Plot
How does the Prince react to the fighting between the Montagues and Capulets?
He threatens to execute anyone who starts the fighting again.
What figure of speech is this quote on page 13? "I hate the word peace like I hate hell, all Montagues, and you."
Simile
Metaphor
A comparison that does not use like or as.
Romeo
Romeo goes to the woods and cries all the time, so he can be characterized as depressed.
Romeo only talks about Rosaline and Juliet's looks, so he is shallow.
Romeo's dream in Scene 4 foreshadows that
attending the party will somehow lead to his death.
What day of the week does Act I take place on?
Sunday
What does Benvolio's simile on page 35 literally mean? "The woman who you think is as beautiful as a swan is going to look as ugly as a crow to you."
He'll make Romeo realize Rosaline isn't as great as he thinks she is.
Hyperbole
An extreme overstate or overexaggeration.
Benvolio
Benvolio tries to break up the fight, so he is calm under pressure and a peacekeeper.
Benvolio wants to help Romeo feel better, so he is a good friend.
What is funny about Mercutio's simile on page 50? "We waste our lights in vain, like lights in day."
The actors would literally be holding lit torches in the daytime!!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha lolololol soooooooo funny frfr
How does Capulet react to Paris' request to marry Juliet?
He tells him to wait a couple of years, and that he will have to win Juliet's heart to gain his blessing.
What figure of speech is used on page 51 when Mercutio says "if love plays rough with you, play rough with love!"
Personification
Personification
Giving an inanimate object human qualities.
Tybalt
Tybalt wants to escalate the fight, so he is aggressive and hotheaded.
What is a soliloquy?
One person on stage speaking alone.
Benvolio encourages Romeo to go to the Capulet party to...
look at beautiful women and forget about Rosaline.
Who is Capulet describing in the simile on page 63, and what does it mean? "He carries himself like a gentleman."
Capulet is saying that Romeo is a polite gentleman and behaves himself well.
Allusion
A reference to something well-known or famous.
Juliet
Juliet doesn't care about getting married, but she listens to her mom about Paris, so she's open-minded.
Why does Romeo use so many oxymorons on page 20-21? Why does he feel so contradictory?
He's in love, which is a wonderful feeling, but he's not loved back, which is a terrible feeling. His emotions are contradictory.
Judging from his behavior at the party, you can predict that Tybalt will
find Romeo later and try to kill him.
What figure of speech does Romeo use in this quote on page 63? "She outshines the other women like a white dove in the middle of a flock of crows." What does he mean?
Simile; Juliet stands out against everyone else like a white spot in bunch of darkness.
Idiom
A phrase that cannot be understood by the words alone.
Capulet
Capulet won't give his blessing unless Juliet falls in love with Paris, so he is thoughtful.
Capulet defends Romeo to Tybalt, so he is level-headed.
Capulet tells all the women that if they don't dance, he'll spread rumors that they have corns, so he's immature.
What is the part of the play called where we find out that Romeo and Juliet's deaths end their parents' feud?
The Prologue