Shakespeare's Time
Romeo and Juliet Plot
Romeo and Juliet Characters
Shakespeare Vocabulary
Shakespeare
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What plague was spreading during the late 1500?
Bubonic Plague.
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What to families hate each other in the play?
Montague and Capulet.
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What house is Romeo From?
Montague.
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What is a Friar?
A monk with priestly duties.
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Did Shakespeare ever get married?
Yes, to Anne Hathaway.
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Who were the groundlings?
They were lower class people who watched the play from the pit.
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Where did Romeo and Juliet meet.
At a Capulet ball.
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Who does Juliet's parents want her to marry?
The County Paris.
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What is a Foil character?
A character who serves as a contrast for another Character.
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What theater did Shakespeare but on his plays in?
The Globe Theater.
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What church was very powerful during this time?
The Roman Catholic church.
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What city does Romeo and Juliet take place in?
Verona, Italy?
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Who banishes Romeo for killing Tybalt?
The Prince of Verona.
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What type of poem do Romeo and Juliet's words form when they first meet?
A sonnet.
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Did Shakespeare ever attend a university?
No, he never furthered his education after grammar school.
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Who was the queen during Shakespeare's time?
Elizabeth the 1st.
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What city does Romeo go to after he is banished?
Mantua
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Who gets stuck in quarantine when they try to go to Romeo in Mantua?
Friar John.
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What is a Soliloquy?
It is a long speech where a character expresses their thoughts or feelings. It is not meant to be heard by other characters.
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When was Shakespeare born?
A little before April 26th, 1956. It is thought to be three days before.
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Who reviewed every play to make sure they were appropriate?
The Master of Revels.
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Where does Romeo kill Paris?
At the Capulet's Family Tomb.
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Who were the first two characters in the play?
Sampson and Gregory.
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What is blank verse?
A poem written in un-rhymed iambic pentameter.
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When did Shakespeare die?
April 23rd, 1616.
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