Guess Who?
Juliet's parents want her to marry whom?
Paris
when the audience knows something the characters don't
What is dramatic irony?
Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father, and refuse thy name: or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet.
Juliet!
Act 1 scene 1: Who is fighting at the beginning of the first scene?
What is generalization?
a broad statement or conclusion drawn from specific examples or facts, encompassing a group of people, things, or events, often without acknowledging individual exceptions.
a lengthy speech given by one actor, addresses to the other characters on stage, not just the audience
monologue
Who is the first person who died?
Mercutio (Romeo's Friend)
Where did Romeo and Juliet first meet?
The party at the Capulets
Who said to Romeo of Rosaline, "Compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow".
Benvolio.
Who tries to break up the fight between the servants of both families?
Benvolio
What is a sonnet?
a 14 line poem which follows iambic pentameter and rhymes ABABCDCDEFEFGG, usually about love
What is soliloquy?
A speech delivered while the speaker is alone.
Who killed Tybalt?
Romeo
Where did the most famous scene in the story take place? (hint: Wherefore art thou Romeo?)
On Juliet's balcony
To what does Romeo first compare Juliet during the balcony scene?
To the morning Sun.
Act 1 scene 1: What threat does the Prince make to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet?
That the next person to start a public brawl will be put to death
Then love-devouring death do what he dare...
alliteration
What is foil?
a character who has qualities that are in sharp contrast to another character, thus emphasizing the traits of each
Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage?
Friar Lawrence
What does "Wherefore art thou Romeo" mean?
Why are you Romeo (a Montague)?
Right before he dies, who says, "A plague o' both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me!"
(3.1.95-6)
Mercutio
Act 1 scene 1: Benolio and Montaguue describe the way Romeo has been acting. What do they say about him?
He has been gloomy, depressed, weepy, and is alone a lot.
What is iambic pentamenter?
5 stressed and 5 unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
What is foreshadowing?
events which hint at things to come
Who is Juliet's confidante and messenger?
Nurse
reveal a character's shortcomings in character that brings about their downfall.What is tragic flaw?
What is tragic flaw?
Who says, "See how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek!"
Romeo
Act 1 scene 1: Why is Romeo so sad?
He is in love with Rosaline, but she does not love him.
What is this an example of?
"Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical!
Dove-feathered raven, wolvish-ravening lamb!"
oxymoron
What is aside?
words spoken by the audience that is only meant to be heard by the audience