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This is an example of what literary device? "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." A) Simile B) Hyperbole C) Metaphor
C) metaphor
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Shakespeare mostly achieves comedy through A) the actions of characters B) clever word play (puns) C) specific stage directions
B) clever word play (puns)
100
We first see him gathering flowers and herbs.
Friar Laurence
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What important information do we learn in the Prologue?
Romeo and Juliet's death
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A poem that has a rhyme scheme ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Sonnet
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What type of play is Romeo and Juliet? A) drama B) Romance C) Tragedy
C) Tragedy
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Shakespeare's use of rhyming couplets gives the play a A) feeling of realism B) sense of mystery C) poetic quality
C) poetic quality
200
This is why Romeo is unprepared for the fight in the streets after his wedding.
He did not receive the letter from Tybalt challening him to a duel and he considers Tybalt as his cousin now.
200
What is an event that happens in the Rising Action of the play?
-The Capulet party where Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love -The wedding ceremony
200
A universal theme of The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is A) each generation has trouble communicating B) violence leads to more violence C) everyone has his or her price
B) violence leads to more violence
300
When a character is speaking to the audience on stage alone, sharing his or her thoughts and feelings, it is called a what? A) Soliloquy B) Aside C) Monologue
A) soliloquy
300
Shakespeare most likely used the words "true knight" to describe Romeo to A) show how Juliet felt about him B) remind the audience of Romeo's title C) prove he was innocent of Tybalt's murder
A) show how Juliet felt about him
300
The prince blames the deaths of Romeo, Juliet, and Paris on this
The parents' hatred of each other
300
What happens in a climax of a story or play?
What is the main character faces a major conflict where he or she changes as a result. It is the turning point in the story.
300
At the end of the play, what does the Prince admit (pg. 1101)? A) He sympathized with the families B) He has lost some of his friends in the feud. C) He allowed the feud to continue by not being more forceful in his laws.
C) He allowed the feud to continue by not being more forceful in his laws.
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When a character says something that is only heard by the audience and not the other characters on stage, it is called what? A) Soliloquy B) Aside C) Monologue
B) Aside
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Throughout the play, Shakespeare creates drama by contrasting A) old age and youth B) day and night C) indifference and passion
B) day and night
400
This is why Lord Capulet did not kick Romeo out of the party
Because Romeo had a good reputation, and he did not want to risk ruining his party with fighting.
400
What is the climax of Romeo and Juliet?
When Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished
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When you have five pairs of unstessed syllables followed by stressed syllables in a line of poetry.
iambic pentameter
500
When we knew that Juliet wasn't dead, but Romeo didn't, Shakespeare was using an example of what? A) Foreshadowing B) Allusion C) Dramatic Irony
C) dramatic irony
500
Shakespeare goes from comic dialogue to tragic happenings to A) heighten the effects of both B) prevent the audience from being too sad C) keep the audience guessing what will happen next D) all of the above
D) all of the above
500
This is why Romeo buys poison on his way back to Verona
Balthasaar tells him that Juliet is dead. Romeo now wants to commit suicide.
500
What occurs in the resolution of the play?
The families make peace. They both build statues in honor of their children's love.
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Friar Laurence: "Holy Saint Francis! What a change is here! Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes." Which sentence best explains the meaning of this quote? A) Young men and old men alike first fall in love with their eyes. B) Young men are easily led by a woman’s looks where older men are led by intelligence. C) Young men pay too much attention to physical beauty while older men trust their hearts.
C) Young men pay too much attention to physical beauty while older men trust their hearts.
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