Characters
Star crossed lover of House Capulet
What CITY does the play take place in?
Verona
Give one example of dramatic irony from the play.
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"I defy you stars!"
Romeo
Fiery kinsmen of the Prince, and Romeo's best friend.
Mercutio
What event brings Romeo and Juliet together the first time?
A feast at House Capulet
Romeo's line "I am Fortune's fool" is an example of which type of figurative language?
Personification
Which two characters are considered foils?
Romeo and Mercutio
"These violent delights have violent ends."
Friar Lawrence
Benvolio
What is the primary reason Friar Lawrence decides to marry Romeo and Juliet?
To bring peace to Verona by uniting House Capulet and House Montague
What type of figurative language is used in the quote below:
"Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower in all the field."
Simile
Juliet would be classified as what type of character?
Dynamic
"A plague o' both your houses!"
Mercutio
The girl Romeo was in love with
Rosaline
Why does Juliet drink the potion to put her in a "Death-like" state?
Name one motif present in the play
Light/dark imagery
Night vs. Day
Spring imagery
Stars
Which event marks the peripeteia (change in fortune) of the play?
Prince Escalus
What event marks a "turning point" or shift in the in the play?
Tybalt killing Mercutio
Explain how the theme of love is developed in Romeo and Juliet.
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Example: Love is a powerful, yet destructive force.
What is the Greek term that translates to "fatal flaw"
Hamartia
"What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate thee word."
Tybalt