Characterization
Indirect Characterization
Metaphor
Word Puns
Conflict
100
Lord Capulet says that "[Romeo] bears him like a portly gentleman; / And, to say truth, Verona brags of him / To be a virtuous and well-govern'd youth."
What is direct characterization?
100
When Romeo sees Juliet, he immediately says, "she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" which reveals this about Romeo's character.
What is Romeo is impulsive/lustful/shallow/a player?
100
Lady Capulet compares Paris to this inanimate object.
What is a book?
100
These two words create the word pun in Romeo's lines"Not I, believe me: you have dancing shoes / With nimble soles: I have a soul of lead / So stakes me to the ground I cannot move." Explain the pun.
What are "soul" and "soul?" The "nimble soles" of the men's shoes would allow them to dance gracefully, but lead is a heavy metal thus making him feel like he can't move.
100
This character is presented with a conflict because her mom wants her to marry Paris.
Who is Juliet?
200
Lord Montague says that "Many a morning hath he there been seen, / With tears augmenting the fresh morning dew," allowing the audience to infer that Romeo is sad.
What is indirect characterization?
200
Tybalt tells Benvolio "What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word, / As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee: Have at thee, coward!" Revealing what about Tybalt?
What is Tybalt is hateful/impulsive/quick to anger?
200
Romeo believes that love is made of a sea of these.
What are tears?
200
Which words make up the pun in this exchange between Romeo and Mercutio? ROMEO: I dream'd a dream to-night. MERCUTIO: And so did I. ROMEO: Well, what was yours? MERCUTIO: That dreamers often lie. ROMEO: In bed asleep, while they do dream things true.
What is lie, as in not telling the truth, and lie, as in lying down in bed?
200
This antagonist presents a conflict by hating all Montagues.
Who is Tybalt?
300
In response to Benvolio asking what makes Romeo sad, Romeo says that he is "Out of her favour, where [he is] in love," revealing that he loves someone who does not love him back.
What is direct characterization?
300
Romeo says this about Rosaline, "The all-seeing sun / Ne'er saw her match since first the world begun." He hardly knows Rosaline. What does this reveal about Romeo's character?
What is Romeo is quick to fall in love?
300
Romeo compares his lips to pilgrims who are journeying to the holy land implying what about Juliet?
What is she is holy to him; she is to be worshiped.
300
Juliet's lines, "if he be married. / My grave is like to be my wedding bed," can be read as a word pun implying this.
What is if Juliet and Romeo get married, she will die (grave will be my wedding bed).
300
This character is in love a girl who isn't interested in a relationship. According to this character, she "is rich in beauty; only poor / That, when she dies, with beauty dies her store."
Who is Romeo?
400
When Romeo sees Juliet, he immediately says, "she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" This characterization is ___________.
What is indirect characterization?
400
Lady Montague asks Benvolio where Romeo is. To this, he replies: "So early walking did I see your son. / Towards him I made, but he was ware of me / And stole into the covert of the wood." What does this say about Romeo?
What is Romeo is depressed/wants to be alone?
400
Saying that love is smoke is implying this about love.
What is it's quick to start and easy dissipate (go away)?
400
Mercutio tells Romeo, "You are a lover. Borrow Cupid's wings and soar with them above a common bound" and Romeo responds with " I am too sore enpierced with his shaft to soar with his light feathers and so bound." What does the use of sore and soar suggest?
"Sore" is how Romeo feels from being hurt, so he cannot "soar" and feel free.
400
These families have caused a feud that has led to Prince Escalus saying that if they continue fighting, they will be put to death.
Who are the Montagues and Capulets?
500
Juliet revealing that she loves Romeo by saying, "My only love sprung from my only hate!" is an example of this.
What is direct characterization?
500
These lines from the nurse imply that she is vulgar.
What is Juliet "will fall to her back" when she is more wise? or what is "women grow bigger by men?"
500
Romeo's lines comparing love to a man "...that is strucken blind cannot forget / the precious treasure of his eyesight lost," implies this.
What is Rosaline is a precious treasure that would be missed forever and hurt him in missing her (ish)?
500
How is the term "pilgrim" and "palm to palm" used as a word pun here: Romeo: My lips two blushing pilgrims, ready stand/ to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss Juliet: Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much / for saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch / and palm to palm is holy palmer's kiss"
What is pilgrims put their palms together during prayer, therefore they are likening it to a kiss.
500
We know Romeo and Juliet die at the end of the play. The families' feud has been one conflict that leads to this happening. This other conflict, however, is a tragic flaw for Romeo that leads to his falling in and out of love quickly and will eventually be his downfall.
What is impulsiveness?
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