Prologue and Setting
"In fair ________________" is where the play takes place.
Verona
I told the two families that if they disturb the peace one more time that there will be major consequences to pay. I am...
Who is The Prince.
Where did Romeo and his boys originally go to cheer him up, and how did they infiltrate (get into) the place?
Romeo's friends took him to the Capulet's feast/party. They were able enter the feast because it was a masquarade ball, so their faces were hidden.
Why doesn't Romeo leave the Capulet's feast/party with Benvolio and Mercutio?
Because he goes back to Juliet's house, and climbs into her yard.
The climax of a play is the event of the crisis, or turning point. Which event is the best choice for Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?
A. Romeo and Juliet marry
B. Friar Lawrence agrees to marry the two teens
C. Romeo kills Tybalt
D. Juliet's parents insist she marry Paris
What is:
C. Romeo kills Tybalt. This is a crisis and turning point in the play, and is why Romeo is exiled/banished by the Prince. It is also why Friar Lawrence and Juliet plan how the two are supposed to run away to continue their relationship.
According to the prologue, what does "two households alike in dignity" indicate (hint toward)?
Both the Montague and Capulet families/households were alike in social status - they were both successful.
Romeo is so in love with me, but I must follow my heart and join a convent. My passion is to become a nun, and devout my life to the Lord. I am...
Who is Rosaline.
Who initially (meaning at first) noticed Romeo at the feast?
Who is Tybalt
What does Juliet say she will do, if she is able to be with Romeo?
A. Leave Verona
B. Give up her Capulet name
C. Give up her family's fortune
D. Leave a letter to her parents saying she's never coming back
What is...
B. give up her last name - Capulet
Why didn't Friar Lawrence's plan work?
Because the letter never got to Romeo stating that Juliet was not actually dead, but appeared to be.
According to the prologue, "A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life"...what does star-crossed mean?
Damned, doomed, marked by bad luck
All I do is mope around all day because my love is unrequited. Who am I, and what does unrequited love mean?
I am Romeo. Unrequited love means love that is not returned.
Which character tells Juliet that the boy she just met is a Montague?
Who is the Nurse
Romeo says to Juliet " 'It is the east, and Juliet is the sun' " and how do we know?
Which figurative language writing technique is Shakespeare utilizing to compare Juliet to the sun?
What is a metaphor - showing similarities between Juliet and the sun WITHOUT using the words like or as.
Romeo fears that Juliet will blame him for Tybalt's death. His mental anguish is an example of which type of conflict?
What is conflict: man vs. self
According to the prologue, what does do with their death bury their parents strife indicate?
"Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife".
The rivalry between the families stops because of Romeo and Juliet's deaths.
I'm set on marrying Juliet...even though I'm in my 30s and she's going on 14.
When Juliet is on the balcony and stating her feelings aloud (but she thinks no one else is there even though Romeo is listening), that is an example of a _________________.
What is a soliloquy
When Romeo states, " 'You are as glorious as an angel tonight. You shine above me, like a winged messenger from heaven who makes mortal men fall on their backs.
What technique is Romeo using to describe Juliet' beauty and how do we know?
How may Juliet be characterized when she asks Friar Lawrence for his help after Romeo is exiled/banished from Verona?
A. Prideful
B. Depressed
C. Desperate
D. Blissful/happy
What is:
B. Desperate
According to the prologue, what does "death marked love" mean
Romeo and Juliet's death that was marked by doom and death.
I have take care of Juliet since she was an infant. In fact, I'm more of a mother figure to her than Lady Capulet.
Who is the Nurse
Who says, "My only love spring from my only hate"?
Who is Juliet. She says this because Romeo, who she "loves" is a family member of the only family her and her family hate.
All of the following consequences result from Romeo's killing of Tybalt except....
A. Capulet tells Paris he can marry Juliet
B. Juliet decides that Paris is more honorable than Romeo
C. Romeo and Juliet cannot reveal their marriage
D. Romeo is banished from Verona forever
What is:
B. Juliet decides that Paris is more honorable than Romeo
Before she drinks the potion, Juliet has all of the following fears EXCEPT:
A. It will not work
B. She will wake up early
C. It will actually kill her
D. Romeo will not come for her
What is:
D. Juliet is NOT afraid that Romeo will not come for her. She did mention all the other reasons as far as her being afraid of taking the potion.