Biting your thumb at someone was considered what?
an insult - equivalent to flipping someone off
What's Prince's job in the modern version of the movie?
There are how many street fights in the play?
2
Who says: "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo"
Juliet
Dramatic Irony
What country and city is Romeo and Juliet set in?
Verona, Italy
In the modern movie the play is set where?
Modern day California
Why does Tybalt want to duel Romeo?
Because Romeo crashed the Capulet party
Who says: "Three civil brawls bred of an airy word...
Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets"
Prince Eschalus
What is a speech given by a character alone on the stage (talking to themselves)?
Soliloquy
Who's Friar Laurence's friend who doesn't get the letter to Romeo?
Friar John
How is Friar Laurence surprising in the modern version of the play?
makes poison, wears Hawaiian shirts, tattoos
The play lasts how many days?
5
Who says: "Ha, banishment? Be merciful, say “death,”
For exile hath more terror in his look, Much more than death."
Romeo
What's an example of motif in Romeo and Juliet?
The characters always talking about tombs
Which character (who is Romeo's friend) often provides comic relief in the play?
Mercutio
In the modern version of the play, the "balcony scene" also involves, what?
A swimming pool
When Juliet first hears that Romeo killed Tybalt she feels what?
Anger towards Romeo
Who says: “Death is my son-in-law. Death is my heir; My daughter he hath wedded.”
Capulet - ie. Juliet's dad
What is a statement which seems like a contradiction but reveals an unexpected truth?
Paradox
Who is Romeo's servingman/driver?
Balthasar
The modern version ending is different in two ways than the play. What are they?
1. Paris doesn't die
2. Friar Laurence doesn't come
Juliet has 6 fears/thoughts before she takes the poison. List 2.
1. Call back the nurse
2. Poison doesn't work
3. What if Fr. Laurence is trying to kill her
4. What if she wakes up early
5. What if she suffocates in the vault
6. What if the ghosts scare her and dash out her brains
Who says: "Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford
No better term than this: thou art a villain."
What is, a character’s remark, either to the audience or to another character, that no one else on stage is supposed to hear?