Guess Who?
Who does Juliet's parents what her to marry?
Paris
Why does Romeo go to the Capulet party?
To see Rosaline
"Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father, and refuse thy name: or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet."
Juliet!
Who wrote the play?
William Shakespeare
What is Dramatic Irony?
When the audience knows something the characters do not.
Who dies from grief?
Lady Montague
What is the setting of the play?
Verona, Italy
“See how she leans her cheek upon her hand. / O, that I were a glove upon that hand /That I might touch that cheek!”
Romeo
When was the play written?
1600's
What is an Oxymoron?
Pair of contradictory words.
Who killed Tybalt?
Romeo.
Where was Romeo banished to?
Mantua
"For never was a story of more woe / than this of Juliet and her Romeo"
the Prince
During Shakespeare's time, who was forbidden from acting on the stage?
Women
How many syllables are in one line of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
10
Who is the first person to die?
Mercutio
Who is the first person to arrive at Juliet's tomb?
Paris
"O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you. /She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes / In shape no bigger than an agate stone"
Mercutio
A comedy usually ends in ________, while a tragedy ends in _________.
A comedy usually ends in MARRIAGE, while a tragedy ends in DEATH.
In what type of verse is most of the play written in?
Iambic pentameter
Who mistakenly tells Romeo that Juliet is dead?
Balthasar
On what day of the week is Juliet supposed to marry Paris? (the latest planned one)
Wednesday
“Compare her face with some that I shall show/And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.”
Benvolio
Who was Queen of England during the time the play was written?
Queen Elizabeth I
"I am a grave man" is an example of what literary device?
Pun