Vocabulary
What does "beseech" mean?
A. To determine the truth of something.
B. To protect a well-hidden secret.
C. To beg someone desperately.
D. To decide why something should happen.
C. Beseech means to beg.
How does the fighting at the beginning of the play begin?
A random Capulet insults a random Montague because of the established feud.
"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear."
- Romeo is saying:
A. He is disappointed by the fact that Rosaline no longer loves him.
B. He is stunned by Juliet's beauty after seeing her for the first time.
C. He is unsure of what he sees because it is so unfamiliar.
D. He is telling Juliet that he is worried about her safety.
B. He is stunned by Juliet's beauty after seeing her for the first time.
Explain double entendre, epithet, and malapropism.
Double entendre: two meanings in a statement, one of which is usually inappropriate.
Malapropism: saying the wrong word instead of the correct word for humor.
Epithet: a nickname
Name two other Shakespeare plays.
Hamlet, Macbeth, Midsummer Night's Dream, Julius Caesar, etc.
What does "saucy" mean?
A. Bold, aggressive, and disrespectful
B. Calm, kind, and caring
C. Energetic, excited, and enthusiastic
D. Determined, goal-oriented
A. Bold, aggressive, and disrespectful
How is Benvolio characterized throughout the play?
Calm, level-headed, peacekeeping, etc.
Juliet says, "What's in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet."
She means:
A. A name doesn't matter or affect her love for Romeo.
B. Romeo's name is a huge concern and might affect her love for him.
C. The best possible outcome is to run away to be with Romeo.
D. She wants to help defend Tybalt against Romeo's name.
A. A name doesn't matter or affect her love for Romeo.
Juliet states, "Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical! Dove-feather'd raven! wolvish-ravening lamb!"
- This is what device?
Oxymoron
Name a character that dies in the play that does not die in the movie verson.
Paris / Romeo's mother
What is a good synonym for "feign"?
A. speak/yell
B. bright/colorful
C. old/antique
D. pretend/fake
D. Pretend/fake
Why is Romeo banished, and what is his punishment?
He is banished for killing Tybalt, and he is sentenced to exile in Mantua.
Juliet says, "What if it be a poison, which the friar subtly hath minister'd to have me dead, Lest in this marriage he should be dishonour'd, Because he married me before to Romeo?"
She means:
A. She is concerned that Romeo is betraying her with poison.
B. She is excited because she will get to be with Romeo soon.
C. She thinks there is a possibility that The Friar might have betrayed her.
D. She knows that The Friar's plan will not work, but she will risk it to see Romeo again.
C. She thinks there is a possibility that The Friar might have betrayed her.
The prologue states, "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes..."
- This device is...
Alliteration
Why did the apothecary give Romeo poison even though he didn't want to?
He was poor, and Romeo offered him money.
What does "garish" mean?
A. Strong-willed and determined to do something.
B. Excessively bright and colorful.
C. Unprepared for the outcome of an event.
D. Disrespectful and unruly.
B. Excessively bright and colorful
Which character states, "Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field."?
Mercutio states, "Nay, I'll conjure too. Romeo! humours! madman! passion! lover! Appear thou in the likeness of a sigh!"
- The tone of this quote is:
A. Serious and grave
B. Curiosity and uncertainty
C. Humor and mockery
D. Shame and disrespect
C. Humor and mockery
Romeo states, "I fear, too early: for my mind misgives Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, Shall bitterly begin his fearful date With this night's revels."
- What device is represented here?
Foreshadowing
What is a possible theme of Romeo and Juliet?
What is a good synonym for "beguile"?
A. Teach/explain
B. Hide/sneak
C. Trick/deceive
D. Mark/damage
C. Trick/deceive
Describe the difference in tone from Act II to Act III. Be specific about how the play shifts.
Act II has a lighter tone. It is filled with jokes, laughter, and young love. Act III shifts to a darker, more tragic tone with the death of Tybalt and Mercutio and Romeo's banishment.
Juliet says, "Shall I not, then, be stifled in the vault, To whose foul mouth no health some air breathes in, And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes?
She means...
A. She thinks she might suffocate before Romeo comes.
B. She might not know what The Friar has in store for her.
C. She wants to give Romeo some advice when she leaves the tomb.
D. She is starting to believe she is too young for marriage.
A. She thinks she might suffocate before Romeo comes.
Juliet states, "Else would I tear the cave where Echo lies, And make her airy tongue more hoarse than mine, With repetition of my Romeo's name."
- This represents which literary device?
Allusion
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearian sonnet?