Lit Terms
Fig Language
Characters
Forms
The Play
100
Setting of the play
What is VERONA
100
"Oh brawling love, O loving hate.." "Feather of lead, bright-smoke; cold fire, sick health" Are examples of ... Bonus: Who speaks these lines about love?
What is an OXYMORON Bonus: Romeo
100
Who tells the families to stop fighting or it will result in their deaths at the end of Scene I
Who is PRINCE (ESCALUS)
200
The major conflict is between
What are Montagues v. Capulets
200
What type of imagery does Romeo use to describe Juliet
What is LIGHT imagery (she teaches the torches to burn brightly, a jewel, a dove among crows)
200
Compare Benevolio & Tybolt
Benevolio (Montague) - good/kind/peaceful (tries to stop duel between servants), Romeo's cousin Tybolt (Capulet) - angry/impatient/violent (threatens death to Capulets: Benevolio, then later Romeo at Capulet's party
200
When Romeo & Juliet meet - their conversation builds into what form of poem....
What is SONNET
200
This funny/punny, wild, imaginative, and tragic clown figure talks of Queen Mab, and is friends with Romeo...
Who is Mercutio?
300
He says (to Paris) "too soon marred are those so early made" Bonus: What does this mean?
Who is Capulet .. This means that girls are scarred (changed) forever if married too young
300
Mercutio's long __________________ about Queen Mab is an FORM of speech with an intended audience..
What is a MONOLOGUE
300
What kinds of dreams does Queen Mab bring to people?
Examples from play/Mercutio's speech
400
Contrast how Lady Capulet thinks of marriage and the Nurse thinks of marriage...
Lady Capulet: marriage is a business arrangement, comes with wealth, position, responsibility Nurse: a marriage is a happy relationship full of love and pleasure
500
Describe the behavior of Romeo & Juliet during their first meeting at the party.. (actions/words)
Romeo: compares himself to a pilgrim, Juliet to a saint, that love is a religion, wants to kiss her Juliet: answers back, holds hands, then is kissed by Romeo, then they kiss..
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