Odyssey
Odysseus's wife.
Who is Penelope?
Root base that means light.
What is "photo"?
Who was William Shakespeare?
Shakespeare was known to be the author of both of these.
What are plays are poetry?
Wielded the lightning bolt.
Who was Zeus?
Odysseus is known to be gone from Ithaca for this long.
What is 20 years?
An influencing factor. To stand in opposition to something (physically or ideologically).
What is protest?
This character bites his thumb at the Capulets.
Who is Sampson?
Shakespeare was known to be bi-lingual because he spoke and wrote in both of these languages.
What are English and Latin?
Was known to eat his children.
Who was Chronus/Chronos/Kronus/Kronos?
Odysseus and many of his men escape Polyphemus by doing these three things.
What is getting Polyphemus drunk, stabbing Polyphemus in his one eye, and holding onto the bottom of the sheep/rams?
Prefix meaning against, in the way.
What is "ob"?
The names of the two feuding families.
Who are the Montagues and the Capulets?
Shakespeare had this many children.
What is three?
Zeus's two brothers.
Who were Poseidon and Hades?
Penelope's test of Odysseus.
What was the moving of Odysseus's bed?
Suffix meaning marked by.
What is "ous"?
This character tries to break up fights (physical and verbal) on a couple of occasions throughout the play.
Who is Benvolio.
Shakespeare's family suffered the death of this child when he was only 10 years old.
Who was Hamnet?
Known to be the ugliest god.
Who was Hephaestus?
Nestor's invitation to Telemachus and his men before Nestor knew their identities was an example of this.
What is Greek hospitality?
Friendship between nations (friendship between two separate states, beings, subjects).
What is amity?
Romeo's first love.
Who is Rosaline (Capulet)?
No scenery and simple constumes.
What was the traditional setting/scenery of Shakespeare's plays/performances?
The Trojan War can be attributed to Eris not being invited to their wedding.
Who were Thetis and Pelias?