Act II
Act III
Acts IV and V
William Shakespeare
The Plays and
Shakespeare in America
100
Romeo doesn't want to leave the Capulet's party because he can't tear himself away from this person.
Who is Juliet?
100
This word identifies the reason Romeo kills Tybalt.
What is revenge?
100
This person tries to help Romeo and Juliet reunite.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
100
This is Shakespeare's first name.
What is William?
100
Shakespeare wrote primarily in iambic ___________.
What is pentameter?
200
Juliet believes this word is the enemy between she and Romeo.
What is "Montague"?
200
This emotion is what Juliet initially felt for Romeo upon learning he murdered her cousin.
What is anger/fury?
200
This person moves up the date of Juliet's wedding to Paris.
Who is Lord Capulet?
200
This is the primary (and deadly) reason the theaters had to shut down temporarily during the 16th Century.
What is the plague?
200
This word can be defined as a reference to a different literary work. Shakespeare used this frequently.
What is an allusion?
300
Friar Lawrence is concerned that Romeo is too quickly forgetting about this person when he first hears about Juliet.
Who is Rosaline?
300
Romeo initially says he would rather experience this than banishment.
What is death?
300
This is what Romeo buys from an apothecary after learning of Juliet's "death".
What is poison?
300
This is who Shakespeare married when he was 18.
Who is Anne Hathaway?
300
A ________ is a metrical unit, or a 'foot' of meter, made up of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is an iamb?
400
Friar Lawrence believes this will at last unite the Capulets and the Montagues.
What is marriage?
400
Juliet is unknowingly obligated to this in Scene in Scene IV.
What is marriage to Paris?
400
This story element identifies what the Friar contributes to the story when the Capulets find Juliet "dead".
What is irony?
400
This person was Shakespeare's biggest patron during his lifetime.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
400
This author invented characters pretending to be Shakespearean actors in his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Who is Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens?
500
Juliet will pretend she is going to the church for this, rather than her secret marriage to Romeo.
What is confession?
500
This person tells Juliet to listen to her parents and marry a man she doesn't love.
Who is the Nurse?
500
This is what Romeo does when he is nearly stopped at Juliet's tomb / the church.
What is murder / near murder?
500
The town in which Shakespeare was born is known as Stratford-upon- ___________.
What is Avon?
500
This is one event that used to occur simultaneously with a Shakespearean production; this is the modern equivalent of a folk singer's show.
What is a minstrel show?
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