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Year 7 – ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Questions Week 1: Page 39 – 1. What is the name of the city where this story takes place? 2. Where is this city? 3. What are the names of the two families who hate each other? 4. What usually happened when members of these two families met? 5. What does the Prince of Verona say will happen to the next person who breaks the peace? Page 41 – 1. Which family does Romeo belong to? 2. Why is Romeo sad? 3. What is the name of Romeo’s friend? 4. Who approaches Romeo and his friend? 5. What does the servant ask Romeo to read? 6. What does Benvolio say about Rosaline? 7. Why does Romeo decide to go to the ball at the Capulet house? Week 2: Page 42 – 1. Who was Romeo hoping to see at the Capulet’s ball? 2. What does Romeo say about Juliet when he first sees her? 3. What effect does Juliet have on Romeo? 4. What effect does Romeo have on Juliet? 5. Write a few sentences describing the scene when Romeo and Juliet first meet 6. How do you think Romeo and

Juliet feel knowing that they have fallen in love with someone who is seen as an enemy by their own family? 7. Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight, but will it last? Remember that Romeo went to the dance to see a different girl. What is your opinion of Romeo at this point in the play? Would you trust him? What advice would you give to Juliet? 8. Tybalt now bears a grudge against Romeo for gate crashing the Capulet family party What do you think might be the consequences of this? Page 53 – 1. Write about what happens in Act One 2. What problems do Romeo and Juliet now face? 3. Write about what you think might happen next 4. Read page 54 Write about what actually happens in Act Two Week 3: Page 43 – 1. Why does Romeo climb the wall into the Capulet orchard? 2. What does Juliet say when she first comes to the window? 3. Why is Juliet worried for Romeo’s safety when she sees him in the garden? 4. What is Romeo’s attitude to the danger? 5. What does Juliet tell Romeo

to do? 6. Why does Romeo go to see Friar Lawrence? Page 44 – 1. Why does Juliet send her nurse to speak to Romeo? 2. What message does Romeo send back to Juliet? 3. What does the nurse do in Act Two Scene Four? Do you think she is wise to do what she does? What do you think Juliet’s parents will think of the nurse when they find out? Week 4: Page 45 – 1. Why are Romeo and Juliet married in secret? 2. Why do Romeo and Juliet go to Friar Lawrence to be married? 3. Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? 4. What do you think of Friar Lawrence’s decision to marry Romeo and Juliet? 5. Do you think it is a good idea to get married so young, and so soon after meeting each other, as Romeo and Juliet did? Students should focus on completing the creative tasks during week 5. Week 6: Page 46 – 1. Why does Tybalt ask for Romeo? 2. Why does Romeo avoid fighting with Tybalt? 3. Why does Mercutio fight with Tybalt? 4. What happens to Mercutio? 5. Why does Romeo

eventually fight Tybalt? 6. What happens? 7. Why does Benvolio urge Romeo to leave? 8. Where does Romeo go? Week 7: Page 47 – 1. Why is Romeo hiding in Friar Lawrence’s cell? 2. What punishment has the Prince decreed for Romeo? 3. Why does Romeo think that banishment is crueler than death? 4. What comfort does Juliet’s nurse bring to Romeo? 5. What does Friar Lawrence tell Romeo to do? 6. Where is Romeo going to live until Friar Lawrence can sort things out? 7. What three things does Friar Lawrence say he has to do? 8. What chance of success do you think Friar Lawrence has of making peace with Romeo and Juliets parents? Week 8: Page 48 – 1. Why does Romeo have to leave Juliet? 2. How do the quotations given above suggest that something terrible is going to happen? 3. What news does Lady Capulet bring? 4. How does Juliet’s father react when he is told she will not marry the man he has chosen? 5. Why doesn’t Juliet just tell her parents that she is married to Romeo? 6. What

advice does the nurse give to Juliet? 7. What do you think of the nurse’s advice? 8. Who does Juliet turn to for help? Page 55 – 1. Write about what happens in Act Three 2. What problems does Romeo face now he is banished from Verona? 3. What problems does Juliet face at the end of Act Three? 4. Write about what you think might happen next Week 9: Page 49 – 1. Why does Juliet go to Friar Lawrence for help? 2. Why does Friar Lawrence suggest such a dangerous plan? 3. Why is the plan dangerous? What does it involve for Juliet? 4. How will Romeo know about the plan? 5. Who will be waiting in the Capulet tomb when Juliet wakes? 6. What will Romeo and Juliet do after she wakes, according to the plan? Page 50 – 1. Why do you think Juliet’s father moves the wedding forward to the next day? 2. Why does Juliet place a dagger beside her as she sits thinking? 3. Juliet is afraid Would you be afraid in her situation? What would you do? What advice would you give to Juliet? Week 10:

Page 51 – 1. Why does Juliet appear to be dead when her nurse tries to wake her? 2. How do Juliet’s parents react when they see her apparently dead? 3. Juliet’s parents are heartbroken when they think she is dead Do you think that to some extent it is their own fault? 4. Where is Juliet’s body taken? Page 56 – 1. Write about what happens in Act Four 2. Read Act Four Scene 1 again and explain Friar Lawrence’s plan in your own words 3. Why is Juliet afraid? 4. Write about what you think might happen next Week 11: Page 52 – 1. What happens to Romeo and Juliet? 2. What does the Prince say to the grieving parents? 3. Who do you think the prince should punish? Why? 4. In Shakespeare’s time posters were put up to advertise plays at the public theatres Design a poster advertising a production of Romeo and Juliet. Page 57 – 1. Why did Romeo buy poison? 2. How did Friar Lawrence’s plan go wrong? 3. What did Juliet do when she woke and found Romeo dead beside her? 4.

Write about what happens in Act Five