Romeo And Juliet Study Questions Essay
STUDY QUESTIONS FOR ROMEO AND JULIET
The following questions should be used to guide you in your reading of the play and to insure that you recognize important parts of the play. As you read independently, try to answer the questions as best you can and plan to come to class seeking the answers you could not get on your own. During our class discussions, be sure to record the answers. It is your responsibility to ask what you do not understand.
*These lines may be on a test. Be able to identify the speaker, describe the circumstances, and be able to interpret or paraphrase the quotation.
Words in bold print are vocabulary words that my also appear on a test.
PROLOGUE
1. Who speaks the Prologue?
2. What is …show more content…
Why is the moon envious?
d. Why does he compare Juliet’s eyes to the stars?
e. Why is this comparison to stars another example of foreshadowing?
*2. Highlight lines 33-36. Juliet is still unaware that Romeo is nearby. Paraphrase these lines.
*3. Highlight lines 43-44. Paraphrase lines 38-49. What is Juliet’s attitude toward the feud that has separated the two families?
4. After Juliet asks some pertinent questions (lines 58-84), she realizes that Romeo has overheard her intimate thoughts about him. How does her attitude change in lines 85-105? What is she worried about?
5. Why does Juliet object to Romeo’s swearing on the moon (lines 109-111)?
6. Juliet speaks of her fears in lines 116-119. Explain.
7. Paraphrase lines 142-148.
ACT 2 SCENE 3
1. Friar Laurence is introduced in a lengthy soliloquy in which he philosophies about nature and about mankind. Paraphrase his speech (lines 7-30).
2. What does Romeo tell Friar Laurence, and what does he want from the Friar (lines 43-64)?
3. What is Friar Laurence’s reaction to hearing of Romeo’s new love (lines …show more content…
Why does Romeo’s answer to Tybalt’s insults upset Mercutio? What does he think Romeo is doing (line 70)?
6. Romeo tries to stop Mercutio and Tybalt from fighting by reasoning with them (lines 82-85). Paraphrase what he says.
7. Even when he is dying, Mercutio continues to joke and to make puns. Explain the pun he makes in lines 92-99.
*8. Highlight lines 102-103. Mercutio repeats the following line (106) three times and then adds the next line. Explain what he means: “A plague O’ both your houses! They have made worm’s meat of me.”
9. What does Romeo mean when he says lines 119-120?
10. After Mercutio dies, why does Romeo decide to kill Tybalt instead of accepting Mercutio’s death as an unfortunate accident?
*11. Highlight line 132. What does Romeo mean?
*12. Highlight lines 176-177. What reasoning does Lady Capulet use in begging the Prince for vengeance for Tybalt’s death?
*13. Highlight lines 180-183. What is Lord Montagues’ reasoning in his attempt to persuade the Prince not to kill Romeo for killing
The following questions should be used to guide you in your reading of the play and to insure that you recognize important parts of the play. As you read independently, try to answer the questions as best you can and plan to come to class seeking the answers you could not get on your own. During our class discussions, be sure to record the answers. It is your responsibility to ask what you do not understand.
*These lines may be on a test. Be able to identify the speaker, describe the circumstances, and be able to interpret or paraphrase the quotation.
Words in bold print are vocabulary words that my also appear on a test.
PROLOGUE
1. Who speaks the Prologue?
2. What is …show more content…
Why is the moon envious?
d. Why does he compare Juliet’s eyes to the stars?
e. Why is this comparison to stars another example of foreshadowing?
*2. Highlight lines 33-36. Juliet is still unaware that Romeo is nearby. Paraphrase these lines.
*3. Highlight lines 43-44. Paraphrase lines 38-49. What is Juliet’s attitude toward the feud that has separated the two families?
4. After Juliet asks some pertinent questions (lines 58-84), she realizes that Romeo has overheard her intimate thoughts about him. How does her attitude change in lines 85-105? What is she worried about?
5. Why does Juliet object to Romeo’s swearing on the moon (lines 109-111)?
6. Juliet speaks of her fears in lines 116-119. Explain.
7. Paraphrase lines 142-148.
ACT 2 SCENE 3
1. Friar Laurence is introduced in a lengthy soliloquy in which he philosophies about nature and about mankind. Paraphrase his speech (lines 7-30).
2. What does Romeo tell Friar Laurence, and what does he want from the Friar (lines 43-64)?
3. What is Friar Laurence’s reaction to hearing of Romeo’s new love (lines …show more content…
Why does Romeo’s answer to Tybalt’s insults upset Mercutio? What does he think Romeo is doing (line 70)?
6. Romeo tries to stop Mercutio and Tybalt from fighting by reasoning with them (lines 82-85). Paraphrase what he says.
7. Even when he is dying, Mercutio continues to joke and to make puns. Explain the pun he makes in lines 92-99.
*8. Highlight lines 102-103. Mercutio repeats the following line (106) three times and then adds the next line. Explain what he means: “A plague O’ both your houses! They have made worm’s meat of me.”
9. What does Romeo mean when he says lines 119-120?
10. After Mercutio dies, why does Romeo decide to kill Tybalt instead of accepting Mercutio’s death as an unfortunate accident?
*11. Highlight line 132. What does Romeo mean?
*12. Highlight lines 176-177. What reasoning does Lady Capulet use in begging the Prince for vengeance for Tybalt’s death?
*13. Highlight lines 180-183. What is Lord Montagues’ reasoning in his attempt to persuade the Prince not to kill Romeo for killing