3. What does Tybalt do with Romeo?
(a) Helps him up from the floor after knocking him down.
(b) Blackmails him.
(c) Kills him.
(d) Mistakes him for a girl in distress and carries him off.

4. Who does Constance think is avoiding his occupation?
(a) The priest.
(b) The King.
(c) The fool.
(d) The baker.

5. When Constance is whisked back to her office, what is laying on her desk?
(a) A birthday cake.
(b) A note from Professor Night expressing his love.
(c) A note from Juliet.
(d) A gold pen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes through the vortex created by a page from the manuscript?

2. Who has written the scrolls?

3. What are the scrolls?

4. Who arrives on the scene?

5. What separates Juliet and Constance's balconies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think is the purpose of this very short scene?

2. Why does Constance pounce on a Servant walking by?

3. What is Juliet's response to learning of Constance's true gender?

4. What is significant about several objects that appear in Constance's office in the "real" world and also in the fantasy world of Verona and Cyprus?

5. How are the three women, Desdemona, Juliet, and Constance, different and what is the same about them?

6. There are two different actions by characters that strongly suggest a theme of homosexuality; what are those actions? Do you think either of the characters are actually homosexual?

7. What does Juliet theorize is Constance's predication towards homosexuality? Do you agree?

8. Upon what deal do Juliet and Constance agree?

9. What is humorous about the ghost's appearance?

10. What is the irony of the scene where Juliet stands beneath Constance's balcony and woos her?

(see the answer keys)

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