Romeo and Juliet
What are Romeo and Juliet's surnames?
Romeo Montague
Juliet Capulet
What is the "main character" in a story called?
The protagonist
Use the PAST simple.
Yesterday, I ____ (go) shopping.
went
What is Shakespeare's first name?
William Shakespeare
Romeo drinks poison.
Juliet stabs herself.
What is a simile?
A comparison between two things using like or as
Use the FUTURE tense.
Next year, I am going to ___________ (travel) to Ibiza.
travel
Who was Queen of England during Shakespeare's times?
Elizabeth I
Which character betrays Juliet's trust halfway through towards the end of the play (Act 3-4)
How?
The Nurse
She tells her to marry Paris anyways as Romeo is not good enough compared to him.
What is a metaphor?
Will or Going To?
I forgot to call Sarah! I _____________ (call) right now!
will call
Shakespeare wrote plays from the late __00s to early __00s.
1500s - 1600s
Why does the Apothecary refuse to sell Romeo the poison?
How does Romeo eventually convince him?
The Apothecary says that selling poison is illegal in Mantua.
Romeo convinces him by bribing him with a lot of money and reminding him how poor and hungry he is.
What is a personification?
Applying human characteristics/qualities of an inanminate object.
Use the PRESENT PERFECT tense.
I _________________ (not see) Jim yet.
The Globe theatre during Shakespeare's time was referred to as the ....
Wooden O
Finish the quote...
"For never was a story of more woe,
Than this of ...
Juliet and her Romeo"
Which is the SIMILE, METAPHOR, and PERSONIFICATION?
1. The fireworks were a lantern in the sky.
2. ...which sets the whole face of the quicksand shivering and trembling.
3. Her smile is as bright as the morning sun.
Which ONE of these sentences is in the PASSIVE voice?
1. My car has been stolen.
2. The Beatles wrote "A Hard Day's Night".
3. My father built this house.
1. My car has been stolen.
What are the three colours of the flags on top of the Globe theatre which show what type of play is going to be performed?
Extra 300 points if you say what type of play each colour refers to.
Red = history
White = comedy
Black = tragedy