Romeo & Juliet
The Most Dangerous Game
The Odyssey
Homophones
Vocabulary
100
These are the two places where the play takes place.
What are Verona and Mantua
100
This man is the protagonist of the story
Who is Rainsford
100
a long, narrative poem highlighting the accomplishments of a hero or society
What is an epic
100
demonstrates a "pair" of objects
What is two
100
compelling attractiveness or charm
What is charisma
200
These are the two feuding families in Romeo & Juliet
What are the Montagues and the Capulets
200
When Rainsford is hiding in a tree and sees the General below him, the General makes this creepy/cruel gesture.
What is the General grins
200
Odysseus and his men tricked/defeated Polyphemus by using these 3 things.
What is wine, a wooden stake, the name "Nohbody", and/or sheep
200
one word asks permission, and the other demonstrates ability
What are 'may' and 'can'
200
a friendly relationship or connection
What is rapport
300
Only one of the following survives this story: Romeo, Juliet, Paris, Lady Montague, Benvolio
Who is Benvolio
300
The literary element shown at the very beginning of the story when Rainsford talks about how he doesn't believe in the superstition of Ship Trap Island.
What is foreshadowing
300
Penelope calls him, "the dirtiest dog" of the bunch
Who is Antinuous
300
This word is used to show possession, but not to point out direction
What is their
300
to reduce the pain or trouble or something
What is alleviate
400
Immediately after the Capulet's party, Romeo goes here
What is the garden/ beneath Juliet's balcony
400
General Zaroff's "assistant"
Who is Ivan
400
This blind prophet warns Odysseus about Helios's cattle
Who is Tiresias
400
This word is used when something has been made into a projectile
What is threw
400
beginning or happening now or in recent times
What is contemporary
500
Friar Lawrence reacts like this when Romeo asks that he marry R & J.
What is, doubtful at first because he just was in love with Rosaline and concerned about the family drama, but eventually hopeful that the marriage will bring peace.
500
This caused Rainsford to fall off his boat in the first place.
What is 3 gun shots in the distance.
500
This woman was offered as a prize for winning a beauty contest; she is also considered the cause of the Trojan War
Who is Helen
500
One (a noun) is the result of an action/cause, the other (a verb) demonstrates how someone has been made to feel
What are effect and affect
500
lacking proper respect or seriousness
What is flippant
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