
Pun- a joke exploiting the different meaning of a word (a play on words)
Questions
Prologue
1. Verona
2. Their families are feuding
Scene 1
3. Sampson and Gregory and servants of the two different families
4. Benevolio
5. They will all die if the fighting between the families does not stop

6. He is acting too heart-broken over Rosalind

7. Because Rosalind doesnt want to be with him
8. Go to a party and forget about Rosalind
Scene 2
9. Because they are both old
10. He asks if he can marry Juliet
11. That she is too young and to wait two years
12. Capulet told Paris that he can marry Juliet that night if he wants. She is his only
daughter
13. He is illiterate
14. Rosalind
15. Sneak into the Capulet party
Scene 3
16. Almost 14, she is thirteen
17. She hasnt given marriage much thought
18. To consider Pariss offer of marriage. There are girls younger than Juliet who are
married
Scene 4
19. She is a fairy that goes into peoples dreams and talks about love
20. He says that they are meaningless
21. He lets Benevolio and Mercutio be his guides and take him to the party. He is
worried about Mercutio. Romeo is nervous and worried
Scene 5
22. It is love at first sight. She is the most beautiful girl there
23. He recognizes his voice
24. Leave him alone, he is nice and not causing any trouble
25. It is a flirty and religious conversation, there love can only be described in a prayer
26. The nurse tells him
27. The nurse tells her

Romeo and Juliet: Act II Reading and Study Guide

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Vocabulary: Define the following words.

Cunning- Skill in achieving something by deceit
Vile- extremely unpleasant
Predominant- the strongest or main element
Unwieldy- difficult to move because of size or shape
Literary Terms: Define each term.
Analogy- a comparison between two things
Imagery- visually descriptive
Irony- expression of a meaning that usually means the opposite
I. Dramatic Irony- occurs when it is understood by the audience and not
the characters
II. Situational Irony- recognizes the oddness of a situation
III. Verbal Irony- figure of speech where what is said is the opposite of
what is meant
Monologue- a long speech by one actor
Oxymoron- figure of speech where contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Personification- talking about something that is not human as if it were
Soliloquy- actor speaking his thoughts aloud when by himself
Questions
Scene 1
1. If love is blind then cupid cant hit the target
Scene 2
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An angel, the sun, stars

She talking a lot about how she wants to love Romeo
He wishes that he was the glove on her hand
Juliet asks Romeo to change his name
She says a name isnt your flesh and bones. If a rose had a different name, it
would still smell nice
7. He is courageous and doesnt care if he gets caught
8. Because Romeo overheard her while she was talking to herself
9. To get the time and place of the marriage
Scene 3
10. He has been gathering plants and herbs

11. It means good things become harmful if misused and evil and can sometimes
have a good purpose
12. He says Romeo hasnt slept that night
13. It means men look at beauty in a woman before they see whats in their heart
14. So that both families can have peace
Scene 4
15. He says Tybalt is more than the Prince of Cats in the animal fable
16. She Juliet is young and dont take advantage of her
17. The nurse will deliver a rope ladder to Juliet and they will meet at friar
Lawrences cell
Scene 5
18. From 9 A.M to lunch
19. She is avoiding Juliets questions about Romeo
Scene 6
20. He tells them to have self-control

Romeo and Juliet: Act III Reading and Study Guide

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Vocabulary: Define the following words

Banishment- exiled; cannot come back
Dexterity- stamina, good at performing tasks
Idolatry- worshipping someone or something not good
Reconcile- to make right; restore relationship
Exile- banishes; sent away
Fickle- indecisive; changeable
Gallant- brave; courteous, respectful
Literary Terms
Allusion- referring to something well known
Climax- the highest point in a story
Dramatic structure- the plot of a story
Symbol- a well-know sign
Questions
Scene 1
1. The weather is hot which makes blood boil, and the Capulets are
around
2. That Benevolio used to be hot-headed just like Mercutio
3. To go in a private place so they dont get caught fighting
4. A villain, peasant
5. He is Juliets cousin and since they are family, he doesnt want to hurt
him
6. Because he is a coward
7. He is angry at Romeo for getting in the way of the fight. Its a curse
and foreshadowing
8. It has made him weak and womanly
9. Because he feels he is being used; he is a lucky idiot
10. That Romeo wanted peace between Tybalt and Mercutio
11. That hes lying about Romeo trying to make peace because Benevolio
is bias
12. Banished of Verona to Mantua
Scene 2
13. She has information from Romeo about their marriage
14. She goes from being in love with Romeo to being mad and worried

15. That Romeo had been banished

16. She promises Juliet to make a meeting with Romeo
Scene 3
17. He's upset and rather die than be banished from
18. Because he's not young and not in love and hasnt been banished. He
is also a priest. He is not married
19. Compares Romeo to a woman for contemplating killing himself>
Romeo is lucky to be alive
20. A ring from Juliet and a message to meet
Scene 4
21. That Juliet will marry Paris on Thursday
Scene 5
22. Its still dark outside, not daylight yet
23. Birds are singing, so its almost. Juliets mother is calling her
24. He looks pale
25. Because her cousin Tybalt is dead
26. That she wants him dead too
27. She doesnt want to get married
28. Kill herself
29. He is angry and wants to kick out Juliet
30. To marry Paris
31. Shes mad and thinks Juliet doesnt trust her
32. To go to Friar Lawrences cell for confession (shrift)

Romeo and Juliet: Act IV Reading and Study Guide

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Vocabulary
Lament-to express grief for or about
Shroud- cloth used to wrap a body for burial
Dismal- causing gloom or depression
Vial- a small container
Loathsome- making you feel great hatred or disgust
Literary Terms
Protagonist- the main character in the story
Antagonist- is the oppose to the main character
Questions
Scene 1
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Because she is already married to Romeo

He thinks it will help Juliet get over Tybalts death
Paris tells her she will be a happy bride
Kill herself
Because there are no other options available to Juliet and its a good plan
He will give her a vial that reduces her heart rate and makes her appear
dead. Then when she gets put in the family vault, Friar Lawrence will call
Romeo to get her out

Scene 2
7. That she will marry Paris
8. The wedding will be tomorrow
Scene 3
9. She takes the vial, knowing all the risks.
10. She will wake up with the dead, or die
11. It could kill her
Scene 4
12. The Capulets are preparing for the wedding
Scene 5
13. Shes like a flower that has been killed by frost

14. She is going to a better place

15. Juliets funeral

Romeo and Juliet: Act V Reading and Study Guide

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Vocabulary: Define the following words.

Ambiguity- doubtfulness of uncertainly
Peruse- to read something in detail
Remnants- a remaining small quantity
Haughty- over proud
Literary Terms: Define each term.
Motivation- the act of motivating
Theme- the main subject or topic
Questions
Scene 1
1. He brings news that Juliet has died
2. He wants to defy fate. The fate is that Juliet is dead
3. Go to an apothecary and buys poison
Scene 2
4. That he couldnt deliver the note due to a disease outbreak
5. Break into the Capulet vault and take Juliet out
Scene 3
6. To mourn her death by delivering flowers
7. He wants to look at her one more time and also take her family ring
8. To desecrate the tomb
9. She was still warm and not decomposing
10. He is worried about the guard the guard because of his major role in the entire
affair
11. To get some of the poison on his lips
12. That Lady Montague died of grief from Romeos banishment
13. Friar Lawrence gave Juliet a plan to fake death. The plan unravels and both
Romeo and Juliet end up dead
14. Truth that Romeo and Juliet were in love with each other
15. Build a gold statute of each others child