Literary Terms
Characters
Comprehension Questions
Setting
100

"loving hate"

Oxymoron

100

Which character is known to be very talkative?

The Nurse

100

Why does Juliet have an issue with Romeo's identity?

He's a Montague; her family and his have long been in a feud

100

What city in Italy was the play set in?

Verona

200

"When the sun sets the air doth drizzle dew."

Alliteration

200

Which character is very violent and was quick to start a fight?

Tybalt

200

What was Romeo's punishment for slaying Tybalt?

Banishment

200

What was the name of the city Romeo was banished to?

Mantua

300

The references to Greek mythology in the play are examples of-

allusions

300

Which character gave a speech about Queen Mab?

Mercutio

300

What was the turning point of the play?

Tybalt's death

300

Where did Juliet say "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"

Her balcony

400

When Juliet said "methinks I see thee, now thou art below, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb, what was this an example of?

Foreshadowing

400

Which character died of grief from the news of her son's banishment?

Lady Montague

400

What was the name of the character that failed to deliver the letter to Romeo?

Friar John

400

Where was the fight between Count Paris and Romeo?

The Capulet grave site

500

When Juliet gave a long speech alone on stage while waiting for Romeo to arrive so they can spend their wedding night together, this was an example of a(n)-

soliloquy

500

Which character said "Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field."?

Lord Capulet

500

What was the resolution of the play?

The feuding families made statues in honor of Romeo and Juliet; they end the feud

500

What century was the play set in?

14th century

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