Students’ Questions about Literature Page 59

Romeo and Juliet is a tragic story of two young lovers who are forced to part ways because of their feuding families.

Atticus Finch is a lawyer in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. He is also the father of Scout and Jem.

Harper Lee wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.

The Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because he believes that it will help to end the feud between their families.

Polonius sends Reynaldo to Paris to spread rumors about Hamlet in an effort to discredit him.

The Great Gatsby’s ending means that Gatsby’s dream was never real and that he was never truly happy.

Romeo and Juliet are responsible for their own deaths.

Mercutio is Romeo’s friend and kinsman who encourages Romeo’s pursuit of Rosaline and later Juliet. Mercutio is also the cousin of Prince Escalus.

“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.”

Nick is not content with his life because he is both enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.

Tom Robinson is a black man who is accused of raping a white woman.