Romeo and Juliet:
Reading Quiz for Act 2
1. Agree with the following statement and use specific details
to support your argument:
Friar Lawrence is a peacemaker.
2. Disagree with the following statement and use specific
details to support your argument:
Friar Lawrence is a peacemaker.
3. Why do you think the Nurse agrees to help Romeo and Juliet?
Use specific examples to illustrate her motivation and back up your ideas.
4. In Act 2, Scene 6, when Juliet enters Friar Lawrence’s cell
to be married, she greets Friar Lawrence by saying “Good even to my ghostly
confessor” (line 21). Explain what this line means, and explain what literary
device Shakespeare is using in this line. Why is this line significant?
5. How might a director of a play version of Romeo and Juliet (not a film version)
show that Friar Lawrence is both a man of the church/God as well as a somewhat
subversive figure who also believes in the power of Nature, Science, and human
beings taking control of their own destinies.
6. Compare two film versions of the balcony scene. Briefly
explain what is similar and what is different. Which do you find more believable and why? Use specific examples.
7. Imagine that after the balcony scene, Romeo and Juliet go
somewhere and write in their diaries. Explain how you would stage this scene
and write a 100 word diary entry for each of these two characters. Be sure that
the entries are both creative and believable.
8. Discuss a contrast that the play sets up (it can be in terms
of a theme, two characters, etc.). Why is this contrast being explored? What is
its importance or significance as part of the play?
9. Discuss a way that Shakespeare uses comic relief in the
play? Give one specific example. Why do you think this example is important to
the play besides simply providing relief from the tragedy?
10. How do you think Juliet’s father will react if he finds out
his daughter has gone behind his back to marry Romeo? What about Juliet’s
mother? Explain your answers.
11. In the famous balcony scene, Juliet says: "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? /Deny thy father and refuse thy name,/Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,/And I'll no longer be a Capulet." Explain how you would read this line, and underline what words you would emphasize. Also, explain your reasoning behind this choice. What type of emotion, character, and/or meaning are you trying to convey with this line delivery?
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