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Romeo & Juliet
Eileen Donaldson Nicci Hayes Marinus van Niekerk
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Act 1
I’ll look to like, if
looking liking move.
Juliet
(1.3.98)
Did my heart love till now?
forswear it, sight!
For I ne’er saw true beauty
till this night.
Romeo
(1.5.51–52)
Come, come with me,
and we will make short work,
For by your leaves, you shall
not stay alone
Till Holy Church incorporate
two in one.
Friar Lawrence
(2.6.35–37)
1.How will the Prince punish Capulet and Montague, or their family
members or servants, if the feud between them leads to public violence
again?
2.Write down two of the signs of Romeo’s depression that Montague
mentions to Benvolio.
3.What is the cause of Romeo’s depression?
4.a)  What does Paris want from Capulet?
b) Under what two conditions will Capulet grant his request?
5.Why does Capulet’s servant hand Romeo a letter?
6.a) What does Benvolio hope to show Romeo at the feast, and why?
b)  What does Romeo intend to look at?
7.How old is Juliet?
8. a)  What does Mercutio want Romeo to do when they arrive at the party?
b)  Does he do this?
9.a)  Who recognises Romeo at the party?
b)  What does he want to do to him?
10. Does Juliet think Romeo kisses well? Quote a line to support your answer.
11.What bad news do Juliet and Romeo find out just after they meet?
Act 2
1.What magic does Mercutio jokingly pretend to do outside Capulet’s
orchard?
2.What would Juliet like to give Romeo if he could give up his name?
3.What does Romeo say helped him to fly over the high walls of Juliet’s
home?
4.By what time will Juliet send Romeo a messenger the next day?
5.When Friar Lawrence realises that Romeo did not go to bed the night
before, he is shocked. Who does he think Romeo has spent the night
with?
6.Why does he agree to marry Juliet and Romeo?
7. What does Mercutio think is in the letter that Tybalt sends to Montague’s
house for Romeo?
8.Write down four of the things that the Nurse complains about before
finally delivering Romeo’s message to Juliet.
9.a)  Does Friar Lawrence approve of Romeo’s passion for Juliet?
b)  How does he suggest that Romeo should love her?
Act 3
O, I am fortune’s fool.
.
Romeo
(3.1.132)
1. Write down two of the reasons that Benvolio gives Mercutio to go inside
at the beginning of Act 3.
2.a)  Does Romeo wish to fight Tybalt?
b)  At what point does he change his mind?
3.What punishment does Prince Escales give Romeo?
4.a) To whom is the Nurse referring when she cries, “He’s dead!”?
b)  Who does Juliet think she is referring to?
5.What object does Juliet ask the Nurse to give Romeo?
6. a) What punishment does Romeo think is worse, banishment or death?
b) Why?
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Example contextual questions
Example contextual questions
Note
There is too little space for us to
include the extracts used for these
contextual questions in this book.
Do not worry, though: in an
examination or test, you will get
copies of the extracts for
contextual questions.
Did you know?
The following words and phrases
are often found in contextual
questions. Make sure you
understand what examiners want
you to do when they give you
these instructions.
Account for: explain the reason
for something.
Comment on: give your opinion
on something (your opinion must
be based on the text).
Explain: say what something
means.
Give your opinion: say what you
think. For these questions there is
no single right answer, but you
must support your ideas with
events or dialogue from the play.
You will not get any marks for
saying that you agree or disagree
with something; you will get marks
for supporting your opinions with
quotes or facts.
Place this extract in context: say
what happens just before, and
sometimes just after, this extract in
the play (in other words, you
should not say anything about
what happens in the extract). This
shows that you know the story.
Substantiate: give reasons from
the play to show that what you say
is true.
Give a synonym: give a word with
the same meaning.
Quote: write down the exact
words used in the passage, using
quotation marks, for example:
“Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art
thou Romeo?”
First Additional Language
Question 1
Read the Prologue.
1. What is the purpose of the Prologue? (2)
2. Refer to lines 1–4.
a) Which are the “Two households”? (2)
b) What do we learn about the feud between these two
households? (3)
3. What sound device is used in line 5? (1)
4. Which of the following words is the best synonym for “foes”?
A people
B lords
C enemies
D couples (1)
5. Refer to lines 5–8.
a) Quote two words that suggest that the lovers are unlucky. (2)
b) Quote two words (other than “death”) that relate to death. (2)
6. a) At the end of the play, what do the two fathers do that ends
their feud? (1)
b) What do they promise to do, that will show that they have
ended it? (1)
7. Is it fair to say that nothing but their children’s deaths could
have ended the parents’ feud? Substantiate your answer. (2)
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Question 2
Read Act 1, Scene 3, lines 80–96 (“What say you” to “women grow by
men.”).
1. Refer to line 80.
a) Name the gentleman that Lady Capulet refers to. b) What does Juliet later say in response to Lady Capulet’s
question? 2. Refer to lines 82–83.
a) What figure of speech is used here? b) Explain this figure of speech. 3. Who would be the “cover” that Lady Capulet mentions in line 89? 4. What does the Nurse mean by “bigger women grow by men”? 5. Using your knowledge of the rest of the play, comment on the
characters of:
a) Lady Capulet.
b) the Nurse. (1)
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