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💔 Romeo and Juliet – GCSE
English Literature · GCSE — plot, characters, key quotations and themes of Shakespeare's tragedy
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In which Italian city is most of Romeo and Juliet set?
Mantua
Verona
Padua
Venice
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In which poetic form is the Prologue to Act 1 written?
A ballad
An ode
A sonnet
Blank verse
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How is Tybalt related to Juliet?
He is her uncle
He is her brother
He is her fiancé
He is her cousin
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The Prologue calls Romeo and Juliet 'star-cross'd lovers'. What does this phrase suggest?
They are kept apart only by their parents
They are destined for a happy ending
They first meet under the stars
Their love is doomed by fate
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Who cries 'A plague o' both your houses!' after being fatally wounded?
Benvolio
Tybalt
Paris
Mercutio
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Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret?
He is paid well by Romeo's father
He believes Romeo has forgotten Rosaline
He wants to stop Juliet marrying Paris
He hopes the marriage will end the feud
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On seeing Juliet, Romeo says: 'Did my heart love till now?' What does this line suggest about him?
He is afraid of the Capulets
He doubts his feelings for Juliet
His love for Rosaline was shallow
He is still loyal to Rosaline
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After Romeo is banished, what advice does the Nurse give Juliet in Act 3 Scene 5?
To marry Paris and forget Romeo
To run away to Mantua with Romeo
To fake her own death
To confess everything to her father
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In Act 3 Scene 5, Lady Capulet thinks Juliet weeps for Tybalt. Why is this dramatic irony?
The audience knows Tybalt is still alive
Lady Capulet knows about the marriage
The audience knows she grieves for Romeo
Juliet does not know Tybalt is dead
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Why does Friar John fail to deliver Friar Lawrence's letter to Romeo?
He is arrested by the Prince's men
Balthasar steals it on the road
He gives it to Romeo too late
He is shut in a house over fears of plague
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