Shakespearean Tr'via
What hath happened f'rst?
Dramatic
Pulleth-aparteth
Pulleth-aparteth
Vocabeth and Comprehension Q's
Doth sayeth What?
10
What was Shakespeare's First Name?
William
William Shakespeare
10
What hath happened f'rst?
The Death of Tybalt or The Death of Mercutio?
The Death of Mercutio (Act III, Scene I) happens before The Death of Tybalt (Act III, Scene I)
10
What is the term to define the instructions in the brackets?
[Romeo enters]
Romeo
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
[Romeo sees light coming from an upper window]
Stage Directions
10
What is the literary term that describes a character's tragic flaw that will lead to their downfall
Example: Romeo and his impulsivity
Hamartia
10
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Said by Juliet in Act II, Scene II, when she is pondering about her love for Romeo, with him being a Montague
20
What location in London were many of Shakespeare's plays performed at?
The Globe Theater
20
What hath happened f'rst?
Romeo fights with Paris or Romeo and Juliet get married
Romeo and Juliet get married (Act II, Scene VI) happens before Romeo fights with Paris (Act V, Scene III)
20
How many lines are in a Stanza?
Four
20
What happens to Romeo as a result of slaying Tybalt?
He is exiled
20
"O true apothecary,
Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die."
Said by Romeo in Act V, Scene III, as his last words after ingesting the poison
30
How many sonnets have been credited as being written by Shakespeare?
154 sonnets
30
What hath happened f'rst?
Romeo asks Juliet to marry him or Paris asks Capulet for his daughter's hand in marriage
Paris asks Capulet for his daughter's hand in marriage (Act I, Scene II) before Romeo asks Juliet to marry him (Act II, Scene II)
30
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following lines:
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Shakespeare is dead?
I had no clue.
ABAB
Roses are red, (A)
Violets are blue. (B)
Shakespeare is dead? (A)
I had no clue. (B)
30
What describes two characters who contrast with each other in terms of morals and traits?
Ex - Romeo's seriousness and Mercutio's light-hearted nature
Foils
30
"Parting is such sweet sorrow."
Said by Juliet in Act II, Scene II as she says goodbye to Romeo for the evening
40
Released last year, what Academy-Award winning historical drama follows Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes Hathaway, as they met and started a family?
Hamnet
40
What hath happened f'rst?
Juliet drinks the potion, or Romeo drinks the potion
Juliet drinks the potion (Act IV, Scene III), which happens before Romeo drinks the potion (Act V, Scene III)
40
What type of poem is fourteen lines (three stanzas and one couplet) and is written in iambic pentameter?
Sonnet
40
What is a recurring element with symbolic meaning connected to the theme?
Example - Life and Death
Motif
40
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life."
Said by The Chorus in the Prologue of the play, foreshadowing the fates of our two title characters.
50
What popular conspiracy theory has existed about Shakespeare?
That He Never Existed.
50
What hath happened f'rst?
Juliet finds out Romeo is a Montague, or Romeo finds out Juliet is a Capulet
Romeo finds out Juliet is a Capulet (Act I, Scene V) before Juliet finds out Romeo is a Montague (Act I, Scene V)
50
What is the most common meter in English-language poetry in which one unstressed syllable is followed by one stressed syllable, occurring 5 times per line?
Iambic Pentameter
50
Why does Romeo want to go to the Capulet party?
Because he heard Rosaline was invited
50
"Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill."
Said by The Prince in Act III, Scene I, when discussing the aftermath of Tybalt and Mercutio's deaths