Vocabulary
Characters
Events Act 1-3
Events Act 4 & 5
Figurative Language
100
The author of a play
What is playwright?
100
main characters, falls in love with each other, die TWO CHARACTERS
Who is Romeo and Juliet?
100
What CITY and COUNTRY does this story take place?
VERONA, ITALY
100
Explain two events that would support the statement "Teenagers are SELF-DESTRUCTIVE when it comes to love"
Answers will vary
100
A comparison using LIKE or AS
Simile
200
A serious play with a sad ending
What is a tragedy?
200
Montague is the last name of __________________ Capulet is the last name of ___________________
1) Romeo 2) Juliet
200
How does Romeo's mood change when he gets to the Capulet party?
He is lovesick over the "loss" of Rosaline. He does not want to dance or really go the the party to look at other women like his friends tell him to. When he sees Juliet for the first time, he becomes very happy and "love struck"
200
Explain how the original plan went ALL WRONG!
Friar John did not get message to Romeo in time about the plan (Juliet sleeping). He discovers her and thinks she is dead, and kills himself. Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead and she stabs herself.
200
Comparison that does NOT use like or as
What is metaphor?
300
An introduction to a play that comes before the first act
What is a prologue?
300
The ruler of verona; exiled Romeo for killing Tybalt
Who is Prince Escalus?
300
What plan do Romeo and Juliet come up with when they are talking outside on the balcony?
To get married the following day
300
Explain how this play is a TRAGEDY? Use examples from story.
-death, death, death -feuding between families -love and loss -etc
300
a non-human object is given human characteristics
What is personification?
400
internal or external force that makes a character do something
What is motive?
400
Priest who helps Romeo and Juliet with their "secret love" and marries them
Who is Friar Lawrence?
400
What happens on the same day as the secret marriage? Hint: Tragedy
Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, and Romeo gets revenge by killing Tybalt.
400
After Romeo is exiled from Verona, Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for help. Explain their elaborate plan.
Juliet must avoid marrying paris. She will drink potion and appear dead for 42 hours. She will be put in family tomb where the friar and Romeo will meet her when she wakes up. Juliet and Romeo will then both leave Verona together.
400
"The stars danced in the sky" is an example of ___________________________
personification
500
What is the difference between a soliloquy and an aside?
Soliloquy- long speech where character tells his/her thoughts to the audience as if talking to him/herself Aside- lines spoken by an actor that other characters cannot hear, shares inner thoughts
500
These two people die towards the beginning of the story as a result of "fighting in the streets"
Who is Mercutio and Tybalt?
500
Explain how Tybalt is responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet?
-continues family feud -tries to get others to gang up on Romeo and friends -kills mercurtio and makes Romeo mad -cousin of Juliet so capulet family is upset about his death -etc
500
In what ways to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet end the feud between the two families?
-they realize they were at fault for the deaths of their children -when they realize they are dead, they decide to end the feud -GUILT
500
The dark night is a dark soul's invitation
what is a metaphor?
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