OMAM Characters
The Prince of the Ranch
Who is Slim?
This is the decade that Of Mice and Men takes place in:
What are the 30's/1930's?
Tell me something that happened in 1.1
What is:
The First fight/"I bite my thumb at you"
The prince's law
Romeo's Heartache
"If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace," (1.1.98-99)
Who is Prince Escalus?
This is the exposition of Romeo and Juliet.
The only femininity on the ranch, but what's her real name?
Who is Curley's Wife?
The title "Of Mice and Men," is an allusion to Robert Burns' poem, named after this singular animal.
What is a mouse/"To a mouse?"
The Balcony Scene is famous to us, but that is not how Shakespeare titled it. What Act/Scene are we looking for when we say "The Balcony Scene?"
What is 2.2/Act 2, Scene 2?
"Uncle, this is a Montague, our foe. A villain that come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night," (Shakespeare, 1.5.69-71).
Who is Tybalt?
Lennie would likely be diagnosed with this childlike developmental disability, which just makes him more special.
What is Autism?
Who is Curley?
When Candy's old dog is shot, it's serves as a warning, or this kind of dark, shrouded, literary term.
What is foreshadowing?
These are the two murder victims by the "loverboy" Romeo.
Who are Tybalt AND Count Paris?
"O look, methinks I see my cousin's ghost seeking out Romeo that did spit his body upon a rapier's point!" (Romeo and Juliet, 4.3.56-58)
Who is Juliet?
The fact that we know about Romeo and Juliet's marriage, the coma-potion by Friar Lawrence, and that our protagonists will die are all examples of this literary device.
What is dramatic irony?
The original supplier of mice to Lennie, and a hallucination
Who is Aunt Clara?
In the novella, Lennie and his love for rabbits are more than just furry friends; To Lennie and George, these creatures symbolize this.
What is hope/What is The American Dream?
This is what Romeo and Juliet are squabbling about in 3.5.
What is day/night or daytime/nighttime?
"I'll give thee armor to keep off that word, adversity's sweet milk, philosophy, to comfort thee, though thou art banished," (Romeo and Juliet, 3.3.57-59).
Who is Friar Lawrence?
This poor soul says one line in 1.1 and dies in 5.3, but is not killed.
Who is Lady Montague?
This character does what Candy cannot do.
Who is Carlson?
By shooting his only friend in the head in order to give him mercy from his future suffering, what does this novella say about The American Dream?
What is the American Dream is dead/not real/unattainable?
The chorus outline the entire play in this part of the play, but is not within Act 1 through 5.
What is the Prologue?
"Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew," (Shakespeare, 5.3.12).
Who is Count Paris?
In the dramatic structure, the formal name for this part is the "denouement."