Who said it?
One character says, "She hangs upon the cheek of night / As a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear" (I.5.44-45). It is a quote comparing a girl to a jewel by this character.
Who is Romeo?
The balcony scene, when Romeo watches Juliet and makes a comparison to the sun about her beauty. We as readers know his presence but Juliet doesn’t know that Romeo is watching her. Then she talks to herself about “O Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo” which she doesn’t aware that he is just under the balcony. This is an example of which type of irony.
What is dramatic irony?
A type of drama in which the characters experience reversal of fortune, usually for the worse. For example, in Romeo and Juliet, suffering awaits many of the characters, especially the heroes. Romeo and Juliet is this type of play.
What is a tragedy?
Romeo often compares Juliet's beauty and features to other objects. He constantly refers to light and lightness when talking about her. When he says, "Juliet is the sun," this literary device is used.
What is a metaphor?
The nurse serves this literary role in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.
What is comic relief?
One character says, "His name is Romeo, and a Montague, The only son of your great enemy."
Who is the nurse?
Romeo attends the party to see Rosaline, instead he falls head over heels for another woman. This is an example of which type of irony.
What is situational irony?
Romeo and Juliet getting married is an example of this part of the plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, or resolution
Rising Action
Rising Action is an event, conflict or crisis or set of conflicts that happens in a story that creates issues before the climax.
The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night is an example of this.
What is personification?
Romeo and Juliet speak back and forth to one another in the famous balcony scene in Act 2, Scene 2. The conversation between two or more people in the play is referred to as this.
What is a dialogue?
One character says, "In one respect I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households rancor to pure love."
Who is Friar Laurence?
Mercutio greets the nurse by referring to her as a "fair gentlewoman." This scene contains which type of irony.
What is verbal irony?
Which line from this speech uses indirect characterization to illustrate that the Nurse is faithful to Juliet?
My lord and you were then at Mantua-Nay, I do bear a brain- 2. And since that time it is eleven years. 3. Well, Susan is with God; She was too good for me. 4. To see now how a jest shall come about!
What is line 2? (eleven years faithful)
Romeo's discussion of his dream right before going to the Capulet ball talks about his bad feelings about attending. His monologue contains this literary technique.
What is foreshadowing?
Romeo continues to hide from Juliet as she speaks. He addresses the audience as he says, "Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?" (II.ii.39). This is an example of this drama term.
What is an aside?
One character says, "Well, think of marriage now. Younger than you, Here in Verona, ladies of esteem, Are made already mothers." It is a quote from this character.
Who is Lady Capulet (Juliet's mom)?
Sampson, one of the servants, tells another servant, "No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir; but I bite my thumb, sir." This is an example of which type of irony.
What is verbal irony?
Friar Laurence addresses Romeo, "Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here!
Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear,
So soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes." Friar Laurence's advise to young Romeo about falling in love demonstrates this theme.
What is young people do not actually love because it is only based on appearance?
(This can be phrased many ways)
Mercutio says, “Speak to my gossip Venus one fair word, One nickname for her purblind son and heir, Young Adam Cupid, he that shot so trim When King Cophetua loved the beggar maid!” He uses this literary device to help the audience understand how lovesick Romeo is.
What is an allusion?
When Friar Laurence, is speaking aloud about plants and herbs so the audience will know his thoughts it is this.
What is a soliloquy?
One character is speaking about another, ""More than Prince of Cats, he's the Collrangeou-captain of compliments" He fights as you prink songs." This character is talking about this character.
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Who is Mercutio talking about Tybalt?
What is the purpose for including elements like dramatic irony in a text? For example, Shakespeare might have included dramatic irony to add what to the play.
What is suspense?
This half of the prologue says, "Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows." Although this is only half of the prologue, it is written in the form of this.
What is a sonnet? (14 lines and 10 syllables with rhyme scheme and couplet)
Shakespeare uses many words that have multiple meanings as wordplay. One example is the double meaning for "bored" and "board," which could be made into a joke. For example, "I've been to the dentist many times so I know the drill," or "A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired" are jokes using wordplay that are called..
What are puns?
A foil is a secondary character who is in a similar situation to a main character, but they usually respond in opposite ways. For example, Benvolio's character foil would be this character.
Who is Tybalt?