Verona
Which character is known as Romeo's "foil" or mirror opposite?
His best friend, Mercutio
This story mainly takes place in _______________________________, Italy.
Verona
We know that the Montagues and Capulets are of the same social status, or that their "two households" are "alike in..."
Dignity
Where was W.S. born?
What is Stratford Upon Avon
Daily Double: What lyric form does the prologue take?
Sonnet
What is one of the themes of Romeo & Juliet?
#forbiddenlove #familyfeud #gangrivalry #perserverance against all odds. #doanythingfor love #starcrossedlovers #illfateddestiny #bromance. #wrongsidesofthetracks
Romeo goes to the party to see ______________.
Rosaline
A man of the church who hopes to end the feud between Montagues and Capulets in Verona by marrying Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Laurence
What do you call the first 14 lines of the play Romeo and Juliet?
Prologue
"To destroy the beauty from which one came"
Is it rap or Shakespeare?
What is rap.
Romeo finds out that Juliet is a __________.
Capulet
Who brings up marriage first?
Juliet
If a character's lines are written like this;
The character is most likely from the lower class and not very wealthy
The character us most likely uneducated.
What is prose?
When was William Shakespeare born?
1564
"Men would rather use their broken weapons than their bare hands"
Is it rap or Shakespeare?
What is Shakespeare.
How is Tybalt related to Juliet?
He is her cousin
True or False: the Nurse teases Juliet and delays giving her news about Romeo by complaining about her aching back?
True
What is the name of the best "mother figure" of Juliet?
Nurse
Daily Double: How many two-beat "Feet" does iambic pentameter have?
(Think of math...what number do you see?)
Five
What does O Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo mean
What is Why do you have to be Romeo
What happens if the Prince catches the two houses fighting again?
They'll pay with their lives/be executed
How old is Juliet when the play begins?
13
The age of Shakespeare was during this reign
What is Elizabeth 1 (1558-1603)
What do you call the writing pattern of the prologue of Romeo and Juliet?
What is Iambic Pentameter?
To what does Romeo first compare Juliet during the balcony scene? A.) The moon B.) The stars C.) A summer's day D.) The morning sun
c-The morning sun