Figurative Language
The Prologue
Central Ideas
Character Development
Dramatic Irony
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What is a type of figurative language?
Simile, metaphor, personification, etc.
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What does the prologue mean when it says Romeo and Juliet are "death-marked"?
Romeo and Juliet are going to die.
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What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
Romeo is banished.
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Spell Juliet.
Juliet.
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What is dramatic irony?
Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the characters do not.
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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Similes compare two unlike things using like or as. Metaphors compare two unlike things without using like or as.
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What is a tragedy/tragic resolution?
A problem is solved, but there is a cost.
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What does Romeo mean when he says, "Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye than twenty of their swords."
Romeo only cares what Juliet thinks of him. He does not care if her family catches him.
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What is Juliet's response when her mother asks her to think about marrying Paris?
Juliet says getting married has never crossed her mind, but she says she will do as her mother wishes and think about marrying Paris.
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What is the dramatic irony at the party scene where Romeo and Juliet meet?
Romeo and Juliet do not know they are the children in rival families, but the audience does.
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What does Romeo call Juliet's hand when they first meet?
A "holy shrine."
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What does the prologue mean when it says Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed"?
Romeo and Juliet are unlucky.
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What does Juliet mean when she says, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"?
Juliet is upset that the only reason she would not be allowed to love Romeo is because of his last name. She is saying a name should not matter and does not define a person.
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How do Benvolio and Tybalt show opposite behaviors?
Benvolio advocates for peace while Tybalt supports violence.
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What is the dramatic irony during the balcony scene?
The audience knows Romeo is listening to Juliet's speech, but Juliet does not.
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What metaphor does Romeo use to explain why he does not think he will ever be able to move on from Rosaline?
He says it would be like asking a man who could once see forget what it was like to be able to see.
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What is an example of a tragedy in another movie, television show, book, etc.?
Answers may vary.
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What is Juliet wishing Romeo would do when she says, "Deny thy father and refuse they name"?
Juliet wants Romeo to reject his Montague family so that he and she can be in love.
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Why does Juliet have second-thoughts on continuing her relationship with Romeo when they talk during the balcony scene?
She says, "Although I joy in thee, I have no joy of this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden." In other words, the relationship is moving too quickly.
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What is the dramatic irony when Tybalt, Romeo, and Mercutio start fighting?
The audience knows Romeo and Tybalt are now related by marriage, but Tybalt does not.
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What metaphor from the play's balcony scene does Marc Chagall show in his painting of Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo says, "It is the east and Juliet is the sun." Chagall paints Romeo and Juliet in a circle that represents the sun and the moon.
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Why is Romeo and Juliet a tragedy?
The Montagues and the Capulets stop fighting, but Romeo and Juliet die.
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Why does Mercutio say, 'A plague o' both your houses" after he has been stabbed?
Mercutio does not blame Romeo and Tybalt for his death. He blames their families.
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What does Friar Laurence say is Romeo's reason for falling in love with Rosaline and Juliet?
Friar Laurence says, "Young men's love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes." In other words, Friar Laurence thinks Romeo falls in love based on a girl's looks.
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What is the effect of the dramatic irony in the balcony scene?
The dramatic irony adds suspense to the scene because the audience wants to know if and when Romeo will reveal his presence to Juliet.
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