Events
Characters
Shakespeare's World
Literary Terms
Vocabulary
100
In what city does the story of Romeo and Juliet take place?
Verona, Italy
100
sweet, practical; Capulet's daughter
Juliet
100
Shakespeare's theater
The Globe Theatre
100
words that create a picture and appeal to the senses (foil, monologue, imagery, oxymoron, personification)
imagery ("She doth teach the torches to burn bright")
100
What is an adversary?
an enemy
200
What day is Juliet supposed to marry Paris? What day is it changed to?
She is supposed to marry Paris on Thursday, but it gets moved up to Wednesday.
200
a fitting religious advisor; gives Juliet the potion to trick her family by appearing to be dead
Friar Lawrence
200
This group of actors was not allowed on stage.
Women
200
giving qualities of a person to an object or non-human (foil, monologue, imagery, oxymoron, personification)
Personification ("The envious moon is pale and sick with grief")
200
What is cunning?
being sly/crafty
300
Where does Romeo buy the poison he uses to kill himself?
From an apothecary in Mantua
300
peacemaker; Romeo's cousin
Benvolio
300
The Queen of English during Shakespeare's life
Queen Elizabeth I
300
a long speech by a character in the play (foil, monologue, imagery, oxymoron, personification)
Monologue (Juliet's speech before taking the potion; Juliet's speech on the balcony before she talks to Romeo)
300
What does it mean to reconcile?
to restore friendship
400
Who does Mercutio fight (against Romeo's will)? What happens to this person?
Tybalt fights with Mercutio and is then stabbed by Romeo.
400
has helped take care of Juliet since she was born; acts as a messenger between Romeo and Juliet for their wedding
Nurse
400
Color of the flag when a tragedy was showing AND when a comedy was showing
Tragedy- black; Comedy-white
400
contrasting characters (foil, monologue, imagery, oxymoron, personification)
Foil (Juliet and Rosaline)
400
What is a nuptial?
dealing with marriage or a wedding
500
How does Juliet die at the end of the play? Give at least three details.
1.sees Romeo dead/Friar Lawrence urges her to escape with him 2.kisses him to see if there is still poison on his lips to kill herself with 3.stabs herself with her knife
500
tries to stop the Montague and Capulet family feud; Prince of Verona
Prince Escalus
500
Shakespeare was once married to...
Anne Hathaway
500
a phrase that includes two opposite ideas (foil, monologue, imagery, oxymoron, personification)
Oxymoron (sweet sorrow, jumbo shrimp)
500
What is a shroud?
a cloth covering
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