Vocab
Define Aside
Words spoken by an actor directly to the audience, which are not "heard" by the other characters on stage during a play.
What do the witches predict in Act 1, Scene 3 for Macbeth? For Banquo?
Macbeth will be Thane of Cawdor and eventually the king. Banquo's descendants will be king, although he will not.
Romeo and Juliet agree to marry after knowing each other for…
a few hours
Identify Macbeth.
Killed Duncan, Banquo, Macduff's family; became king, etc.
True or False?
The Nurse advises Juliet to marry Count Paris.
True
Define Dramatic Monologue
A type of poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener.
What trick does Malcom use to hide the number of men in his army?
He has them use tree branches as camouflage
After Romeo killed Tybalt, Romeo directly went to hide at…
Friar Laurence's cell
Identify Romeo
15-17 year old boy, son of Montague, in love with Juliet, poisons himself at the end of the play
True or False?
After stopping the first fight on Verona's streets, the Prince says that if a Capulet or Montague disturbs the peace again, the punishment will be banishment.
False
Define Dramatic Irony
a character speaks in ignorance of a situation or event known to the audience or to the other characters.
What was Lady Macbeth’s plan for killing Duncan?
Drug the guards, kill Duncan, plant the daggers on the guards so it looks like they killed Duncan
When Mercutio says, "A plague on both your houses," he has just been…
stabbed by Tybalt and is about to die.
Identify Young Siward
Tried to kill Macbeth but was killed
True or False?
When she discovers that Romeo is dead, Juliet kills herself by drinking the poison that remains in the bottle.
False
Define Tragedy
A type of drama in which the characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the worse. In tragedy, catastrophe and suffering await many of the characters, especially the hero.
What do the doctor and gentlewoman see Lady Macbeth doing? What do they decide to do about it?
She is sleepwalking and talking about the murders. They decide to keep an eye on her, but not say anything.
Minutes before Juliet awakens…
Romeo kills Paris and then poisons himself
Identify Tybalt
Really good fighter, killed Mercutio, etc.
Explain how the theme of “fate vs free will” was used in the play.
Answers will vary
Define Fourth Wall
The imaginary wall of the box theater setting, supposedly removed to allow the audience to see the action.
Macduff says, "Oh, gentle lady, 'Tis not for you to hear what I can speak. The repetition, in a woman's ear, would murder as it fell.", in response to Lady Macbeth after the death of Duncan. What was ironic about this?
Lady Macbeth planned the murder and was an accomplice
The Capulets and Montagues agree to end the feud and…
raise statues of their dead children
Identify Peter
Capulet servant who cannot read
Explain how the theme of “love as a cause of violence” was used in Romeo and Juliet.
Answers will vary