Name: Stefanía Aránguiz - Valeska Muñoz - Bannia Villarroel Period: ____ Date: _________ English 1

Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Review Questions

THESE QUESTION TYPES ARE ALL FAIR GAME FOR THE TEST TOMORROW. IF YOU
CANNOT FINISH THEM IN CLASS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO FINISH THEM AT HOME.

Scene 1
1. In Act 1.1, look at each character’s words and actions to determine their perspective on the feud. Then, place them
on the line below: Sampson & Gregory; Abram & Servingman; Benvolio; Tybalt; Citizens; Capulet; Lady Capulet;
Montague; Lady Montague; Prince

Wants Wants
Peace to fight

1- Wants peace:
● Benvolio (Romeo’s Cousin)
● Prince Scalus
● Lady Capulet
● Lady Montague
● Lord Montague
● Citizens

2- Wants Fight:
● Sampson and Gregory (Capulet’s Servants)
● Abram and Baltasar (Montague’s Servants)
● Tybalt (Juliet’s cousin)
● Lord Capulet
2. Re-read the Prince’s speech. Write down the most important quote from his speech. Then, complete the inference
& tone table below:
QUOTE:

Paraphrase: In your own words,
what does the Prince say?
He said that: They are enemies of
the peace and that they are beasts.
Ask them to put down their
swords and threat them if they
don’t do it they will be tortured.
Inference: What does the line reveal Tone: What is the tone of this line?
about the character? Explain how specific words in the
line help create this tone.
That the Prince doesn’t like The tone is mandatories.
violence. He wants peace on the Line: “Rebellious subjects,
streets no matter how or the price enemies of the peace. Profaners of
of that. this neighbor- stained steel!. Will
He is the voice of the law. they not hear?-n What ho!. You
men. You beasts.

3. How do Montague and Lady Montague know something is wrong with their son, Romeo?

R: The realized that something is wrong with her son because they saw him sad around the house. They say to Benvolio
that “Romeo is afflicted with strange sorrows”, and Benvolio offers to find out what’s wrong with him.
Even when Romeo tries to hide his sorrow from Benvolio, he discovers that Romeo’s problem is that he loves a woman
who doesn’t love him back.
4. Romeo explains his problem to his cousin, Benvolio.Write down a quote that shows what’s wrong with Romeo.
Then, complete the inference & tone table below:
QUOTE:
Romeo: “Out of her favor, where I am in love”.

Paraphrase: In your own words,
what does Romeo say?
“I love someone. She doesn’t love
me”.
Inference: What does the line reveal Tone: What is the tone of this line?
about the character? Explain how specific words in the
line help create this tone.
That Romeo is an immature boy
and very emotional and romantic. The tone is melancholic.
“Ay me! Sad hours seem log”.

5. Find a quote that shows what Benvolio’s advice is to Romeo Then, explain the quote in your own words.
QUOTE: “Be ruled by me. Forget to think of her. By giving liberty unto thine eyes. Examine other beauties”.

PARAPHRASE: “Take my advice. Don’t think of her. Do it by letting your eyes wander freely. Look at other beautiful
girls”.

Scene 2
6. List the 3 major plot events in this scene.

1- Capulet walks with Paris, a noble kinsman of the Prince. The two discuss Paris’s desire to marry Capulet’s
daughter, Juliet.
2- Romeo and Benvolio happen by, still arguing about whether Romeo will be able to forget his love.
3- Peter invites Romeo and Benvolio to the party—assuming, he says, that they are not Montagues.
Scene 3: This scene provides some comic relief. The Nurse rambles and rambles when she describes how old Juliet, and
Lady Capulet totally shuts her down.

7. What does Lady Capulet want Juliet to do? What does that reveal about Lady Capulet’s character?

R: She says to her: “Well, think of marriage now. Younger than you here in Verona, ladies of esteem are made already
mothers”:

Lady Capulet is a very strict woman who is directed for the rules by the time.

Scene 5
8. Write down a line that shows how Romeo first describes Juliet. Then, explain the line in your own words.
QUOTE: Romeo: “Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear”.

PARAPHRASE: “Her beauty is too good for this world; she’s too beautiful to die and be buried”.

9. Write down a line that shows Tybalt’s response to seeing Romeo at the party. Then, explain what you can
infer about Tybalt’s character.
QUOTE: “Uncle, this is a Montague, our fo, a villain that is hither come in spite to scorne at our solemnity this night”.

INFERENCE: “That he won’t tolerate his presence at the party. He is an mortal enemy of them”.

10. When Romeo and Juliet first meet. Romeo and Juliet use the words “holy shrine” and “religious pilgrim” as
metaphors. What are they talking about in this scene?

● When Romeo talked about “Holy shrine” he makes reference to the Juliet’s hand. “Holy shrine” means that
Juliet’s hand is like a holy place.
●

11. Foreshadowing. The Prologue states that this is the story of “star-crossed lovers.” There are several examples in
Act 1 that foreshadow the tragedy to come. Name 2 examples
EXAMPLE 1: Romeo: “I fear too early, for my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars”.

-EXAMPLE 2: Nurse: “She could have run and waddled all about,
For even the day before, she broke her brow”.
12. So far, two important topics in the play are love and violence. Write a theme statement for one of the topics. (Ex.
One theme in A Raisin in the Sun is blindly chasing one’s dreams can bring hope or destruction.) Then, give an example
of where you see this theme developing in Act 1 of the play.

THEME STATEMENT: One theme in Romeo and Juliet is irrational hate, which guides to the families to an extreme
problem, because they can’t even talk to each other.

EXAMPLE:
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“And hear the sentence of your movèd prince.
Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word,
By thee, old Capulet, and Montague,
Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets
And made Verona’s ancient citizens
Cast by their grave-beseeming ornaments,
To wield old partisans in hands as old,
Cankered with peace, to part your cankered hate”.