Basic RJ Knowledge
Where does the story take place?
Verona,Italy
Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? 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.
Juliet
A "Solo Cry"
Soliloquy
The person Juliet's parents want her to marry.
Paris.
How did Paris pass away?
Romeo and him sparred which led to his death. ( Answers May Vary!)
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What does Romeo compare Juliet to in the first balcony scene?
To the Morning Sun
Comparison of 2 things without using like or as.
Metaphor
The person Juliet gets married too instead.
Romeo.
How did Mercutio pass away?
Killed by Tybalt in a duel. ( Answers May Vary!)
What are the names of the two rival families
Montagues and Capulets
Right before he dies, who says, "A plague o' both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me!"
Mercutio
Character(s) expressing there feelings to the audience
Monologue
The person who has helped both with the marriage.
Friar Lawrence
How did Tybalt pass away?
Killed by Romeo in revenge for Mercutio's death. ( Answers May Vary!)
What is the name of Romeos first love, before Juliet
Rosaline
Who says, "See how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek!"
Romeo
When the audience knows something that the character(s) do not.
Dramatic Irony
The person in charge of delivering Romeo the letter but in the end failed to do so.
Friar John
How did Romeo pass away?
He drinks the death potion believing that Juliet has really passed away. ( Answers May Vary!)
Who ends up killing Tybalt and what are the consequences of the act.
Romeo, Banished from Verona.
Who said to Romeo of Rosaline, "Compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow".
Benvolio
Pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.
Rhyme Scheme
The person Romeo was supposed to marry.
Rosaline
How did Juliet pass away?
Stabs herself after she wakes and sees Romeo has passed. ( Answers May Vary!)