HW for Tuesday, 5/15

Romeo and Juliet
Act 1, Prologue and Scene 1 Questions

Answer 10 of the 13 questions below.  Please answer in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper!

Prologue
1) What will the “two hours o f traffic” of this stage be about?

Scene 1
1) Following Line 32 W hat is Sampson doing when he says “Quarrel! I will back thee.”?

2) Line 58 How does Gregory change when he spots Tybalt in the distance?

3) Line 65 What action is Benvolio involved in here?

4) Line 70 This is a key speech. What is Tybalt’s mood? How is he shown to be opposite in nature to Benvolio?

5) Line 77 In the midst of the tension over Tybalt, we have a comic touch. Why is Lady Capulet talking about crutches?

6) Prince’s Monologue. What has been happening in Verona? What is the Prince’s warning?

7) Line 143 Romeo has been described by his father and friend. What do we know of him so far?

8) Line 16 9 Romeo blurts the truth. What is the cause of his strange behavior?

9) Line 182 All of these are contradictions, things that are really the opposite of the way they are described. How does Romeo bitterly relate these to the love he feels?

10) Line 195 What things does Romeo compare to love?

11) Line 225 What vow has the young woman made?

12) Line 237 Why won’t looking at other women help Romeo?