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Romeo & Juliet Act I Scene –i.-v. Study Guide
Scene i
1.Where does Act I scene i take place?
2. Which house are Sampson, Gregory, and Tybalt from?
3. Abram, Benvolio, and Balthasar are from the house of______.
4. What did Sampson do that was an insult?
5. Who tried to break up the fight?
6. How many times did the two families disturb the streets of Verona ?
7. What would be the punishment if they fought again?
8. What kind of mood has Romeo been that has lasted a couple days?
9. When Benvolio asks what was making Romeo sad, what was Romeo’s response?
10. What does Benvolio mean when he says “Soft!”?
11. What advice does Benvolio give Romeo?
12. What is Romeo’s response to Benvolio?
Act 1 Scene 2 & 3 Study Guide
Scene ii
14. How old is Juliet?
15. What is Paris trying to get Capulet to agree to?
16. What four points does Capulet say in response?
17. What does Capulet invite Paris to that evening?
18. A servant enters and asks a favor of Romeo and Benvolio. What is that favor?
19. Whose name appears on the list that Romeo is particularly interested in? Why?
20. What type of character is this servant?
21. what advice does Benvolio give Romeo?
Scene iii
22. Where does this scene take place?
23. How much longer until Juliet turns 14?
24. What happened to the nurse’s daughter Susan?
25. What characters are foils in this scene? Explain.
26. What was Juliet’s answer when her mother asked how she felt about marriage?
27. What is the nurse’s opinion of Paris ?
28. What is Juliet’s response to her mother in regards to considering a relationship with Paris ?
Act 1 Scene 4 & 5 Study Guide
Scene iv
1. Who is the only character invited to the feast in this scene?
2. What type of party is this?
3. How is Mercutio a foil character to Romeo?
4. Who is Queen Mab?
5. What foreshadowing occurs at the end of the scene?
Scene v
6. Who recognizes Romeo’s voice as a Montague?
7. What was Lord Capulet’s response to Tybalt wanting to start a brawl with Romeo?
8. What does Juliet say saints use their lips for instead of kissing as Romeo suggested?
9. What does Juliet say about the way Romeo kisses?
10. How does Romeo find out that Juliet is a Capulet?
11. What does Juliet say when she finds out that Romeo is a Montague?
12. Who is speaking the lines below? What do the speakers mean? Give the line numbers.
- "...Verona brags him
To be a virtuous and well-governed youth.
I would not for the wealth of all this town
Here in my house do him disparagement."(Lines ______) - "Patience perforce with willful choler meeting
Makes my flesh tremble in their difference greeting."(Lines ______) - "...If he be married,
My grave is like to be my wedding bed."(Lines ______) - "My only love, sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!"(Lines ______)