What do we call the turning point in a play's action?(1 point) Responses Exposition Exposition Falling Action Falling Action Climax Climax Rising Action

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The turning point in a play's action is called the Climax.

What is NOT part of Friar Lawrence's plan to help Juliet reunite with Romeo?(1 point) Responses Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a sleeping potion that will make her appear to be dead. Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a sleeping potion that will make her appear to be dead. Friar Lawrence tells Juliet to have the Nurse hide the potion for her until she needs it. Friar Lawrence tells Juliet to have the Nurse hide the potion for her until she needs it. Friar Lawrence instructs Juliet to drink the potion the night before her wedding to Paris. Friar Lawrence instructs Juliet to drink the potion the night before her wedding to Paris. Friar Lawrence will send word to Romeo informing him of their plan. Friar Lawrence will send word to Romeo informing him of their plan.

The option that is NOT part of Friar Lawrence's plan to help Juliet reunite with Romeo is: Friar Lawrence tells Juliet to have the Nurse hide the potion for her until she needs it.

In the play, Friar Lawrence does not instruct Juliet to have the Nurse hide the potion; instead, he gives her the potion directly.

What is the purpose of comic relief in a play?(1 point) Responses To provide background information about the plot To provide background information about the plot To lighten the mood and provide a break from the tension To lighten the mood and provide a break from the tension To introduce new characters To introduce new characters To advance the main conflict of the story

The purpose of comic relief in a play is to lighten the mood and provide a break from the tension.

Which TWO characters provide most of the comic relief in Romeo and Juliet? (2 points) Responses The Nurse The Nurse Lady Capulet Lady Capulet Benvolio Benvolio Mercutio

The two characters that provide most of the comic relief in Romeo and Juliet are The Nurse and Mercutio.

In Act 4, why does Juliet tell her parents that she will marry Paris?(1 point) Responses To hide her true intentions and her determination to follow Friar Lawrence's plan To hide her true intentions and her determination to follow Friar Lawrence's plan To let her father know that she loves him and wants to obey his wishes To let her father know that she loves him and wants to obey his wishes To keep from being disowned by her parents To keep from being disowned by her parents To let Friar Lawrence know she has given up on a life with Romeo

In Act 4, Juliet tells her parents that she will marry Paris to hide her true intentions and her determination to follow Friar Lawrence's plan.

What fears does Juliet express before taking the potion? (Check all that apply.)(2 points) Responses She fears that the potion might be poison and kill her. She fears that the potion might be poison and kill her. She worries that the potion might not work, and she will have to marry Paris. She worries that the potion might not work, and she will have to marry Paris. She worries that Romeo no longer loves her. She worries that Romeo no longer loves her. She worries that Friar Lawrence will tell her parents about their plan.

Before taking the potion, Juliet expresses the following fears:

  1. She fears that the potion might be poison and kill her.
  2. She worries that the potion might not work, and she will have to marry Paris.

Those are the fears she articulates in the play.