Literary Terms
Vocab
Characters
Plot
Lit Terms 2
100
O loving hate! Sick health! Light darkness!
What are oxymorons
100
A speech given by one character to one or more other characters.
What is a monologue
100
This character offers comic relief
Who is Mercutio
100
In the prologue, we learn that Romeo and Juliet are these kind of lovers...
What is star-crossed
100
Death has sucked honey from thy breath
What is personification
200
Death will be my wedding bed.
What is personification
200
A whispered remark to the audience that characters on stage do not hear
What is an aside
200
This is Romeo's love interest in Act I
Who is Rosaline
200
How does the first fight scene get started in Act I...two key words, be specific.
What is Gregory says, "say better"
200
Romeo's friends thinking he is still in love with Rosaline after the Capulet party
What is dramatic irony
300
Juliet thinking Romeo is dead when it is actually Tybalt
What is dramatic irony
300
A speech given by one character to express thoughts and feelings to the audience
What is a soliloquy
300
Who says, "For I swear, Your lives shall pay the price."
Who is the Prince
300
Benvolio's advice to Romeo when he is lovesick over Rosaline
What is find other women--or a more beautiful one.
300
Light and darkness references throughout Romeo and Juliet
What is imagery
400
Death is my son in law.
What is a metaphor AND personification
400
The main character's trait that ultimately leads them to their downfall
What is tragic flaw
400
This is who tells Romeo Juliet is dead
Who is Balthazar
400
This spirals Friar Laurence's plan out of sync
What is Capulet's decision to move the wedding up to Wednesday
400
When the musicians are making jokes after Juliet is found dead
What is comic relief
500
Mercutio's "Queen Mab" speech
What is imagery
500
Two characters who contradict or are opposite of one another
What is foil
500
This character is known as the Prince of Cats
Who is Tybalt
500
The forcefulness of love, the inevitably of fate, love as a cause of violence
What are the THEMES in Romeo and Juliet
500
Capulet raving about how much he owes Friar Laurence
What is situational irony
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