Starter quiz
- Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' was published in the __________ era.
- Elizabethan ✓
- Jacobean
- Victorian
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- In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', after meeting for the first time, Romeo and Juliet decide to...
- tell their parents
- get married ✓
- not see each other again
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- 'A play dealing with tragic events and often ends with a death' is the definition of a ______ play.
- 'tragedy' ✓
- 'A warning or indication of (a future event)' is the definition of which literary device beginning with 'f'?
- 'foreshadowing' ✓
- 'The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement' is the definition of which of the following?
- courage
- intelligence
- wisdom ✓
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- In Act 1, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Romeo’s father says that Romeo keeps his emotions "so secret and so close" which implies which of the following?
- Romeo is open with his father about his emotions.
- Romeo does not share his emotions with his father. ✓
- Romeo's father is open with Romeo.
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Exit quiz
- In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', we meet ______ Lawrence in Act 2, Scene 3.
- 'Friar' ✓
- In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Romeo turns to __________ after deciding to marry Juliet.
- Benvolio
- Lord Montague
- Friar Lawrence ✓
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- 'The state of combining two different things' is the definition of which word beginning with 'd'?
- 'duality' ✓
- Arguably, Shakespeare portrays Friar Lawrence as __________ in Act 2, Scene 3 of 'Romeo and Juliet'.
- courageous
- brave
- wise ✓
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- 'Not connected with religious or spiritual matters' is the definition of...
- sacred
- secular ✓
- divine
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- In Act 2, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', Friar Lawrence advises Romeo: “Wisely and slow. They ______ that run fast.”
- 'stumble' ✓
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Key learning points
- In Elizabethan England, religion played a central role in people’s lives.
- Friar Lawrence’s role as an advisor to Romeo and Juliet arguably represents the importance of religion.
- Friar Lawrence’s speech in Act 2, Scene 3 indicates his knowledge of human nature and emotions.
- Shakespeare arguably presents Friar Lawrence and Romeo as having a very close relationship.
Common misconception
That people in Elizabethan England share the same ideas about religion as we do in modern society.
Religion was central to people's lives in Elizabethan England in a way that it is not in modern society.
Keywords
Friar - belongs to a religious order, a group within the Catholic church
Duality - the state of combining two different things
Secular - not connected with religious or spiritual matters
Tragedy - a play dealing with tragic events and often ends with a death
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