Nurse is more like a real mother to Juliet. She really raised her from the time she was a baby.
100
Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll no longer be a Capulet.
Who is "Juliet"
100
Define the following word: DIRGE
What is "a sad song, a funeral hymn"
100
What are 3 of the 6 characteristics of a tragedy?
What are "fate/fortune, fatal flaw, catharsis, internal/external flaw, supernatural, revenge"
200
Acts on impulse, changes mind easily.
Who is Romeo?
200
Explain why Romeo took his own life.
What is "He received information from his man, Balthasar, saying Juliet was dead. He felt that he could not live without her and bought a poison from an apothecary. He took his life in her vault to be with his one true love"
200
There stands a husband to make you a wife!
What is "Nurse"
200
Define: Ambiguity
What is Vagueness.
200
What is the difference between an aside and a soliloquy?
What is "An aside is spoken when other characters are present on stage and is often simply a thought vs a soliloquy is a longer set of thoughts often spoken alone on stage"
300
Juliet's confidant & closest friend.
Who is Nurse?
300
What is the relationship between parents and children during this time period?
What is "Children strictly obeyed their parents, often having a "respectful" relationship as opposed to a more emotional one"
300
She hath not seen the change of fourteen years.
Let two more summers wither in their pride
Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.
What is "Capulet"
300
Define: PENSIVE
What is thoughtful.
300
What are "nuptials?
Marriage vowels.
400
Killed under Romeo's arm.
Who is Mercutio?
400
How have the deaths of Romeo and Juliet affected the people of Verona?
What is "The people of Verona have been pulled together to realize that a family feud should be ended and that it took their children's true love to realize this."
400
"A plague o' both houses!"
What is "Mercutio"
400
Define Apothecary.
What is "A person who creates and sells potions"
400
List all of the characters who are on team Montague and all of the characters who are on team Capulet.
Montagues: Romeo, Benvolio, Mercutio, Montague, Lady Montague
Capulets: Juliet, Tybalt, Capulet, Lady Capulet, Nurse
500
Believes that his/her actions will end the feud between the Montagues & Capulets.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
500
Describe the internal conflict that Juliet is experiencing and how does she deal with it?
What is "Juliet wants to obey her father's wishes, but he wants her to mary Paris when she is already in love with and married to Romeo. She lies to her father telling him that she will mary Paris when she really is plotting a way to be with Romeo"
500
I do protest I never injured thee
But love thee better than thou canst devise
Till thou shalt know the reason of my love.
And so, good Capulet, which name I tender
As dearly as mine own, be satisfied
What is Romeo
500
Define: Abate
What is decrease.
500
List all of the characters who die and the cause of their death.
Mercutio: At the hand of Tybalt
Romeo: Poison at his own hand
Juliet: Stabs herself
Lady Montague: Heartbreak over her son's banishment
Paris: At the hand of Romeo
Tybalt: At the hand of Romeo