Characters
Who is Romeo’s cousin who tries to cheer him up about Rosaline?
Benvolio
The use of a comparison between two or more things using "like" or "as".
Simile
"What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet." What main idea is Juliet expressing?
A name doesn't change who someone is; Romeo's name isn't what defines him. (What's on the inside is what matters.)
The First Folio, published in 1623, is the first collection of William Shakespeare’s plays. The collection _______ 18 plays that might otherwise have been lost, such as Julius Caesar and Macbeth.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. to be including
B. including
C. to include
D. includes
Includes
Put these scenes in order: Capulet servants talk about fighting and fight the Montague servants; Capulet feast; Romeo meets Juliet at the feast.
1) Capulet servants fight the Montague servants; 2) Capulet feast; 3) Romeo meets Juliet
Which character first recognizes Romeo at the Capulet feast and vows revenge?
The pattern of five pairs of unstressed/stressed syllables often used by Shakespeare.
Iambic Pentameter
"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!" What does Romeo mean about Juliet?
She outshines the light; she is dazzling/beautiful.
Shakespeare’s 'Sonnets' consist of 154 poems that explore themes such as time, love, and ______ many of these works are addressed to a mysterious figure known as the 'Fair Youth.'
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A. beauty
B. beauty;
C. beauty—and
D. beauty,
beauty;
List three plot events (in order) from Acts I–III: Friar Lawrence agrees to marry them; Romeo and Juliet get married; Mercutio is killed.
Friar Lawrence agrees, Romeo & Juliet marry, Mercutio is killed)
Who performs the secret marriage of Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Lawrence
When the audience knows something the characters do not, creating tension.
Dramatic Irony
"My mind misgives / Some consequence yet hanging in the stars..." What is Romeo foreshadowing here?
He fears the party will start a chain of events that lead to his death.
“Very small, very brief, but I saw it in the heaviness of her breath; and all my
disappointment, all the night's boredom and embarrassment felt so inconsequential in the face of such pure...sadness.”
What does the word inconsequential most nearly mean?
A. Illogical
B. Hidden
C. Unimportant
D. Recent
Unimportant
When an author creates a pattern using syllables to create a beat or rhythmic effect, this is called:
Meter
Name the man Juliet’s parents want her to marry.
Paris
A reference to a myth, historical person, or other text—example: “Titan” in Romeo & Juliet.
"Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon..." Identify the figure of speech.
Personification/Metaphor
“Surely, you caught me in some ponderous moment, wherein I remembered some tragic
detail of my vast responsibilities as a princess.” (line 452)
The word ponderous most nearly means:
A. Heavy
B. Thoughtful
C. Boring
D. Short
Thoughtful
Romeo says, “Well, in that hit you miss: she'll not be hit. With Cupid's arrow; she has Dian's wit;”
This is an:
Allusion
After Tybalt kills Mercutio, what does Romeo do in response?
He kills Tybalt
A long speech by a character alone onstage revealing private thoughts.
Soliloquy
Tybalt’s line: "Now seeming sweet convert to bitter gall." What does he plan?
He will let Romeo go at the party, but intends revenge later. Something "sweet" or good will become bad over time.
In the opening scene, Prince Escalus arrives to stop the riot and tells the families, "If ever you disturb our streets again, / Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace." As used in the text, what does the word "forfeit" most nearly mean?
A. Reward
B. Strategy
C. Penalty
D. Celebration
Penalty
What strategy involves inconsistencies in the time period a story is set and technology, culture, language, etc. from a different time?
Anachronism