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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt?

2. The marriage of Paris and Juliet has been planned for what day?

3. What peace has arrived in Verona at the end of the play?

4. In Act 4, Scnee 2, Juliet apologizes to her parents for ________________.

5. Juliet claims the nightingale is still singing because ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What statement does Juliet make to Romeo in Act 3, Scene 5 that foreshadows both their deaths?

2. Why does Juliet threaten to kill herself in Act 4, Scene 1?

3. What is Juliet's first speech about in Act 3, Scene 2?

4. Why does Romeo believe he can get the apothecary to sell him poison, though it is illegal?

5. What are Capulet's final instructions for the wedding day?

6. What consolation does the friar offer the Capulet family when Juliet is found dead?

7. Why is Juliet so upset that Romeo is banished?

8. Why does Friar Laurence ask for an "iron crow" when he learns that Romeo did not get his letter?

9. In Act 4, Scene 2, what language reveals Capulet's anger toward his daughter before she apologizes to him?

10. Why does the Prince banish Romeo instead of ordering his death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The nurse in Romeo and Juliet first serves as a protector and confidante for Juliet. Later, she loses Juliet's trust. Consider her actions toward Romeo and Juliet, and write an essay in which you argue that the nurse either lets Juliet down, and is therefore to blame for events that transpire in the play, or that she is simply acting according to her character as we have seen throughout the play.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the language Shakespeare uses in the scene when Romeo and Juliet meet, the balcony scene, and their death scene. Write an essay in which you compare and/or contrast the images or symbols the characters use in each of these scenes.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the contrasting motifs of light and dark, or blindness and sight in Romeo and Juliet. Write an essay in which you explore the symbolic meanings of any two contrasting motifs in the play, discussing its contribution to the play's theme or themes.

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