Characters
The man that Lady Capulet and Lord Capulet want Juliet to marry
Paris
The name of the city where the play takes place
Verona
But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun.
Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,
Who is already sick and pale with grief
That thou, her maid, art far more fair than she.
Romeo, Act II, Scene II
What was the name of the spectators that watched the plays standing up?
Groundlings
banished
being sent away from something and being prevented from seeing it
This character challenges Romeo to a duel
Tybalt
Where do Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time?
The ball hosted by the Capulets
My child is yet a stranger in the world;
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years
Let two more summers wither in their pride, Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride
Lord Capulet, Act I Scene II
Name the three types of Shakespeare plays and give an example of each
Tragedy
Comedy
History
mercy
when someone has mercy, they are choosing not to harm or punish someone they have power over
Shakespeare uses this character to introduce a scene, serving as a kind of narrator
the Chorus
Whose death makes Romeo very angry? How does he seek revenge?
Mercutio's death, he seeks revenge by killing Tybalt
My only love sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!
Juliet, Act I, Scene V
Who played women's roles during the time of Shakespeare?
young adolescent boys
regret
to wish you had not done something
The character that Romeo and Juliet confide in; this character has an extensive knowledge of herbs and plants
Explain the Nurse's attitude towards Romeo and Juliet's relationship.
-supportive
-helps to hide it
-ultimately changes her mind, thinks Juliet should marry Paris
Within the infant rind of this weak flower
Poison hath residence and medicine power.
Friar Lawrence, Act II, Scene III
List three characteristics of the Globe theatre
-no artificial lighting
-round building
-open ceiling
-three stories high
to curse
using impolite or inoffensive language; when you insult someone or wish something bad would happen to them because you are angry
The character that bites his thumb at the beginning of the play, starting a fight between the two houses
Sampson
How does Juliet die?
-finds Romeo's dead body after she wakes up
-tries to kiss his poisoned lips, does not work
-takes his dagger and stabs herself
A plague o’ both your houses.
They have made worms’ meat of me.
Mercutio, Act III, Scene I
Name one word and one expression that Shakespeare created
words:
Addiction ( Henry V / Othello)
Assassination (Hamlet –’assassin’ existed)
Coldhearted (Anthony and Cleopatra)
To drug (Macbeth – first used as a verb)
To hurry (Comedy of errors – first used as a verb)
Impartial (Henry IV)
Mortifying (The Merchant of Venice)
To negotiate (Much Ado about Nothing)
Uncomfortable
Expressions:
To have a heart of gold (Henry V)
To break the ice (The Taming of the Shrew)
Love is blind (The Merchant of Venice)
For goodness’ sake (Henry VIII)
All that glitters is not gold (The Merchant of Venice)
Knock knock, who’s there? (Macbeth)
Come what may (Macbeth)
It is but so so (As You Like It)
apothecary
someone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes