Act 1 + 2
Act 3 + 4
Act 5
Misc. Romeo/Juliet
Poetic Devices + Terms
100

How old is Juliet?  

What is 13, nearly 14?  (Either are acceptable)  

100

Why did Romeo kill Tybalt?

What is Tybalt killed Mercutio?

100

Who is the first person to die in Act 5, and how?  

Who is Paris, killed by Romeo.

100

What is the full title of Romeo and Juliet?  

The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
100
“O brawling love. O loving hate.” This is an example of what literary device?
What is oxymoron?
200

What city is Romeo and Juliet primarily set in?  

What is Verona, Italy.

200

How does Juliet plan to avoid the marriage to Paris?

What is take poison to fake her death?

200

Who is the second person to die in Act 5, and how?

Who is Romeo, by poison?

200

When Juliet says “Wherefore art thou Romeo,” she is really saying what?

Why are you, Romeo, a Montague?

200
“Juliet is the sun” is an example of what literary device?
What is metaphor?
300

When Romeo first sees Juliet at the balcony he compares her to the _____.

What is the sun?

300

Where does Romeo go in his banishment?

What is Mantua? 

300

Who is the third person to die in Act 5, and how?

Who is Juliet, by stabbing herself.

300

Besides Romeo and his parents, name two other Montagues (family or servants).

Balthasar, Benvolio, Abram

300

A dramatic monologue performed alone on stage, which shares the characters thoughts to the audience.

What is a soliloquy?

400

For what purpose did Romeo attend Capulet's party in Act 1?

What is find another girl for Romeo so he could get over Rosaline?

400

What day does Capulet move the wedding to?

What is Wednesday?

400

Near the end of Act 5, there is one character who is revealed to have died that day off stage.  Who is that character?

Who is Lady Montague?

400

Even though Mercutio is Romeo’s best friend he is invited to the Capulet party because he is related to which character?

Prince Escalus

400

Below is an example of what poetic device?

"So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania..."


What is anaphora?

500

What does Friar Lawrence hope the marriage between Romeo and Juliet will achieve?

What is end the hatred between the two houses?

500

In Act 3, Scene 5, Romeo and Juliet argue about what type of bird they hear singing.  What two birds are they arguing between, and why does it matter which type of bird it is?

What is the nightingale and the lark, which represents night and morning? 

500

What reason does the Friar's messenger give for not reaching Romeo in time?

What is delayed because he was in contact with a possible infection?

500

How does Romeo get invited to a Capulet party?

Helps a servant read the invitation letter.

500

Fill in the blank: a Shakespearean Sonnet is made up of Three ________ and a concluding _____________.

What is Three Quatrains and a Couplet?

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