Name that Literary Device
Who said it!?
Is doth true?
Short Answer!!
Misc.
100
"Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty. Thou art not conquered; beauty's ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks, And death's pale flag is not advanced there..."
Death is being personified
100
"Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law is death to any he that utters them."
Apothecary is speaking to Romeo saying that he cannot sell him the poison.
100
No one is with Juliet when she takes the poison.
True
100
Why does Romeo refuse to accept Tybalt's challenge and how does Mercutio interpret Romeo's action?
Romeo believes Tybalt is now family, unbeknownst to Mercutio who thinks Romeo is being a coward.
100
Name the THREE reasons why Juliet fears taking the potion that the Friar gives to her.
1. The potion won't work and she will still have to marry Paris. 2. The Friar replaced the potion with poison in order to cover his tracks from marrying Romeo to Juliet. 3. She will wake up too early without Romeo at her side and she will go crazy in the tomb.
200
"Hadst thou no poison mixed, no-sharp ground knife, No sudden mean of death, though ne'er so mean But 'banished' to kill me?- 'banished'?"
Romeo is foreshadowing.
200
"Tybalt, here slain, whom Romeo's hand did slay-- Romeo that spoke him fair, bade him bethink how nice the quarrel was, and urged withal your high displeasure."
Benvolio to the Prince. Benvolio is telling the Prince about the death of Tybalt, indicating that Romeo did not fight until he was provoked.
200
Juliet kills herself by drinking poison.
False
200
What is the Friar's plan for reuniting Romeo and Juliet after Romeo's banishment?
Juliet will take a potion that will give her the appearance of death for forty-two hours. The Friar will send a letter to Romeo detailing the plan, and telling him to be in the Capulet's tomb at the end of the 42 hours in order to be there when Juliet wakes up. Then, the two will run away to Mantua.
200
Who is speaking in this quote and what is the significance? "So shalt thou show me friendship. Take thou that. Live and be prosperous and farewell, good fellow."
Romeo is speaking to Balthasar, and telling him to leave from the churchyard. Romeo is about to drink the poison and he wants to die alone.
300
"Evermore weeping for your cousin's death? What, wilt thou wash him from his grave with tears."
Irony.
300
"I do protest I never injured thee But love thee better that thou canst devise Till thou shalt know the reason of my love. And so, good Capulet-- which name I tender as dearly as my own-- be satisfied."
Romeo to Tybalt, stating that he is not family and loves him, therefore he cannot fight him.
300
Benvolio is killed by Tybalt
False
300
Why does the First Watchmen order Balthasar and the Friar to be held?
The two were in the churchyard at the time of the three deaths, making them suspects.
300
Describe the importance of Balthasar to the play.
Balthasar not only does he deliver the news that Juliet is "dead," but he serves as a witness to Romeo and Juliet taking their own lives.
400
"Death lies on her like an untimely frost Upon the sweetest flower of all the field."
Simile
400
"Oh God! I have an ill-divining soul. Methinks I see thee, now thou art below, As one dead in the bottom of a tomb."
Juliet is speaking to Romeo, foreshadowing his death.
400
The Nurse tells Juliet to marry Paris.
True.
400
Why does Capulet's attitude of Juliet's marriage change from him being slow to agree of a marriage to Juliet, to planning a hasty wedding?
Capulet assumes that Juliet is grieving over Tybalt's death, and is in need of a companion.
400
Who does the Prince blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?
He blames the Capulets and the Montaques for the feud. He also blames himself for turning a blind eye to the fighting.
500
"Most miserable hour that e'er time saw In last labor of his pilgrimage."
Personification
500
"Yet 'banished'? Hang up philosophy! Unless philosophy can make a Juliet, Displant a town, reverse a Prince's doom, It helps not, it prevails not. Talk no more."
Romeo to Friar Laurence. Romeo is rejecting the Friar's advice, believing that being banished is a fate worse than death.
500
Romeo is banished to Mantua for killing Paris.
False.
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!
Friar John was the reason for the detainment in the letter, therefore contributing to Romeo's death because of the information he got on Juliet's "death."
500
DAILY DOUBLE!
Dramatic Resolution Map with proper events.
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