Shakespeare's Style
What can the Iambic Pentameter be compared to?
A hear beat or or a pirate walking with a wooden leg.
What is the name of the Italian city where the story takes place?
Verona
How old is Juliet?
13
Who said: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet."?
Juliet
Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet?
At the Capulet's bal.
Which part of the play is a sonnet?
The prologue
Who asks Capulet for his daughter's hand in marriage?
Paris
Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet?
At the Capulet's banquet
Who said: "But soft, what light through yonder window breaks"?
Romeo
At the beginning of Act I, why is Romeo sad?
He is heartbroken over Rosaline.
What do "thou" and "thee" mean?
You
What is Juliet's last name?
Capulet
Who performs Romeo & Juliet's wedding?
Friar Laurence
Who says "A plague o'both your houses!"
Mercutio
In Act I, Prince Escalus threatens anyone who will fight publicly with what kind of punishment?
A death sentence.
To show emotions
What is the name of the character who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
Who identifies Romeo for Juliet at the banquet?
The Nurse
What term does the chorus use to describe the lovers?
star-crossed
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
He is banished from Verona.
How many plays did Shakespeare write? a)15. b) 37. c) 24
b) 37
What is the name of the theatre where Shakespeare's play were performed?
The Globe
Who are Romeo's two friends?
Mercutio and Benvolio
Who says "O, where is Romeo? Saw you him to-day? Right glad I am he was not at this fray."
Lady Montague
At what time is Juliet's emissary set to meet with Romeo the morning after the banquet?
9 o'clock