Starter quiz
- What is a 'feud'?
- a short argument
- a war
- a long-lasting conflict ✓
- an incident of bullying
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- Which of the following characters are on the Montague side of the feud?
- Romeo ✓
- Juliet
- Lord Capulet
- Mercutio ✓
- Benvolio ✓
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- Match each character to their relationship to Juliet.
- Nurse⇔responsible for looking after Juliet ✓
- Lord Capulet⇔her father ✓
- Tybalt⇔her cousin ✓
- Paris⇔the man her father wants her to marry ✓
- What was Tybalt's reaction to Romeo's presence at the Capulet ball?
- he was furious ✓
- he was relaxed
- he was mildly annoyed
- he was confused
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- What happens the next day after the balcony scene?
- Romeo and Juliet publicly declare their love.
- Romeo and Juliet run away to Mantua.
- Romeo and Juliet marry in secret. ✓
- Romeo and Juliet both kill themselves.
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- True or false? Attending the ball helped Romeo become accepted by the Capulet family.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- Which characters survive the duel in Act III Scene 1?
- Romeo ✓
- Benvolio ✓
- Mercutio
- Tybalt
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- What is the best Modern English 'translation' of the following line? 'I see thou knowest me not.'
- I see he doesn't know me.
- I see you don't know me. ✓
- He sees I don't know him.
- I know you don't see me.
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- Which of these are lines spoken by Romeo in Act III Scene 1?
- I do protest I never injured thee. ✓
- O calm, dishonourable, vile submission!
- Thou art a villain.
- Villain am I none. ✓
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- Why does Romeo say he loves Tybalt?
- because he wants to avoid a duel ✓
- because they are secretly brothers
- because he sees them as now being related through Juliet ✓
- because he wants Tybalt to feel good about himself
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- Who speaks the following line? 'A plague o’ both your houses!'
- Benvolio
- Tybalt
- Mercutio ✓
- Romeo
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- Match the following Early Modern English words to the Modern English versions.
- rapiers⇔swords ✓
- turn and draw⇔turn and fight me ✓
- art thou⇔are you ✓
- ay⇔yes ✓
- thine⇔yours ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The conflict between the Montagues and Capulets comes to a head in Act III Scene 1.
- In this scene, Tybalt kills Mercutio and Romeo kills Tybalt in revenge, leading to his banishment from Verona.
- We can infer the meaning of Early Modern English when we know the meaning of certain key archaic terms.
- Lines in the original script also give us clues for how characters feel and think.
- When acting, we can show these emotions through our movements, tone of voice and body language.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to 'translate' the Shakespearean language.
Model your thinking as a reader, applying your knowledge of the scene to the words and drawing on your knowledge of familiar words to deduce the overall meaning.
Keywords
Conflict - a serious disagreement over a period of time
Duel - a contest with deadly weapons between two people, used to settle an argument
Play script - the written version of a play
Early modern english - the stage of English language used from approximately the late 15th century to the late 17th century
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