ROMEO AND JULIET
Read the following extracts from the play and answer the questions set on each. The number of marks allocated to each question serves as a guide to the expected length of your answer.
NOTE: Answer the questions set on BOTH extracts, i.e. QUESTION 4.1 AND QUESTION 4.2.
4.1 [At the Capulet ball]
4.1.1 Complete the following sentences by using the words in the list below. Write only the word next to the question number (4.1.1(a)–4.1.1(d)) in the ANSWER BOOK.
Capulet’s (a) … who is (b) … asks Romeo for help. Upon seeing the name of (c) … on the guest list, Romeo goes to the feast where he sees (d) … for the first time. (4)
4.1.2 Refer to line 1: ‘Why, how now … storm you so?’
(a) Identify Capulet’s tone in this line. (1)
(b) Explain why Capulet uses the tone mentioned in QUESTION 4.1.2(a). (2)
4.1.3 Refer to line 2: ‘Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe’
(a) What emotion might Tybalt be experiencing in this line? (1)
(b) If you were the director of this play, how would you direct Tybalt to portray this emotion? State TWO different actions. (2)
4.1.4 Write down TWO character traits which can be seen in this extract for each of the following characters:
(a) Lord Capulet (2)
(b) Tybalt (2)
4.1.5 Consider the play as a whole. Was Tybalt justified in his decision to take revenge on Romeo? Discuss your view. (4)
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4.2 [At Friar Laurence’s cell]
4.2.1 Why is Romeo in Mantua? (1)
4.2.2 Explain why the following statement is TRUE:
The letter not reaching Romeo has serious consequences. (1)
4.2.3 Refer to lines 14–15: ‘Who bare my … not send it’
(a) Explain why Friar John ‘could not send’ the letter to Romeo. (2)
(b) What information does the letter contain? (2)
4.2.4 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Write only the letter (A–D) next to the question number (4.2.4) in the ANSWER BOOK.
‘Poor living corpse’ (line 32) is an example of …
A simile.
B personification.
C oxymoron.
D metaphor. (1)
4.2.5 Write down ONE word to describe how Friar Laurence might feel in line 26 (‘Now must I to the monument alone’). (1)
4.2.6 Explain how a weakness in Romeo’s character leads to the tragic events in the play. (2)
4.2.7 Identify and discuss the theme of the play which is evident in this extract. (4)
4.2.8 Do you think the ‘Holy Franciscan Friar’ Laurence is indeed a holy person? Discuss your view. (3)
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