A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage.
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At the beginning of Act IV, what day is it?
Tuesday.
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Why does Juliet tell her father that she will obey him?
Because she knows that she really won't marry Paris. She's just playing along with her father to make him happy, but she has other plans her father isn't aware of.
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Define Allusion
A reference to history, mythology, or other written works.
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Why is Paris at the Friar's cell?
To discuss his marriage to Juliet.
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To what day does Capulet move the wedding?
Wednesday.
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Define Personification
Giving human qualities to things that are not human
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The Friar gives Paris two reasons why he cannot perform the ceremony. List one.
1. It is too soon.
2. He does not know the lady's mind.
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Why is Lady Capulet concerned about moving the date of the wedding?
Because there isn't enough time to prepare for the wedding.
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Define comic relief.
A technique that is used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work by introducing a humorous character or situation.
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Juliet lists six things she would rather do than marry Paris. List one.
1. Leap from a tower
2. Be chained with roaring bears
3. Lurk where serpeants are
4. Walk in thievish ways
5. Hide in a charnal house
6. Be hidden with a dead man in his shroud
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What charcaters give comic relief?
Example: the nurse
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The first plan the Friar set forth is not working. What is the second plan he devises for Romeo and Juliet?
Juliet is to take the potion and "die," but really sleep for 42 hours. She would be buried. Romeo will come to her before she awakes. Friar will communicate his plan to Romeo via letters.