Shakespeare
Characters
Plot
Figurative Language/Devices
Miscellaneous
100
Name the theater at which Shakespeare performed most of his plays. (BONUS: Which side of town was it located on?)
Globe Theatre. The south side of town.
100
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning of the play? (BONUS: What has she decided to do with her life?)
Rosaline. She's going to become a nun.
100
Most of the play takes place in this city. (BONUS: Romeo is banished to _________.)
Verona. Mantua.
100
"But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." Name the device.
Metaphor
100
How many lines are in a sonnet? BONUS: What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
14. ABABDCDCEFEFGG
200
Name three "immoral" things you might find in London during Shakespeare's time (other than theater).
Drinking, prostitution, bearbaiting, cockfighting, pickpocketing.
200
Who is supposed to deliver the letter to Romeo? (BONUS: What stops him from delivering it?)
Friar John is prevented from delivering the letter after he is quarantined due to fear of plague.
200
"Wherefore art thou Romeo?" Translate this line into modern English.
Why are you Romeo?
200
“It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night/ Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear.” Name the device.
Simile
200
Shakespeare often wrote in ____________________, which is a series of five pairs of stressed and unstressed syllables.
iambic pentameter
300
Poor people who stood on the bottom floor of the theater were called __________________.
Groundlings
300
How does the Nurse describe Paris? (BONUS: Which two characters is Paris related to?)
He is described as a "man of wax." He is related to Prince Escalus and Mercutio.
300
Who does Mercutio curse as he dies? (BONUS: Quote the line.)
He curses both the Montagues and Capulets. "A pox on both your houses!"
300
"You will find me a grave man.” Name the device.
Pun
300
What is Tybalt's nickname?
Prince of Cats
400
When a character talks to the audience and other characters pretend not to hear, this is known as a(n) ________________.
Aside
400
Name FIVE main people involved in the fight in the opening scene and clarify which family each is associate with. (BONUS: Name the sixth person and his family.)
Montagues: Abraham, Balthasar, Benvolio. Capulets: Gregory, Sampson, Tybalt.
400
Who does Juliet want to take her virginity if Romeo can't do it?
Death
400
“Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon / who is already sick and pale with grief.” Name the device.
Personification
400
Why does Friar Lawrence not want Romeo & Juliet to kill themselves? (BONUS: What is his hobby?)
In traditional Catholicism, suicide is viewed as a "mortal sin" that results in damnation. He is a gardener/herbalist.
500
A monologue that serves primarily to reveal a character's inner thoughts is called a ______________________.
Soliloquy
500
Name the Nurse's servant. (BONUS: How does Shakespeare differentiate between servants and royalty in his writing?)
Peter. Servants' dialogue is written in full sentences/prose rather than in poetic lines.
500
At the end of the play, Juliet tries to kiss the poison from Romeo's lips. Why is this ironic?
At the beginning of Act 5, Romeo recounts a dream in which Juliet kisses him back to life. In reality, he stays dead.
500
“O loving hate!... O heavy lightness! Serious vanity!” Name the device.
Oxymoron
500
Name ONE instance in which Shakespeare uses sonnets in Romeo & Juliet. (BONUS: Name another one.)
The opening prologue, Lady Capulet's description of Paris, the dialogue between R & J during their first meeting.
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