Plot
Capulet wishes Juliet to marry this person.
Who is Paris?
The prominent literary device at play in the following quote:""O brawling love! O loving hate! [...] O heavy lightness, serious vanity! ... Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!"
What is oxymoron?
This member of the Capulet household is not only aware of the marriage, but is assisting with it.
Who is the Nurse?
This event causes Juliet to distrust the Nurse.
What is when she tells Juliet it is best to marry Paris.
Romeo's punishment is THIS vocabulary word for killing Tybalt
What is exile or banishment?
In Act III, Scene iv, Juliet's parents think she is sad for this reason.
That she is sad about Tybalt's death.
The Prologue is written in this specific Shakespearean Structure
What is a sonnet?
Romeo originally goes to the party to see this person.
Who is Rosaline?
This is the city and country in which the story takes place.
Where is Verona, Italy?
This word means "open rebellion against constituted authority"
What is mutiny?
What Juliet means when she says, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?"
She questions if the name Montague really means that much; people are still themselves despite their name
what is a monologue?
During the balcony scene, Romeo speaks aloud, but Juliet, unaware of his presence, cannot hear him. He is delivering this type of speech in the play
what is a soliloquy?
This is what Friar Lawrence is doing during his first appearance in the play.
What is gardening or picking herbs?
This is the definition of feign.
What is to pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury; to fake?
This is the reason for the Montague and Capulet feud.
What is an unclear or unstated reason?
Name 2 instances of dramatic irony in the play.
answers will vary
This character is related to the Prince
Mercutio is humorous but often inappropriate. His words often have crude double meanings and are this type of literary device.
What is double entendre?
A noun that means "serious and immediate danger; a situation of risk or jeopardy"
What is peril?
These are Mercutio's last words (needs to be exactly stated)
What are, "A plague on both your houses"
This is the name of the rhythmic pattern Shakespeare uses to write his lines
What is Iambic Pentameter?
The Prince is an important figure of Verona. This is his name.
Who is Escalus?
Shakespeare's plays were originally performed at this famous theatre.
What is The Globe Theatre?
This word means "great in size, force, extent, or degree"
what is prodigious?