Beginning
Where does the play take place?
Verona
Who is Tybalt related to?
Juliet / Capulets
Who is Romeo’s cousin?
Benvolio
When we know that Juliet is alive, but Romeo does not, what kind of irony (dramatic, verbal, or situational) is it?
Dramatic - When we know something the characters do not know.
How does Juliet show her impulsivity?
Answers will vary:
She plans to get married after one day. She is impatient with the nurse. She threatens to kill herself if the friar fails to help. She kills herself almost immediately upon Romeo's death.
What is making Romeo sad at the beginning of the play?
He is in love with Rosaline, and she does not love him back.
How would you characterize the nurse?
She is silly, loving, and a little bawdy. She looks after Juliet.
When Romeo says that he had a bad dream and has a feeling that the party might lead to his death, this is an example of what?
Foreshadowing
How would you characterize Friar Laurence?
Wise, stern, optimistic, paternal
When was Shakespeare writing plays?
Renaissance/Elizabethan England during the 1600's
What style of poetry is the prologue written in?
Sonnet
What kind of irony is it (situational, verbal, or dramatic) when Juliet says to her mother that she would rather marry Romeo than Paris, who she claims to hate)
Verbal
How is Mercutio a FOIL to Romeo?
He is funnier and more cynical about love and dreams.
Give one example of situational irony.
Answers will vary (fire station catches fire, etc.)
What do the stars represent in “star-crossed lovers”?
Fate
Write one line of iambic pentameter
Answers will vary (look for 10 syllables w/ rising rhythm)
How does Lord Capulet respond when Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
He tells her she has to marry him or else he will disown her.
What does Romeo discover at the party?
How beautiful Juliet is / the fact that she is a Capulet
"My bounty is as boundless as the sea" is an example of what literary device?
Simile
Who is Mercutio related to?
The Prince/Paris
What does the prince threaten will happen if people fight in the streets?
That they will be killed.
What upsets Tybalt at the dance?
Romeo is a Montague and he thinks that he is being disrespectful in coming to the party.
There are a number of puns in Romeo and Juliet - name one.
Maidenhead / lie / coals
What is the name of the dramatic convention that tells actors where to move or what to do (i.e. They kiss. They fight. He dies)?
Stage directions
What theater did Shakespeare perform in?
The Globe