Themes
What theme is this quote: "Monday! Ha, ha! Well, Wednesday is too soon."
Parental Responsibility/ Pressure of Time/ Limitations of Gender Roles/ Inevitability of Fate
Pressure of Time
A long speech given to a group of characters is called a...
Monologue
"That 'banishèd,' that one word "banishèd,'/ Hath slain ten thousand Tybalts" is an example of which Literary Term
Hyperbole
What is a Stanza?
A grouped set of lines within a poem, functioning much like a paragraph does in standard prose.
How is Paris characterized in this quote: “Younger than she are happy mothers made.”
Upholds traditional values
What theme is this quote: "Thy beauty hath made me effeminate." Explain your answer.
Parental Responsibility/ Pressure of Time/ Limitations of Gender Roles/ Inevitability of Fate
Limitations of Gender Roles
What is the definition of a Soliloquy?
A character speaking their thoughts aloud when alone
What is the fig lang. being used here: "Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical! Dove-feathered raven! wolvish-ravening lamb!"
Oxymoron
How many lines are in a couplet?
Two lines
How is Lord Capulet characterized in this quote: “Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch!”
Capulet becomes controlling, harsh, and explosive when Juliet refuses Paris.
What theme is this quote: "How? Will she none? Doth she not give us thanks?"
Parental Responsibility/ Pressure of Time/ Limitations of Gender Roles/ Inevitability of Fate
Parental Responsibility
Which two dramatic elements are not intended to be heard by other characters in the story?
Aside and Soliloquy
What type of irony is present when Romeo and Juliet fall in love, unaware of each other's family identity?
Dramatic Irony
What is this an example of: "Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man."
Pun / Personification / Iambic Pentameter
Explain.
Pun
Fix this run-on sentence:
Juliet fears marrying Paris she refuses to obey her father Romeo plans to see her anyway.
Juliet fears marrying Paris, so she refuses to obey her father, but Romeo plans to see her anyway.
OR
Juliet fears marrying Paris. She refuses to obey her father, but Romeo plans to see her anyway.
Which theme is most evident in the quote "My only love sprung from my only hate!"?
Parental Responsibility/ Pressure of Time/ Limitations of Gender Roles/ Inevitability of Fate
Inevitability of Fate
A short comment made to the audience (like a secret) is called...
Aside
What lit device is used "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?/ It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!"?
Metaphor
What does it mean if a poem is written in Free Verse?
The poem does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any fixed musical pattern
Which character is being characterized: "It becomes evident that he values honor and violence above peace when he notices a Montague in his home and exclaims, “Now, by the stock and honor of my kin, to strike him dead I hold it not a sin."
What element of STEAL is being used here?
Tybalt, Speech
Create a full Theme Statement for Romeo and Juliet.
In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare...
A single character or chorus of actors help lead the audience from the real world to the play world
Prologue
What is an allusion?
a reference to someone or something by name
What is a Shakespearean Sonnet made up of?
3 Quatrains and a Couplet
Rewrite the following sentence so it uses correct parallel structure:
Romeo wanted to honor his love for Juliet, escaping from Verona, and that peace would come between the families.
Romeo wanted to honor his love for Juliet, escape from Verona, and bring peace between the families.