Metaphors
First Encounter Sonnet
Paraphrase
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Death Scene
100

When Romeo first meets Juliet, he calls her hand a shrine, and his lips _________.

What is......two blushing pilgrims

100

Throughout the sonnet, Romeo calls Juliet _______, and Juliet calls Romeo a pilgrim

What is.....a saint

100

"Palace of dim night" (107-110)

What is.....The tomb where Juliet's body lies

100

What city does the play take place in?

What is......Verona

100

Romeo's figurative language suggests that he is _______ by the idea that he will help look after Juliet in death

What is.....comforted

200
Romeo compares death to a monster who is in love with Juliet and traps her in the tomb to be his ________.

What is.....lover

200

In the first encounter sonnet, Romeo and Juliet use religious metaphors in order to _________.

What is.....flirt with each other

200

"You do wrong your hand too much" (94)

What is....You should not consider your hand unworthy of touching mine
200

What are the last names of the two rival families?

What is.....Montague & Capulet

200

By dying and staying in your tomb, I will ___________.

What is....free myself from my unlucky fate

300

By "palmers" Juliet means _________.

What is..... a pilgrim traveling to a holy shrine

300

By the end of the sonnet, Romeo and Juliet rhyme with each other's lines, which is meant to suggest they are ________.

What is...a good match for each other

300

"Then move not while my prayer's effect I take" (103)

What is.....Don't move while I make what I've been praying for to happen

300

Who kills Mercutio?

What is......Tybalt

300

Why did Shakespeare end Romeo's speech with six sentences that all end with exclamation points?

What is.....to show that Romeo is passionate

400

How do Romeo and Juliet connect the image of hands in prayer to the idea of kissing?

What is.....Romeo says lips can pray like hands do.

400

In which line does Juliet discourage Romeo's flirtation?

What is..."Ay pilgrim, lips that they must use in pray'r" (99).

400

“If I profane with my unworthiest hand / This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this, / My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand / To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.” (90–93)

What is......If I have insulted your pure hand by touching it with mine, my lips can fix this insult with a kiss

400

Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage?

What is......Friar Lawrence
400

 In which quote does Romeo directly refer to the setting of this scene?

What is......“For fear of that, I still will stay with thee, / And never from this palace of dim night / Depart again.” (107–109)

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