Characters
Gives Juliet the potion that puts her into a death-like state
Lie Juliet uses to sneak off to see Romeo and Friar Lawrence
What is "she is going to confession (shrift)?"
Who said it: "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name." (Act II, Scene II)
Who is Juliet?
Two words with opposite meanings are put together for effect (ie “parting is such sweet sorrow”)
What is an oxymoron?
What happens to the remaining Montagues and Capulets at the end of the play
What is "they make up and build gold statues of Romeo and Juliet?"
Threatens to disown Juliet if she doesn’t marry the County
Who is Mr. Capulet?
TWO reasons Mr. Capulet doesn’t want Juliet to marry Paris at the start of the play
What is...
1. She is too young
2. Paris hasn't won her heart
Who said it: "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." (Act I, Scene V)
Who is Romeo?
The audience knows something the characters don’t (ie the audience knows Romeo and Juliet are married but Paris does not)
What is dramatic irony?
Romeo is in love with this character in Act I of the play
Who is Rosaline?
Insulting gestures Samson and Gregory make toward the Montague servants
What is "biting their thumbs?"
Who said it: "A plague o' both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me." (Act III, Scene I)
Who is Mercutio?
Thoughts spoken out loud without addressing another character
When they first meet, Romeo compares Juliet to a “saint,” while she compares him to…
What is a pilgrim?
Puns and witty dialogue; delivers the famous “Queen Mab” speech
Who is Mercutio?
Friar Lawrence’s message fails to reach Romeo because...
What is "the messenger was quarantined due to a plague?"
Who said it: "For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo." (Act V, Scene III)
Who is Prince Escalus?
A character addresses the audience with a short comment that’s not meant to be heard by other characters
What is an aside?
Shakespeare's writing is not "old English." It is...
What is "early modern English?"
Fails to deliver the letter with the plan to Romeo
How Romeo convinces the apothecary to sell him poison
What is "Romeo says the apothecary is poor and Romeo has a lot of money?"
Who said it: "These violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss, consume." (Act II, Scene VI)
Who is Friar Laurence?
A character who contrasts with another character to better display certain qualities of the protagonist (ie Romeo and Benvolio)
What is a foil?
Shakespeare is known for using these two poetic forms of writing
What are iambic pentameter and sonnets?