Language & Film techniques
What is a metaphor and what is a simile?
A metaphor is saying that something is something else, whereas a smilie is saying something is like something else.
What is the setting in Shakespeare's version of ACT 2, SCENE 2?
Capulet household – Juliet’s bedroom balcony
The act of marriage is the ultimate symbol of... ?
love
What 2 characters die in this scene?
Tybalt and Mercutio
How old is Miss Murphy?
24
What are the 3 different themes that we have explored in Romeo and Juliet?
Love and violence, fate vs. free will and family duty.
What does the line "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" mean in modern english?
She is asking Romeo why does he have to be Romeo? Why does he have to be a Montague, if he wasn't they could have been together!
That their love is forbidden
What does the Prince say at the end of this scene about Romeo's punishment?
That he is banished from Verona for killing Tybalt.
What is Miss Murphy's favourite colour?
Green
What is a common language technique beginning with 'F' that we see multiple times throughout the original play and the film?
Foreshadowing
What language technique is used in the line "bud of love" in ACT 2, SCENE 2?
A metaphor, Romeo and Juliet’s sudden love is like an emerging flower bud, which will blossom into a beautiful flower with time
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
I think in doing so he hopes that the feuding between the houses will end and peace will be brought to Verona
What language technique is seen in the line "This day’s black fate”?
The technique is foreshadowing and it is used to show us the tragic events that are about to follow.
What is Miss Murphy's coffee order?
Almond mocha
List 3 language techniques beginning with the letter 'P'?
Personification
Pathetic Fallacy
P.OV. - Point of View
What language technique is seen in this line spoken by Romeo (85-86): "By love, that first did prompt me to inquire. He lent me counsel, I lent him eyes.”
Personification, this is seen because 'love' is given human qualities.
Finish this Shakespearean line: "These violent delights..."
“These violent delights have violent ends” (9)
Where is pathetic fallacy seen in the Luhrmann's film version of Romeo and Juliet?
Luhrmann uses pathetic fallacy in the form of the storm clouds
How many siblings does Miss Murphy have?
3: 2 brothers and 1 sister
Ask Miss Murphy for the spelling question! :)
Onomatopoeia
What roles do Romeo and Juliet's costume's play in ACT, 2 SCENE 2?
Juliet is wearing an angel costume and Romeo the knight in shining armour costume. This feeds into the idea that they were destined to be together, they are a perfect match. Romeo is here to rescue his Juliet and she is waiting to be rescued by him!
What 2 film techniques have we found in the line "The sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness” (11-12)?
It is an analogy that foreshadows the tragedy about to come. They are being warned.
- Too much honey is delicious, but it makes you sick to your stomach.
Mercutio is the play's most 'comedic' character, why is it significant that he is the first character to die?
It helps shift the tone of the play from love and happiness to death and violence. It shifts from a play about romance to a play about tragedy.
What suburb did Miss Murphy grow up in?
Mt Druitt