Guess Who?
Juliet's parents want her to marry whom?
Paris
Where did Romeo and Juliet get Married?
The church
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 type of figurative language is this an example of?
"But soft, what light from yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun."
metaphor
Name 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, "Tut man, one fire burns out another's burning; / One pain is lessened by another's anguis."
Benvolio.
Who tries to break up the fight between the servants of both families?
Benvolio
Romeo says when he tries to enter Juliet's tomb: "Thus I enforce thy rotten jaws to open, / And in despite I'll cram thee with more food."
personification
Who killed Tybalt?
Romeo
Where did the most famous scene in the story take place? (hint: Wherefore art thou Romeo?)
On Juliet's balcony
When Romeo speaks to Juliet for the first time, what does he compare Juliet to?
A shrine and he is a pilgrim
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
Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage?
Friar Lawrence
At the end of the play, where does Friar Lawrence tell Juliet to run away to?
A nunnery
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 this an example of?
"Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical!
Dove-feathered raven, wolvish-ravening lamb!"
Oxymoron
Which character is the most famous for challenging the social norms of their time?
Mercutio
In what city does this play take place?
Verona
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
In how many days does the play take place?
6
Contrasting scenes of intense hatred with intense love is what kind of literary device?
Juxtaposition
oxymoron