Starter quiz
- In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Romeo is in love with __________ at the beginning of the play.
- no-one
- Rosaline ✓
- Juliet
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- At the start of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Romeo's unrequited love makes him feel...
- jealous
- angry
- melancholy ✓
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- 'The development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power' is the definition of which word beginning with 'f'?
- 'fate' ✓
- To say that something is 'empty' implies that it is ...
- important
- insignificant ✓
- powerful
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- Describing a beam of light as "watery" suggests that it is a ...
- weak source of light ✓
- strong source of light
- vital source of light
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- To be 'mercurial' means to be which of the following?
- constant and stable
- changing suddenly and often ✓
- bitter and jealous
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Exit quiz
- In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Benvolio's name means which of the following?
- changing suddenly and often
- ominous sign
- good will ✓
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- In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Mercutio's advice to Romeo contains which of the following?
- serious statements about love
- contradictory statements
- sexual innuendos ✓
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- In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Romeo's dream in Act 1, Scene 4 suggests that something __________ will happen at Lord Capulet's ball.
- wonderful
- tragic ✓
- comic
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- In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Mercutio's 'Queen Mab' speech implies that dreams are which of the following?
- important
- unimportant ✓
- serious
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- 'The skill or act of saying or discovering what will happen in the future' is the definition of which word?
- fate
- divination ✓
- portentous
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- 'Something that seems to be a sign related to a future event — generally an ominous sign' is the definition of which of the following?
- pretentious
- portentous ✓
- portable
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Our first impressions of Benvolio imply that he will play the role of the peace-maker in the play.
- Our first impressions of Mercutio suggest that he will be a character who provides comic relief.
- Benvolio and Mercutio’s advice to Romeo suggests that they don’t see love as emotional whereas Romeo does.
- Mercutio’s ‘Queen Mab’ speech suggests that dreams are merely wish-fulfillment.
- Romeo’s prophetic dream suggests that we cannot escape our fate.
Common misconception
That everyone in Elizabethan England thought dreams were profound and important.
Mercutio's 'Queen Mab' speech implies that dreams are inconsequential and merely wish-fulfillment.
Keywords
Portentous - something that seems to be a sign related to a future event — generally an ominous sign
Mercurial - changing suddenly and often; intelligent, enthusiastic, quick
Fate - the development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power
Divination - the skill or act of saying or discovering what will happen in the future
Innuendo - a remark or remarks that suggest something sexual or something unpleasant but do not refer to it directly
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