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Why is Paris in the Capulet tomb?
To put flowers on Juliet's tomb
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What news does Balthazar bring Romeo?
Juliet is dead
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What does Friar John tell Friar Lawrence? What does this make Friar Lawrence do?
He was quarantined so he couldn't deliver Romeo's letter; FL is going to go get Juliet himself
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What does Romeo buy because of the news Balthazar brings him?
Buys poison
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What is the definition of alliteration?
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
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What is the definition of an allusion?
A reference to art, history, or mythology
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What is the definition of a theme?
The lesson or moral learned from a story
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Who does Romeo buy poison from?
The Apothecary
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What is the definition of a subject?
A one-word concept that tells what story is about
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How do the Montagues and Capulets plan to honor their children?
Statues in their honor
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Why does Paris think that Romeo has come to the Capulet tomb? Why would he think that?
To destroy it- he is a Montague
300
What 2 things about Juliet should have been a hint to Romeo that she was NOT dead?
Red/Warm lips and cheeks
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Who says, "I defy you, stars!"
Romeo
300
What news does Lord Montague bring when he arrives at the scene of the suicides?
Lady Montague has killed herself over the grief of Romeo's exile
400
What is an apostrophe?
Reference to someone dead or absent
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What are the two reasons why Romeo says he is going into Juliet's tomb?
To get the ring and to mourn her
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What is comic relief? Give an example of it from the play
Humor to defuse a tense situation
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What is the definition of a symbol. Give an example
Concrete object that represents an abstract idea
500
What is the reason Shakespeare's plays are still studied today?
Timeless themes!
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Why are the lines "Thou art not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips..."
Juliet's alive!
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Who says, "I am the greatest, able to do least"
Friar Lawrence
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What is the definition of figurative language?
Language that draws comparisons between two objects that may seem incomparable
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Who said the lines, "Thou art not conquered. Beauty's ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips..." What do they mean?
Romeo- telling Juliet she is still beautiful in death
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