Figurative Language
The literary device used here:
"Love is smoke raised with the fume of sighs."
What is a Metaphor?
The type of drink that was consumed in Elizabethan England
What is stale ale, beer cider or wine? (any one will do)
This character will not be hit by Cupid's arrow.
Who is Rosaline?
The speaker of:
"Oh swear not by the moon, the inconstant moon."
Who is Juliet?
The length of time Capulet wants Paris to wait before Juliet marries
What is two summers?
What literary device is used here:
"Arise, fair sun and kill the envious moon."
What is Personification?
This was the common form of transportation during Shakespeare's time
What are horses, wagons or coaches? (any one will do)
This person's only love is sprung from their only hate!
Who is Juliet?
The speaker of:
"A man, young lady! Lady, such a man as all the world--why, he's a man of wax."
Who is the Nurse?
A metaphor Lady Capulet uses to describe Paris
What is a book? OR What is a flower?
The literary device used here:
"My bounty is as boundless as the sea."
What is a Simile?
The white flag was displayed to announce this type of play.
What is a Comedy?
A hot-headed man who will stop at nothing to defend his family.
Who is Tybalt?
Speaker of:
"But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart; /My will to her consent is but a part."
Who is Lord Capulet?
The reason Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet.
What is -- He thinks it will end the feud?
The literary device used here:
"These violent delights have violent ends."
What is Foreshadowing?
The reason theater was outlawed and closed by the Church of England in 1596
What is it was thought to be sinful? OR-- What is: it contributed to the Bubonic plague?
A character who was Juliet's age when they married.
Who is Lady Capulet?
Speaker of:
"Underneath the grove of sycamore / ...so early walking did I see your son."
Who is Benvolio?
The name of one comedic character in the play?
Who is the Nurse? OR Who is Mercutio?
The device used here:
"The earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she."
What is Personification?
The category of play Romeo and Juliet falls under. (Type of play)
What is tragedy?
Two characters who know that Romeo & Juliet will marry.
Who are the Nurse and Friar Lawrence?
Speaker of:
"..I'll thy assistant be / For this alliance may so happy prove, /To turn your households'
rancour to pure love."
Who is Friar Lawrence?
The person who makes fun of Romeo for being in love with Rosaline.
Who is Mercutio?