Romeo and Juliet - Characters test questions - CCEA - GCSE English Literature Revision

1

Read the extract from Romeo and Juliet and answer questions 1-4 below.

CAPULET'S WIFE

Nurse, where's my daughter? Call her forth to me.

NURSE

Now by my maidenhead at twelve year old,

I bade her come. What, lamb! What, ladybird!

God forbid, where's this girl? What, Juliet!

JULIET

How now, who calls?

NURSE

Your mother.

JULIET

Madam, I am here. What is your will?

CAPULET'S WIFE

This is the matter. - Nurse, give leave awhile,

We must talk in secret. Nurse, come back again.

I have remembered me, thou's hear our counsel.

Thou knowest my daughter's of a pretty age.

Lady Capulet tells the Nurse to call Juliet to her. What does this tell us about Lady Capulet?

She's lazy

She is bossy and directs the nurse to do menial tasks

She's forgotten her daughter's name

2

The nurse calls Juliet 'lamb' and 'ladybird'. What does this tell us about the nurse's feelings towards Juliet?

She loves her dearly

She sees Juliet as an animal

She forgets Juliet's name

3

What does Juliet call her mother?

Mother

Mummy

Madam

4

What does this show the audience about their relationship?

They have a formal relationship

They have a loving relationship

They have a hateful relationship

5

Read the extract from Romeo and Juliet and answer questions 5-8 below.

BENVOLIO

Tybalt, the kinsman to old Capulet,

Hath sent a letter to his father's house.

MERCUTIO

A challenge, on my life.

BENVOLIO

Romeo will answer it.

MERCUTIO

Any man that can write may answer a letter.

BENVOLIO

Nay, he will answer the letter's master, how he dares being dared.

MERCUTIO

Alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead, stabbed with a white wench's black eye, run through the ear with a love song, the very pin of his heart cleft with the blind bow-boy's butt-shaft - and he is the man to encounter Tybalt?

BENVOLIO

Why what is Tybalt?

What does this extract tell us about Tybalt?

He is feisty and enjoys upholding the Capulet name

He is frightened of Romeo

He admires Romeo

6

Benvolio says 'Romeo will answer it'. What does this tell you about how Benvolio feels about Romeo?

He thinks Romeo is a coward

He thinks Romeo will do the honourable thing and stand up to Tybalt

He hates Romeo

7

What does Mercutio think of Romeo?

He is a strong fighter

He is weak and is governed by his emotions

He will stand up to Tybalt

8

What does this extract tell us about Mercutio?

He is honest

He is jealous

He is kind

9

Read the extract from Romeo and Juliet and answer questions 9-10.

CAPULET

O brother Montague, give me thy hand.

This is my daughter's jointure, for no more

Can I demand.

What does this show you about Capulet?

He hates Montague

He wishes to be forgiven for his past actions

He is demanding

10

What does 'O brother Montague' illustrate to the audience?

Capulet views Montague as his enemy

They are now 'brothers' as the feud between the two families has ended

They were related all along