Exercises

 

I.  Choose the right item:

1.  The Montagues and the Capulets were two important families in city of … .

a)   Mantua;

b)  Verona;

c)   Genua

2.  Juliet was the daughter of … .

a)   Lord Montague;

b)  Prince Escalus;

c)   Lord Capulet.

3. …. was the son of Lord Montgue, the head of the Montague family.

a)   Benvolio;

b)  Romeo;

c)   Mercutio.

4. Romeo and Juliet were married by …. .

a)   Friar Lawrence;

b)  Friar John;

c)   Friar Mark.

5. Tybalt’s sword went under Romeo’s arm and wounded ….

a)   Romeo;

b)  Benvolio;

c)   Mercutio.

6. For killing Tybalt …. was banished from Verona.

a)   Benvolio;

b)  Romeo;

c)   Martino.

 

II.    Put the sentences in the right order:

1.  Capulet and Lady Capulet decided that Juliet must marry Count Paris.

2.  Romeo came back to Verona and immediately went to the tomb of the Capulets and drank some poison beside Juliet in her tomb.

3.  There was a quarrel between the important families in the city of Verona: the Montagues and the Capulets.

4.  Juliet seized Romeo’s dagger and drove it into her heart.

5.  Romeo and Juliet fell deeply in love with each other at the feast Juliet’s father, Lord Capulet, was giving.

6.  Juliet’s parents and Paris thought she was dead and took her to the family tomb.

7.  When Juliet awoke Romeo lay dead.

8.  Romeo and Juliet decided to get married and Friar Lawrence married them.

9.  Juliet wanted to remain true to her love and she agreed to drink Friar Lawrence’s mixture and seem dead for a short time.

10.    For killing Tybalt Romeo was banished from Verona by Prince Escalus.

 

III.  Say “true” or “false”:

1. The quarrel between the Capulets was so fierce that even the servants hated each other.

2. Count Paris wanted to marry Juliet.

3. Romeo decided to go to Capulets’ house to meet Count Anselm there.

4. Juliet thought that even if Romeo swore he loved her he might still be untrue.

5. Late at night Friar Lawrence married Romeo and Juliet at St. Peter’s church.

6. The Prince didn’t put Romeo to death, he banished him from Verona.

7. Lord Capulet threatened to send Juliet to a convent if she didn’t marry Paris.

8. When Romeo learnt Juliet was dead his only wish was to go to the Capulets and find out why she had died.

9. Prince Escalus lost his family because the Capulets and the Montagues hated each other.

 

              IV.     Answer the questions:

1.    Who were the two chief families in Verona? Why were they enemies?

2.    To which family did Romeo belong? Why did he go to the feast of his enemy?

3.    Who did Romeo fall in love with at the feast? Find the sentences describing the impression Juliet produced on Romeo.

4.    How did Romeo discover that Juliet loved him? Find Juliet’s words proving her love for Romeo.

5.    Why did Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet secretly?

6.    Why did Mercutio and Tybalt quarrel? Why can we call this quarrel the crisis of the story?

7.    What decision did the Prince of Verona make when he learned that Tybalt had killed Mercutio and Romeo had killed Tybalt?

8.    What advice did Friar Lawrence give to Romeo?

9.    Describe the new difficulty Juliet found herself in after Romeo had gone to Mantua.

10.   Why did Juliet go to Friar Lawrence? What did he tell her to do?

11.   Why was the marriage feast turned to a black funeral?

12.   Where and when did Romeo and Count Paris meet? What happened as a result of this meeting?

13.   How did Romeo and Juliet die?

14.   Why was the reconciliation of the two warring houses too late?

 

V. Guess the meaning of the following words and phrases:

 new-found; well-bred; unthinking love; disrespectful words; unmanly weakness; uninvited entrance; unknowingly; to go masked  

 

VI. Choose a synonymous expression:

1.    He was a relation to Mercutio.

companion

relative

2.    Romeo was brought to his senses a little.

was out of his senses a little.

was calmed down a little

3.    became unconscious

lost consciousness

became uncontrollable

4.    to punish without mercy

to punish cruelly

to administer the law fairly

 

Discussing the text

I.  Prove that:

1.    Romeo and Juliet fell in love at first sight.

2.    They couldn’t live without each other.

3.    Benvolio and Mercutio were Romeo’s true friends.

4.    The hatred between the Montagues and the Capulets bought only evil to Verona.

 

II. Say what you like/dislike in the story:

Example: I like that the Nurse was on Romeo and Juliet’s side.

                I didn’t like the way the Capulets treated Juliet.

 

III.  Act out the talks between:

a)  Benvolio and Romeo;

b)  Romeo and Friar Lawrence;

c)  Romeo and Juliet;

d)  Juliet and Friar Lawrence;

e)  Paris and Romeo.