Characters
This person is Romeo's love interest at the beginning of the play.
Who is Rosaline?
"Death is my Son-in-law death is my heir" is and example of this literary device
What is personification?
"Verona brags of him to be a virtuous and well-gover'd youth" describes this person
Who is Romeo?
Romeo and Juliet is set in this Italian city
Where is Verona?
This is the theater in which he most often performed.
What is the Globe Theater?
The age of Juliet at the beginning of the play.
What is 13 (almost 14)?
The rhyme scheme of this form of poetry follows the format ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
What is a sonnet?
This is what Mercutio says to Romeo when he is mortally wounded.
What is "a plague on both your houses, I was hurt under your hand"?
The punishment for the two families quarrel
What is death?
This widespread disease affected the ability of Shakespeare to perform in the Globe.
What is the Black DEATH?! <3
A fantastical character, dreamed up by Mercutio in the play.
Who is Queen Mab?
A motif of Romeo and Juliet, referenced in the quote “a pair of star crossed lovers”.
What is fate?
“More than Prince of Cats… he's the courageous captain of compliments” describes this character.
Who is Tybalt?
Romeo finds out about the party in this way
What is helping a servant read the party list and learning Rosaline will be there?
People who were seated on the floor of the Globe theater.
What are Groundlings????
A servant of Montague.
Who is Balthazar or Abram?
“She will not be hit by a cupid's arrow” uses this literary device.
What is (mythological) allusion?
“Where the infectious pestilence did reign, sealed up the doors and would not let us forth” tells of deterrence from his important duty.
Who is Friar John?
Juliet goes to confession as an excuse to go see him.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
These are the five categories of Shakespeare's plays.
What are comedies, tragedies, historys, problem plays, and romances?
This person started the first fight in the play.
Who is Samson?
“I’ll re you, I’ll fa you. Do you note me?” Is an example of this literary device.
What is a pun?
Describing Paris, “...he’s a man of wax…Verona’s summer hath not such flower.” is spoken by this person.
Who is Lady Capulet?
The city where Romeo goes after his banishment.
What is Mantua?
Shakespeare wrote this number of sonnets.
What is 154?