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Tragedy and Drama Unit Test Questions and Answers 96% In Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet, how does Romeo react when he hears someone in Juliet's tomb? ✔Ans✔ He begs the intruder to leave. In Act II, scene v of Romeo and Juliet, the nurse returns to Juliet with news from Romeo. Which emotion motivated the nurse to go on this quest for Juliet in the first place? ✔Ans✔ love Read the passage from Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene v. Benvolio: Away, be gone; the sport is at the best. Now read the adaptation. Benvolio: Let's go; the best part of the party is over. A modern audience might prefer the adaptation because it ✔Ans✔ updates the language. Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Prince: A glooming peace this morning with it brings; The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head: Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things: Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished: For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo. Which words best help the reader understand the tone of the play's conclusion? Check all that apply. ✔Ans✔ sad woe glooming sorrow Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Montague: Alas! my liege, my wife is dead to-night; Grief of my son's exile hath stopp'd her breath. What further woe conspires against mine age? What is the best paraphrase of the underlined text? ✔Ans✔ What other pain must I suffer through as I get older? Read Friar Laurence's dialogue from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. But he which bore my letter, Friar John, Was stay'd by accident, and yesternight Return'd my letter back. Based on these lines, what role did Friar John play in the catastrophe? ✔Ans✔ He was prevented from delivering Friar Laurence's letter. Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet. Friar Laurence: Stay not to question, for the watch is coming; Come, go, good Juliet.—[Noise again.] I dare no longer stay. Juliet: Go, get thee hence, for I will not away. [Exit FRIAR LAURENCE.] What's here? a cup, clos'd in my true love's hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end. O churl! drunk all, and left no friendly drop To help me after! I will kiss thy lips; Haply, some poison yet doth hang on them, To make me die with a restorative. [Kisses him.] Thy lips are warm! First Watch: [Within.] Lead, boy: which way? Juliet: Yea, noise? then I'll be brief. O happy dagger! [Snatching ROMEO'S dagger.] Which phrases ✔Ans✔ happy dagger timeless end Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy does Romeo represent in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet? ✔Ans✔ a flawed hero Which is an example of dramatic irony in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet? ✔Ans✔ Romeo thought Juliet was dead when he poisoned himself, but the audience knew she was alive.

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