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Romeo and Juliet, Act 1 by William Shakespeare (page 580)
Use complete sentences to answer the following questions.
1. Fate begins to have a hand in the lives of Romeo and Juliet when Romeo and Benvolio are stopped by a servant of
Lord Capulet. What does the servant ask of Romeo?
2. Romeo and Benvolio decide to “crash” Lord Capulet’s party, which is accepted practice. Why does Benvolio especially
want Romeo to go?
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3. Does Benvolio’s wish for Romeo come true? Why is this a serious problem?
4. What are Juliet’s parents’ attitudes toward her getting married? Do they have someone in mind for her? If so, who is it?
5. Romeo and Juliet apparently fall in love at first sight. When do they find out that they are members of the enemy
families? Who tells them?
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Romeo and Juliet, Act 1 (page 55)
1. The servant asks Romeo to read to him the guest list for
Lord Capulet’s party, because the servant cannot read.
2. Benvolio thinks that if Romeo sees all the other young
women at the party, he will forget Rosaline, the woman
whom Romeo loves, but who has rejected him.
3. Yes, Benvolio gets his wish when Romeo sees Juliet and
immediately falls in love with her. This is a serious problem because the two are from families that are enemies
of each other.
4. Both parents are eager to see Juliet get married. Her
mother points out that she became Juliet’s mother when
she was about Juliet’s age. Both parents want her to
consider Paris as a possible husband.
5. Just after Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love, the
nurse tells each of them, separately, that they are members of the feuding families.
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