Who art
thou?
thou?
Juliet’s talkative caretaker who raised her and acts as her confidant.
Who is the Nurse?
The specific gesture made by Sampson in the opening scene that triggers the violent brawl between the servants.
What is "Biting Your Thumb?"
Mr. Mo's favorite character from Romeo and Juliet.
Who is Mercutio?
You need this many "iambs" to make it a pentameter.
What is 5?
This device is used when Romeo says,"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
What is a Metaphor?
"Wherefore" does not mean what, but...
What is Why?
This hopefully suitor is described as, "lacking a cover."
Who is Paris?
Mercutio mocks Romeo's dream by referencing this agate sized folklore character?
Who is Queen Mab?
The "era" in which Romeo and Juliet was written.
What is Elizabethan?
The sonnet follows this specific rhyme scheme.
What is ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG?
What is an oxymoron?
Having enmity towards someone means you feel this way about them.
What is hate them?
This character remarks in Act I that,"I do but keep the peace: put up thy sword, / Or manage it to part these men with me."
Who is Benvolio?
Romeo gives the nurse this item to help overcome a wedding night obstacle.
What is a rope ladder?
This famous playhouse was the one in which Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet first premiered.
What is The Globe Theater?
This unrhymed iambic pentameter often used by Shakespeare probably won't help your career as a rapper.
What is Blank Verse?
The audience knows that Romeo is seeking Juliet, but Mercutio assumes he is sad about Rosaline.
What is Dramatic Irony?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This word means to rebel or revolt and is often associated with pirates.
What is Mutiny?
The line, "These violent delights have violent ends," is spoken by which character?
Who is Friar Lawrence?
This specific document held by an illterate servant mentioned Rosaline's name.
What is a guest list?
This nickname for the audience members who stood in the dirt closest to the stage when this play premiered.
What are Groundlings?
This term used to identify the basic rhythmic structure in poetry and is also a unit of measurement used by anyone outside the U.S.
What is Meter?
Romeo uses this literary device when he says, "As a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear"
What is a Simile?
This Elizabethan word means "soon" as in, "I'll be there in a minute."
What is Anon?
This friend of Romeo is the only one not related to the Capulets or Montegues.
Who is Mercutio?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This famous phrase from the prologue establishes the the concept of "fate" within the play.
What is "Star Crossed Lovers,?"
Shakespeare's wife shared a name with this devilish celebrity.
What is Anne Hathaway?
This term is used to describe 4 lines of poetry grouped together.
What is a Quatrain?
This device appears when Juliet says, "Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds, / Towards Phoebus' lodging..." when she mentions this alias of the Greek god Apollo.
What is an Allusion?
This word could be used to describe what supervillains do when plotting to take down the hero.
What is Consort?
This character remarks, "I fear, too early: for my mind misgives / Some consequence yet hanging in the stars," on his way to a party.
Who is Romeo?
The Nurse tells Juliet to use this as an excuse to go to Friar Lawrence and get hitched. Synonyms not valid.
What is Shrift?
This New York musical, inspired by Romeo and Juliet, sees the characters of Maria and Tony try and overcome the deadly racial feud in their own neighborhood.
What is West Side Story?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
This form of writing is the default for most writers around the world and is not structured by meter or rhyme. It is often used by the lower classes in Shakespeare's plays.
What is Prose?
Beyond a simple metaphor, this device uses a concrete object or sensory detail to represent a complex or abstract idea, functioning simultaneously as a literal plot element and a representative of the story's deeper thematic core.
What is a Symbol?
This word could describe what your teacher does when you make an excuse for why your assignment wasn't turned in on time.
What is to Chide?