Shakespeare
Where is William Shakespeare from?
What is England?
Who do Juliet's parents want her to marry?
Who is Paris?
What is the opening scene of the play at the very beginning of Act I?
What is fighting in the streets/fighting between the Capulets and the Montagues?
Explain the following quote: “If ever you disturb the peace again, your lives will pay the price”
What is: Prince Escalus is telling them they will pay with their lives if they continue to fight?
Which two characters are the only ones who know of Romeo and Juliet's secret marriage (throughout the play)?
Friar Lawrence and the Nurse
What is the name of the Famous Theatre in London that is associated with Shakespeare and his plays?
What is The Globe Theatre?
Who performs the marriage ceremony for Romeo and Juliet?
Who is Friar Lawrence?
Which event at the end of Act I is considered the "inciting incident" of the plot?
What is when Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight?
Explain the following quote: “Take my advice. Forget her … Look at other beautiful girls”
What is: Benvolio is encouraging Romeo to move on from Rosaline (and to crash the Capulet party to look for one)?
Who typically performed the female roles in original performances of Shakespeare's plays? (answer must be specific)
What is young boys?
What was the name of the original acting troupe that Shakespeare was a part of?
What is The King's Men?
Who is Juliet's confidante in the play?
Who is the Nurse?
What decision at the end of Act III throws off Friar Lawrence's plan of Romeo eventually being able to return to Verona and be with Juliet?
What is Lord Capulet decides that Juliet will marry Paris?
Explain the following quote: “What’s in a name? What we call a rose would smell as sweet, whatever word we used for it.”
What is: Juliet is saying that their last names should not matter/come between their love?
What are the three types of irony we discussed? (must get all 3 to get correct)
What is dramatic, situational, and verbal irony?
What are the two main types of Shakespeare's plays?
What is Comedies and Tragedies?
Who delivered the news to Romeo that Juliet was dead?
Who is Balthasar?
What (two) main events throw off Friar Lawrence's sleeping potion plan?
What is Lord Capulet moves up the wedding date? OR What is Romeo never receives the letter from Friar Lawrence?
Explain the following quote: “A plague on both your houses.”
What is: Mercutio is saying that both families are responsible for his death (and more to come)?
We discussed two reasons as to why the families decided to build gold statues for each other’s children. What is one of the two reasons?
What is to honor Romeo and Juliet's story? OR What is so that history does not repeat itself (consequences of hate)?
What are Shakespeare's poems called?
What is Sonnets?
Who was the first person to get killed in the play?
Who is Mercutio?
Shakespeare always tasks a character with recapping the story as the "resolution" at the end of the play. Which character tells all of the other characters Romeo and Juliet's full story at the end of Act V?
Who is Friar Lawrence?
Explain the following quote: “Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch! I tell thee what: get thee to church o’ Thursday, Or never after look me in the face. Speak not; reply not; do not answer me.”
What is: Lord Capulet demanding Juliet to marry Paris or he will disown her?
What is the name of the type of meter (writing) that Shakespeare used in his plays?
What is iambic pentameter?