Shakespeare Biography
Sonnets
Speeches and Papers
R & J Characters
R & J General Info
100
What is Shakespeare's hometown?
Stratford Upon Avon
100
How many quatrains in a sonnet?
Three
100
What is the last sentence of your introduction called?
a thesis statement
100
Who is the peacekeeping friend of Romeo?
Benvolio
100
What do the Nurse and Friar Lawrence keep a secret?
Romeo and Juliet's marriage
200
What is the disease that occurred during Shakespeare's life and killed many called?
the plague
200
What are the last two lines of a sonnet are called?
a couplet
200
What is the part of a paper that tells the main purpose of the essay?
A thesis
200
Who is the person trying to keep control of the city?
Prince Escalus
200
How does Romeo kill himself?
Poison
300
What is Shakespeare's son's name?
Hamnet
300
What are the two types of sonnets
Shakespearean and Petrarchan
300
What is the list of all the sources in a paper called?
a Works Cited page
300
Who is the character who threatens to kill Romeo while he is in Mantua?
Lady Capulet
300
Who is the man of wax?
Paris
400
Who is the person scholars suspect Shakespeare wrote his sonnets for?
the Earl of Southhampton
400
How many syllables per line in a Shakespearean sonnet?
10
400
What is a citation for a quote in an essay called?
a parenthetical citation
400
Who is the person who asks to be buried with Juliet?
Paris
400
What is the punishment for Romeo killing Tybalt?
Banishment from Verona
500
What is the theme of Shakespeare's later plays?
Father's relationships with their daughters
500
What does Shakespeare call the woman who appears in some of his sonnets?
the dark lady
500
What is a good way to overcome the fear of public speaking?
Acting confident
500
Who is the servant of Romeo who tells him of Juliet's "death"
Balthasar
500
Who is the man that tries to deliver Friar Lawrence's letter to Romeo?
Friar John?
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