2nd PUC Romeo and Juliet Important Questions and Answers For 2022 Exam with summary
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
William Shakespeare(1564-1616) : is an English poet and playwright,widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s Pre-eminent dramatist. he is often called England’s national poet and the “”bard of Avon”.his plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those pf any other playwright. his most famous works are ‘Romeo and Juliet’,’Mid summer Night dream’,King Lear’, Julius Caesar etc. His plays have also inspired movies. the many movies have been made based on his plays. His works have been translated into most of the Langauges of the world.
ABOUT THE PLAY
“Romeo and Juliet’ is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crosses lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare’s most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young lovers. “Romeo and Juliet’ belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity.
The plot is based on an Italian tale translated into verse as The Tragical History of Romeo and Juliet by Arthur Brooke in 1562, and retold in prose in Palace of Pleasure by William Painter in 1567. Shakespeare borrowed heavily from both, but expanded the plot by developing a number of supporting characters, particularly Mercutio and Paris. Believed to have been written between 1591 and 1595, the play was first published in a quarto version in 1597.
The text of the first quarto version was of poor quality, however, and later editions corrected the text to confirm more closely with Shakespeare’s original. These two extracts are taken from the play. They are spoken by Romeo and Juliet at different times. In these extracts, the poetic outpouring of feelings of love with appropriate imagery and diction aims to give readers an opportunity to see how a master artist handles the theme of love along with the feeling how his rendering stands apart and also to appreciate the freshness of appeal in the poetic expression of a common human feeling like love.
SUMMARY OF ROMEO AND JULIET 2ND PUC
At the feast organized by the Capulets, Juliet’s family, when Romeo sees Juliet for the first time, he is struck by her beauty and breaks into a sonnet. The imagery, Romeo uses to describe Juliet, gives important insights into their relationship. Romeo, initially, describes Juliet as a source of light, like a star, against the darkness : “she doth teach the torches to burn bright! it seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
.” Romeo believes that he can now distinguish between the artificiality of his love for Rosaline and the genuine feelings Juliet inspires. Romeo acknowledges his love was blind, “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight/For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” Juliet also falls in love with him and says to herself that Romeo is like day-light during a dark night.
He appears to her as if he were coming on the wings of night. She appeals to god to give her Romeo and make her happy, even if she has to die for her love, and also to transform Romeo into a million little stars.
Romeo and Juliet after confessing their love for each other get married secretly. When Romeo was returning from his wedding with his friends Benvolio and Mercutio, he meets Tybalt. Tybalt tries to pick a fight but Romeo knowing that he is Juliet’s relative, avoids him. However, Mercutio does not understand this and gets into a brawl with Tylabt
and gets killed.
Romeo, aroused by the death of his friend kills Tylabt and run away.
Then, we come to Act III Scene II where Juliet is waiting for her husband. She is impatient and at the opening of the scene, delivers this passionate soliloquy, which is popularly known as Juliet’s invocation to the night. In these lines, she urges the night to come so that her lover may come soon. We can also see her yearning and her wait for her love in these lines.
ROMEO AND JULIET 2ND PUC 1 MARK QUESTION AND ANSWER
Q.1. Whom does Romeo address as ‘yonder lady’?
Ans. To Juliet.
Q.2. Who according to Juliet would make the face of heaven so fine
as stars?
Ans. Romeo.
Q.3. When according to Juliet would Romeo make face of heaven so
fine?
Ans. When Romeo would become star/cut into the little stars.
Q.4. Who is ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is compared to a ‘rich jewel in an
Ethiope’s ear’?
Ans. Juliet.
Q.5. Who is ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is compared to a ‘snowy dove’?
Ans. Juliet.
Q.6. When, according to Juliet, would all the world be in love with
night?
Ans. When Romeo is cut into little stars/makes the face of heaven so
fine.
Q.7. The phrase ‘teach the torches to burn bright’ suggests:
a) Juliet’s glow is brighter than the light of the torch.
b) her beauty is capable of enabling the torches to burn bright.
her beauty surpasses the brightness of light.
Ans. c) her beauty surpasses the brightness of light.
Q.8. ‘for the earth too dear’ suggests that the lady’s beauty is:
a) rare
b) divine
c) expensive
Ans. a) rare
Q.9. ‘the measure done’ connotes the completion of:
a) Romeo’s admiration of Juliet’s beauty.
b) dance organized by Lord Capulet.
c) glorification of Juliet’s charm.
Ans. b) dance organized by Lord Capulet.
Q.10. The line ‘did my heart love till now?’ suggest:
a) Romeo feels he has fallen in love.
b) Romeo has been attracted before.
c) Romeo feels this is true love.
Ans. c) Romeo feels this is true love.
Q. 11. The phase ‘new snow’ suggests :
(a) Love as pure as snow
(b) Description of Romeo’s charm
(c) Juliet’s discreet love for Romeo
Ans. (b) Description of Romeo’s charm
Q. 12. Which were the two noble families of Verona?
Ans. The two noble families of Verona were the Capulets and the Montagues.
Q. 13. Who had hosted a grand supper?
Ans. Old Lord Capulet had hosted a grand supper.
Q. 14. How did Romero attend the supper?
Ans. He attended the supper in disguise.
Q. 15. Whom did Romeo see on the dance floor?
Ans. Romeo saw Juliet on the dance floor.
Q. 16. Who is Juliet’s father?
Ans. Lord Capulet is Juliet’s father.
Q. 17. What does he say about Juliet’s glow?
Ans. He says that Juliet’s glow is brighter than the light of any torch.
Q. 18. How does Juliet address Romeo?
Ans. Juliet calls Romeo ‘day in night’.
Q. 19. Where, according to Juliet, will Romeo lie?
Ans. He will lie upon the wings of night.
Q. 20. What does Juliet call the night?
Ans. She calls it ‘gentle night’ and ‘loving black browed night.
Q. 21. What does she want to happen to Romeo after she dies?
Ans. She wants him to become little stars.
Q. 22. According to Juliet, what will happen if Romeo becomes little stars?
Ans. According to Juliet, if Romeo becomes stars no one would pay attention to the Sun.
Q. 23. Who is compared to a rich jewel in the poem “Romeo And Juliet’?
Ans. Juliet
Q. 24. What does Juliet want Romeo to be made into when she dies?
Ans. Little stars.
Q.25. “So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows”—who is compared to a dove and who do crows’ stand for in
this line from ‘Romeo and Juliet’?
Ans. Juliet, the other women/ladies present in the hall.
Q. 26. Who is going to decorate the sky in the form of stars according to Juliet?
Ans. Romeo
Q. 27. For I ne’er saw true ……… till this night. Fill in the blank with a word from ‘Romeo and Julieť.
Ans. Beauty.
Q. 28. What does Juliet want Romeo to be made into after she dies?
Ans. Little stars.
Q. 29. Romeo compares Juliet to a rich jewel in whose ear?
Ans. In an Ethiope’s ear.
Q.30. In Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ how does Romeo want his rude hand to be blessed?
Ans. Romeo wants his rude hand to be blessed with the touch of Juliet’s hand.
Q. 31. Who teaches the torches to burn bright in ‘Romeo and Juliet’?
Ans. Juliet
Q. 32. When would the world pay no attention to the garish sun, according to Juliet?
Ans. After Romeo dies, he would beautify the sky and become a star. The world then, would no longer pay attentior to the Sun and get enchanted by the beauty of the night sky.
ROMEO AND JULIET 2ND PUC 4 MARK QUESTION AND ANSWER
(To be answered in a word or a phrase or a sentence each.)
Q.1. How does Romeo justify that he had never seen true beauty till he had seen Juliet?
Or
How does Romeo glorify Juliet’s beauty?(MQP, 2016)
Or
How Does Romeo Describe Juliet?
Or
Romeo claims to have never seen true beauty till he saw juliet.how does he justify his statement?
Ans. Romeo is fascinated by Juliet’s beauty at the just sight. In fact, he is mesmerized by her beauty. He feels that Juliet can teach the torches to burn bright. It charms the place and illuminates it more than the brightness of light. Her beauty seems to be too rare and splendid that seems to hang upon cheek of night as rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear. Her beauty is too rich for use; too dear for earth. She appears to him a white showy dove and her companions appear to be crows. He wants to touch her hand and get his rude hands blessed by her soft and gentle touch. He asks himself whether his heart ever loved before this moment as he never saw such true beauty,
Q.2. How is Romeo mesmerised by the beauty of Juliet?(March 2015)
or
How does Romeo glorify the beauty of Juliet?(June 2015)
Ans. The moment Romeo sees Juliet, he is mesmerized by her beauty. He applauds Juliet’s beauty and says that her beauty is so brilliant that it can inspire a torch to burn more brightly meaning that even bright light of a torch is pale as compared to her radiant beauty. He compares her beauty to twilight, soft and radiant that illuminates the place. It shines as a jewel worn by a dark-skinned African woman. He compares her beauty as rare and priceless to be seen on a mortal man comparing her beauty to heavenly beauty. Just as a white coloured pigeon can be easily admired among a crowd of black crows. Her beauty is evident among other beauties, meaning that she is more beautiful than the others. He tells himself that having appreciated her beauty, he will follow her and touch her and feel blessed. Romeo questions himself whether he had loved anyone before he fell in love with Juliet meaning that he had found true love. He feels that his eyes are enriched after seeing such beauty.
0.3. What similes does Romeo use to convey Juliet’s beauty?
Ans. Romeo uses two similes to convey Juliet’s beauty
It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night; As a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear’
In these lines Romeo compares Juliet to a glittering shining jewel. The ‘cheek of night and ‘Ethiope’s ear symbolize darkness. Just like the night is dark similarly the complexion of an American or Ethiopian lady is also dark. Just like a jewel in the Ethiopian’s lady ears shines brightly against the dark contrast similarly in that darkness of the night Juliet’s complexion is glowing bright and shining like a jewel. The second simile that Romeo uses is: So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows; as yonder lady over fellow shows In these lines Romeo compares Juliet to a dove which is a symbol of purity and beauty while the other ladies are
called crows in comparison to her.
Q.4. How, according to Juliet, would Romeo be immortalized in the world?
(TBQ)
Ans. Juliet asks the night to bring with it her Romeo. She tells the night that after she dies, take her Romeo and turn him into little stars. According to her, if Romeo is turned into stars, then, the night will be so beautiful and bright that the entire world will fall in love with the night and no one will look at the gaudy Sun. This way Romeo will always live and he will be immortalized.
Q.5. How does Shakespeare glorify beauty and love in Romeo and Juliet?
Ans. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare describes the intense love that Romeo and Juliet felt for each other and Juliet’s beauty that attracted Romeo to her. Romeo feels, he has not seen a more beautiful woman than Juliet in his life. She shines like a jewel and star. Her beauty is too good for this world and she outshines all other woman like a dove among crows. Juliet eagerly waits to meet Romeo and requests night to turn him into a star that shines bright. She longs for his visit. She feels he is like a day that comes during the night. He is whiter than the snow on the black wings of a raven. Both of them look forward to spending time together and are ready to sacrifice their lives for their love.
Q.6. How do Romeo and Juliet describe their feelings of love to each other?
Ans. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo sees Juliet on the dance floor among a group of beautiful women. He is, at once, fascinated by her beauty and falls in love with her. He feels he has not seen a lady more beautiful than Juliet. To him she is a rich jewel that shines bright. She is such a splendid woman who should not die any day. Romeo thinks his hands will be blessed if they happen to touch the hands of Juliet. She too feels the same way when she waits at the garden to meet Romeo. The love between them is mutual as she also longs for his visit and requests the night to bring him soon. She pleads that Romeo should be turned into stars so that, on her death, his face would make heavens so beautiful that the whole world would love him.
Q.7. How effectively has Shakespeare used figures of speech like similes and metaphors to describe Juliet’s beauty and Romeo’s love?
Ans. Figures of speech are usually introduced in poetry to highlight an idea the poet wants to convey. Shakespeare in “Romeo and Juliet’ introduces imagery to describe Romeo and Juliet. Romeo is fascinated by the beauty of Juliet and says that her beauty surpasses the brightness of light of the torch. He personifies her beauty by saying she is
glowing like the “cheek of night”, she is a “rich jewel in an Ethiopes’s ear” and a “snowy dove” among “crows”. Juliet says Romeo is like a “day in night” and he is whiter than new snow on a raven’s back. She requests night to turn him into stars that would be shining in the sky and those bright stars would be admired by the people of the world
Q. 8. How does Juliet want Romeo to be immortalized, in the poem Romeo and Juliet?
Ans. The poem Romeo and Juliet captures the immense love of Romeo and Juliet towards each other. Juliet is of the opinion that, Romeo is a bright and a cheerful person. His coming, even during the night time, makes it bright like a day. She says that he looks bright like the new snow present on the raven’s (crow’s) back. She makes it very
clear that she doesn’t want to give up Romeo even after her death. In order to immortalize him, she would want night to make him into tiny little stars and put him on sky to make it shine and glitter. The twinkling light would look so beautiful that the people would stop worshipping the Sun considering it to beQ harsh and glaring, and start liking the night sky. Consequently, the world would understand the immortal love of Romeo and Juliet.
Q.9. How does Juliet welcome night? Why?
Ans. Juliet invites night so that Romeo may come to her unseen by others. She says that Romeo is ‘day in night to her and his presence alone will make her night bright to her. She says after her death, she wants night to set up Romeo amongst stars so that he will make the face of heaven beautiful and make the people forget the Sun. The word night’ symbolically stands for secrecy and caution that needs to be exercised in their love affair. In this manner, she wants to immortalize Romeo and her love for him. Furthermore, ‘When I shall die’ and ‘cut him out in little stars’, and ‘heaven’ are expressions that clearly refer to death and immortality.
Q. 10. How does Romeo describe Juliet’s beauty?
Ans. Romeo happens to see Juliet for the first time at the grand supper hosted by Lord Capulet, Juliet’s father. Though he belongs to the Montague family and they are staunch enemies, he is strangely attracted towards Juliet. He feels that Juliet is brighter than any torch. She is compared to a rich jewel in an African woman’s earlobe. The other maidens surrounding her look like mere crows whereas she is the snowy dove. Romeo feels that his rude hands would be blessed if she just touches them. He feels he has not seen such a real beauty in his life so far.
Q. 11. How does Romeo describe Juliet?
Ans. Romeo is fascinated by Juliet’s beauty. He feels that Juliet teaches the torches to burn bright, meaning to say that her beauty surpasses the brightness of light. Her beauty seems to be too rare and splendid. He compares her to a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear. She appears to be a snowy dove and her companions appear to be crows. He feels like touching her hand and get his rough hand blessed by her soft and gentle touch.
Q. 12. Describe the immortal love of Romeo and Juliet.
Ans. The poem Romeo and Juliet captures the immense love of Romeo and Juliet towards each other. Romeo sees Juliet on the dance floor among a group of beautiful women. He is, at once, fascinated by her beauty and falls in love with her. He feels that he has not seen a lady more beautiful than Juliet. To him, she is a rich jewel that shines bright. She is such a splendid woman who should not die any day. Romeo thinks his hands will be blessed if they
happen to touch the hands of Juliet. She too feels the same when she waits in the garden to meet Romeo. The love between them is mutual as she also longs for his visit and requests the night to bring him soon. She pleads that Romeo should be turned into stars after his death so that it makes the heaven beautiful and the whole world would love him. Thus, he would be immortalized forever and generations to come would talk about their love.
Q. 13. What does Romeo intend to do after the dance is over?
Ans. Romeo is truly mesmerized by Juliet’s beauty. He keeps watching her and compares her to beautiful glittering jewel on the cheek of night. According to him she was like a dove among crows in the party. However, he is not satisfied by just looking at her and admiring her beauty. He wants to get closed to her and longs to touch her. After the dance is over, Romeo intends to stand at the place where Juliet stood. He longs to touch her hand. He feels that by touching her lovely hand, his ugly hand would be blessed.
Q. 14. What question does Romeo ask himself after he saw Juliet? Why?
Ans. Romeo asks himself if his heart, till now, knew at all what love was. Romeo, till then, had thought that he was in love with Rosaline. But after he saw Juliet, he realized that he had never experienced such feelings before. He was totally mesmerized by Juliet’s beauty. He had never seen such divine beauty and had never felt this intensely for anyone, even for Rosaline. Thus, he now realizes that what he had for Rosaline was not true love. In fact, he realizes that he had never experienced true love earlier. It was only after he saw Juliet, he realizes what true love feels like.
Q. 15. How does Juliet address the night? What request does she make to it?
Ans. Juliet invokes night intensely and passionately. She yearns for her lover and asks the night to bring her love on its wings. Longing for her love, she lovingly calls the night addressing it as ‘gentle night’ and ‘loving black browed night. She requests the night to give her Romeo back and after she dies, she asks the night to set Romeo in heaven as stars.
Q. 16. Why does Juliet want Romeo to turn into stars? According to her, what would happen if it comes true?
Ans. Juliet wants to immortalize her love. Probably, she has a premonition of their impending deaths. She knows about the enmity between the two families and although firmly accepting and standing by her love. She somewhere knows that they would not be able to live together. And so to immortalize her love, she wants Romeo to be turned into stars. According to her, when Romeo will shine like stars in heaven, her lover will make such a soothing beautiful sight that no one would like to look at the gaudy bright Sun.
Q. 17. Do you think that Juliet had a premonition about their impending deaths? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans. Yes, Probably Juliet had a premonition of their tragic ends. This is the reason why she talks about her death and immortalizing her love after she dies. Setting Romeo as stars on the face of heaven also in a way is hint to the reader by the playwright of the couple’s tragedy.
ROMEO AND JULIET 2ND PUC 6 MARK QUESTION AND ANSWER
(To be answered in a word or a phrase or a sentence each.)
Q.1. Comment on the contrasting imagery in the poem. What purpose does it serve highlighting the intensity of love? (TBQ)
Ans. The poem is full of contrasting visual imagery. In the speeches of both Romeo and Juliet we see comparisons and contrasts. Romeo describes the beauty of Juliet like bright glittering jewel hanging on the cheek of night or in an Ethiopian’s ear. Thus, the contrast of dark and bright is brought forth beautifully. He also compares Juliet to a dove and the
other women in the room to crows. Thus, we once again get to see a contrast of white and black Similarly Juliet, when remembering Romeo, talks about day and night, sun and stars. She calls Romeo ‘day in night’ and wants him to be turned into stars after he dies. She, then, makes a contrast between the beautiful stars that Romeo would turn into which will be so lovely that the entire world will fall in love with them and the Gaudy bright Sun which no one will look at. Besides these expressions like ‘When I shall die’, ‘cut him in stars’ refer to immortality as well as death. The playwright through these contrasts, here, has probably given a hint to the reader regarding the tragic end of the play. May be Juliet had a premonition of their impending death. Thus, the contrasting imagery by making the expression of love more passionate and dramatic for the reader highlights the intensity of love.
Q. 2. Between Romeo and Juliet, whose love do you think is more passionate and intense?(TBQ)
Ans. It is very clear between Romeo and Juliet, it is Juliet whose love is more passionate and intense. Romeo earlier, too, had felt love for Rosaline and it is well known that he had gone to Lord Capulet’s party to see Rosaline. When he sees Juliet for the first time, he is spellbound by her beauty. In his speech too, Romeo only talks about Juliet’s external beauty. He compares her to the jewel hanging on the cheek of night or in Ethiope’s ear. He calls her dove among crows. It is clear that he is captivated by her beauty. Nowhere does he talk about anything beyond her external beauty. In contrast to this when we read Juliet’s invocation of night, we can feel the intensity of her love. She does not talk about the physical characteristics of Romeo. She goes much beyond that. In her invocation, we can feel the yearning of a lover. In her request to night to set Romeo as stars, we get to see her premonition of their impending death. It is her who talks about immortalizing their love in the form of stars. Also, she was the one who proposed marriage. Thus, clearly, Juliet’s love was much more passionate and intense than that of Romeo.
Q.3. From what you get to read in the extracts draw a brief character sketch of Romeo.
Ans. The name Romeo, in popular culture, has become nearly synonymous with “lover”. Romeo, in Romeo and Juliet, does indeed experience a love of such purity and passion that he kills himself when he believes that the object of his love, Juliet, has died. Romeo’s relation to love is not so simple. At the beginning of the play, Romeo pines for Rosaline, proclaiming her the paragon of women and despairing at her indifference towards him. Rosaline, of course, slips from Romeo’s mind at first sight of Juliet. But Juliet is no mere replacement. The love she shares with Romeo is far deeper, more authentic and unique than the clichéd puppy love Romeo felt for Rosaline Romeo’s love matures over the course of the play from the shallow desire to be in love to a profound and intense passion,
She inspires him to begin to speak some of the most beautiful and intense love poetry ever written. Yet Romeo’s deep capacity for love is merely a part of his larger capacity for intense feeling of all kinds, Put another way, it is possible to describe Romeo as lacking the capacity for moderation. Love compels him to sneak into the garden of his enemy’s daughter, risking death simply to catch a glimpse of her. Anger compels him to
kill his wife’s cousin in a reckless duel to avenge the death of his friend. Despair compels him to commit suicide upon hearing of Juliet’s death. Such extreme behavior dominates Romeo’s character throughout the play and contributes to the ultimate tragedy that befalls the lovers. Had Romeo restrained himself from killing Tybalt, or waited even one day before killing himself after hearing the news of Juliet’s death, matters might have ended
happily. Of course, though, had Romeo not had such depths of feeling, the love he shared with Juliet would never have existed in the first place.
Q. 4. On the basis of what you read in the poem, describe Juliet’s development from a thirteen year old to a passionate woman of maturity and determination.
Ans. Having not quite reached her fourteenth birthday, Juliet is of an age that stands on the border between immaturity and maturity. At the play’s beginning, however, she seems merely an obedient, sheltered, native child, Juliet gives glimpses of her determination, strength and sober- mindedness a and offers a preview of the woman she
will become. Juliet’s first meeting with Romeo propels her full-force towards adulthood. Though profoundly in love with him, Juliet is able to see and criticize Romeo’s rash decisions and his tendency to romanticize things. We see, in Juliet, a woman who knows both her mind and her heart. She had the courage to propose marriage inspite of knowing about the enmity between the two families and also to go through fearlessly what she decided. The passion and intensity that is seen in Juliet’s invocation of night clearly depicts her transformation from a thirteen year old young girl to a lady yearning for her lover.
Juliet’s development from a wide-eyed girl into a self-assured, loyal and capable woman is one of Shakespeare’s early triumphs of characterization. It also marks one of his most confident and rounded treatments of a female character
Q.5. How does Shakespeare glorify the intense love between Romeo and Juliet?
Ans. In ‘Romeo and Julieť, young Romeo and his lady love Juliet belong to two hostile families in Verona. When Romeo sees Juliet on the dance floor for the first time, he is attracted by her beauty. He falls in love with her. Shakespeare uses various images and comparisons to highlight the feelings of the passionate lovers. When he looks at Juliet, Romeo feels her beauty surpasses the brightness of light. She is like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear. When Juliet is among a group of young ladies, Romeo feels that she is as attractive and white as a snowy dove among crows. When the dance comes to a close, he wants to hold her hand and he tells that his rough hand will be blessed by the touch of her hand. He is so attracted by her loveliness that he says that he has never seen such
a beautiful woman in his life. Juliet’s love for Romeo is as intense as his love. She eagerly waits for his visit in the garden at night. To her, he shines bright in the night. She requests night to make him into little stars when she dies. He will make the sky shine so bright at night thus making people like night better than day. She is sure that people would forget to worship the Sun as they would enjoy Romeo’s presence in the sky as shining stars. Thus,
Shakespeare uses similes and metaphors to describe the immortal love between Romeo and Juliet.
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