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b- an actor
c- a play writer.
4. The Montagues and the Capulets had an argument many years before .
5. The play shows us how Romeo and Juliet continue to love each other although their families are enemies .
6. Shakespeare wrote many tragedies ( sad plays in which people die ) . Romeo and Juliet is one of these tragedies .
7. The play is about the difficulty of being idealistic ( ) .
8. " Idealistic " means : Believing in something which is good, but very difficult to make happen ) .
9. The love between Romeo and Juliet is very strong but impossible because of the argument between their families .
10. The play is very famous because : A- It has an interesting, sad story . B- It has a beautiful , love poetry .
11. Romeo and Juliet was written first time in around 1595 .
12. The story of the lovers was well known in England before Shakespeare wrote his play because :A- There were many plays about Romeo and Juliet at that time .
B- There was a poem called " The Tragical Historie of Romeo and Juliet " .
13. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet was first published in 1597 , but this edition wasn't written by Shakespeare .
14. The second edition was published in 1599 and actually written by Shakespeare .
( Extract 1
Act 1
Scene 1 )
1. Servants of the Montague and Capulet families are fighting in the street .
2. Benvolio , holding his sword , is trying to stop them fighting .
3. " So you are fighting with the servants now, are you ?" " Come and fight me , and let me kill you ."
Who said this ? To whom ? When ?
Tybalt . To Benvolio . When he saw the sword in his hand .
4. " I don't want to fight with you . I'm just trying to stop these men fighting ."
Who said this ? To whom ? Who are the men ?
Benvolio . To Tybalt . The servants of the two families .
5. " How can you talk about peace when you are holding your sword?"
Who said that ? To whom ? Why was the addressee ( ) holding the sword ?
Tybalt . To Benvolio . To stop the servants fighting .
6. " I hate that word , I hate it as much as I hate all the Montagues and you ."
Who said that ? What is the word that he hates ? The pronoun " you " refers to whom?
Tybalt . Peace . Benvolio .
7. People who came to join the fighting :
( Tybalt , Old Capulet , Old Montague )
8. People who came to stop the fighting :
( Benvolio , Lady Capulet , Lady Montague , Prince Escalus , old men from the town )
9. " What's all this noise about ? Bring me my sword ."
Who said that ? To whom ? What does he want ?
Capulet . To his wife ( Lady Capulet ) . He wants his sword .
10. " No ! You are too old to fight ." Who said that ? Who was too old ? Lady Capulet . Old Capulet .
11. "You villain , Capulet ! Don't hold on to me ! Let me go !"
Who said that ? What did he mean by the word "villain" ? Whom did he want to let him go?
Montague . He meant " bad person with no value . His wife ( Lady Montague ) .
12. " Listen to me , you enemies of the peace . You animals ." Who said that ? To whom ?
Prince Escalus . To the men who were fighting .
13. What would Prince Escalus do if the men didn't stop fighting ?
He would punish them by death .
14. " You have broken the peace of our town ."
Who said that ? To whom ? How often did they break the peace ?
Prince Escalus . To Capulet and Montague . Three times .
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Q.1 Why do people disagree about what Shakespeare did before he moved to London ?
Because they know very little about his early life .
Q.2 What was strange about the Globe Theatre ?
It had around shape .
Q.3 In what ways were theatres and plays in Shakespeare's time different from modern ones ?
1) They had no scenery or curtain .
2) There were no breaks between the scenes .
3) Women were not allowed to act .
4) The theatres did not have roofs .
Q.4 Why couldn't people read Shakespeare's plays while he was alive ?
Because:1) They used to write plays very quickly .
2) They didn't keep plays to read .
3) Actors performed them a few times , then threw the script away .
Q.5 Why are the Capulet and Montague families enemies ?
They had an argument many years before .
Q.6 Where did Shakespeare get the story of ' Romeo and Juliet ' from?
He used the story from a poem called ( The Tragical Historie of Romeo and Juliet) .
Q.7 Why is the second Edition of " Romeo and Juliet " more important than the first ?
Because the second edition was actually written by Shakespeare himself .
5. She could teach the torches how to burn brightly. Next to the other women, she looks like a snowy dove in a
group of crows.
Who said that ? Romeo .
To whom ? To himself .
she refers to? Juliet .
What does the speaker mean by saying (she could teach the torches)? That she is very beautiful .
How does the speaker compare her with others ? A dove beside black crowds .
dove means ? A kind of white birds .
crowds mean ? Ugly black birds .
6. This man sounds like a Montague. Bring me my sword , boy ! How dare he comes here to scorn our celebrations
I will kill him for this.
Who said the words ? Tybalt .
Who is the man who sounds a Montague?
Romeo
Who is the boy ? Tybalts servant. What does the speaker mean by the word scorn? Make fun ( )
this means what ? Scorn celebrations .
7.
8. Uncle , that man is a Montague . The villain has come to scorn our celebrations.
Who said that ? Tybalt .
Who is that man ? Romeo . Who is his uncle ? Capulet .
What does villain mean ? Bad person with no value.
Where did the man come ? Why ?
To the party . To scorn it .
9. Calm down. Leave him alone. I would never be rude to him in my house .
Who said that ? Capulet .
To whom? Tybalt .
him refers to ? Romeo .
Why does the speaker want the addressee to calm down ? Because he is so angry .
10. It is the only way to look when one of the guests is a villain.
Who said that ? Tybalt .
To whom ? Capulet .
What way does the speaker mean ? To look angry .
11. Whose house is this , mine or yours ? Do what I say! I wont allow it .
Who asked that ? Capulet . To whom ? Tybalt .
Why did the speaker say that ? Because Tybalt was angry of Romeo .
What the speaker wont allow to happen ? He wont allow Tybalt to start a fight at Capulets house .
12. You are a childish boy! You are a very rude young man .
The Nurse .
21. He is Romeo , and hes a Montague! Hes the only son of your great enemy.
Who is the speaker? Nurse . Who is the addressee ? Juliet . He refers to ?
Who is Juliets great enemy ? The Montagues . ( Old Montague )
Romeo .
22. The only man I have ever loved is from the only family I have ever hated . I fell in love with him and now its
too late .
Who is the speaker ?
Juliet .
Who is the only man? Romeo.
Which family has the speaker ever hated?
The Montague.
What is too late for the speaker?
To fell in love with Romeo.
Why is it too late for the speaker?
Because the two families are enemies.
c. friendly
Q.3 Lord Capulet and Lord Montague reacted in a .way when they saw the fight .
a. brave
b. wise
c. silly
d. funny
Q.4 How did Prince Escalus describe the men who were fighting ?
4.
How do Romeo and Juliet react when they are told who they have been talking to?
A. Juliet is more shocked than Romeo.
B. Romeo doesnt care , but Juliet is sad .
C. They both realise there will be problems .
Q.11 The language shows very strong feelings , but what does it really mean?
For example , do jewels really shine at night , and does Juliet really believe she will die ?