Act 5 Romeo & Juliet

Figurative Language & Devices

100

What figurative language is seen in the example below?

• “But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun” (Shakespeare 2.2.3-4).

Metaphor: he is comparing Juliet's shinning beauty with the brightness of the sun. 

200

What figurative language is shown in the example below?

• “O me! This sight of death is as a bell, That warns my old age to a sepulcher” (Shakespeare 5.3.206-207).          

Simile

300

What figurative language is shown in the example below?

• “I am the greatest, able to do the least” (Shakespeare 5.3.223).

Paradox

400

What figurative language is shown in the example below?

• “Poor living corse, closed in a dead man’s tomb!” (Shakespeare 5.2.29).   

Note: "corse" = "corpse"

oxymoron

500

What figurative language is shown in the example below?

• “Gorged with the dearest morsel of the earth, Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open” (Shakespeare 5.3.46-47).

Personification 

What's Happening?

100

Despite the fact that it is punishable by death, the apothecary sells the poison to Romeo. Why?

because he is very poor and needs the money

200

Who does the Prince of Verona blame for the deaths of Romeo & Juliet?

Capulet and Montague for their feuding

300

What does Lord Capulet and Lord Montague promise to do in order to memorialize (have everyone remember them) their children?

Create beautiful and expensive statues of Romeo and Juliet to place in Verona.

400

Now that Romeo is dead, what does Friar Lawrence tell Juliet he can do for her?

If she wants, he can place her in a convent, rather than marry anyone else.

500

What does Paris think is the reason why Romeo comes to the Capulet tomb at night?

He thinks Romeo is there to vandalize and disrespect the Capulet tomb.

Opposing Themes

100

Which of the opposing themes is shown in the example below?

• "Ah me! How sweet is love itself possessed, When but love's shadows are so rich in joy!" (Shakespeare 5.1.10-11).

Love

200

Which of the opposing themes is shown in the example below?

• “And never from this palace of dim night, Depart again” (Shakespeare 5.3.107-108).

"dim night" = Dark

300

Which of the opposing themes is shown in the example below?

• “Is it e’en so? Then I defy you, stars!” (Shakespeare 5.1.24).

Free Will

400

Which of the opposing themes is shown in the example below?

• “And breathed such life with kisses in my lips, That I revived and was an emperor” (Shakespeare 5.1.8-9).

Life

500

What opposing theme is shown in the example below?

• “A greater power than we can contradict, Hath thwarted our intents” (Shakespeare 5.3.153-154).

"greater power" = God, the stars, fate

Fate

What's Happening?

100

How does Juliet die in Act 5? 

Note: For real this time.

She stabs herself with Romeo's dagger because Romeo is dead.

200

At the end of Act 5, Lord Montague and Lord Capulet arrive at the tomb. Who does Lord Montague say has recently died?

Hint: This person is NOT in the tomb. 

Lady Montague. She was grieving that her son, Romeo, had been banished and she would never see him again. 

300

After Juliet awakes, Friar Lawrence hears the night watchmen and runs away. Why?

He is afraid that he will be punished for his involvement and even blamed for Romeo & Paris' death. 

400

Why is Friar John unable to deliver the message to Romeo in Mantua?

On his way there, the authorities thought he had been at a house with the black plague, so they quarantined him. He was unable to leave. 

500

What is the excuse Romeo gives to Balthasar for going to Juliet's tomb?

He needs to take back a special ring from her finger.