Figurative Terms
What figurative term is this AND explain the meaning of the line (in context to the play in detail): "Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear"
SIMILE. Romeo is comparing Juliet's beauty to a beautiful jeweled earring.
What are the names of these two characters in yellow stripes?
Sampson and Gregory
What city and country does this play take place?
City: Verona
Country: Italy
What is the name of the person who Romeo confides in when he has problems? (two words)
Friar Lawrence
Why does Friar Lawrence ultimately agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He hopes it will end the feud between the two families.
THRICE my KINSMEN gathered for a celebration, marking the end of a PERNICIOUS year.
THREE TIMES my RELATIVES gathered for a celebration, marking the end of a HARMFUL/DEADLY year.
What figurative term is this & explain the significance of this line in context to the play in detail: "I fear, too early, for my mind misgives/Some consequence yet hanging in the stars/With this night's revels and expire the term/Of a despised life"
FORESHADOWING. Romeo's gut feeling that something horrible will happen to someone's life (death) is actually foretelling the future events to come.
What is the name of Romeo's cousin?
Benvolio
According to the Prince, what is the consequence if someone from either side of the families start a fight again?
Death penalty
How many weeks, days, or hours has passed since the opening of the play from Act 1 Scene 1? Then, prove it.
Only 1 day as has passed. One afternoon, the Capulets picked a fight with the Montagues. On the same evening Capulet held a party where Romeo & Juliet fell in love. The next day Romeo & Juliet got married in Friar Lawrence's room.
What kind of personality does Mercutio have? Give a specific example from the play.
Mercutio's personality is playful, humorous, and inappropriate. Example: He teases Romeo about Rosaline w/inappropriate sexual ideas. He teases the Nurse calling her a prostitute.
NE'ER HATH I witnessed such a PRODIGIOUS display of fireworks, casting their luminous glow O'ER TH' night sky.
NEVER HAVE I witnessed such an EXTRAORDINARY display of fireworks, casting their luminous glow OVER THE night sky.
What figurative term is this & explain the two similar and different meanings presented in these lines (be specific with the words): "Not I, believe me. You having dancing shoes/With nimble soles. I have a soul of lead"
PUN - soles & soul. Romeo is letting his friends know that he doesn't feel like dancing (soles) because he is heartbroken and still sad (soul).
What is the name of the person who said these lines:
"Three civil brawls, bred from an airy word/By thee, Old Capulet, and Montague,/Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets" (must give two words for this person's name)
Prince Escalus
How old is Juliet? Prove it: Explain something in the play that proves she is this age.
13 years old. The Nurse said Juliet will turn 14 years old in about 2 weeks from now.
What does the Nurse warn Romeo about when she meets with him the next day after the Capulet party?
The Nurse warns Romeo not to lead Juliet on or deceive her in any way.
What are 3 ways how the Nurse purposefully and playfully delays the good news to Juliet in Act 2.5?
1) She asks Juliet if she had any lunch yet. 2) She complains about her headache and backache. 3) She asks where Juliet's mother is. 4) She talks about how she thinks Romeo's not that attractive.
LEST we have SCANT supplies in the MORROW, l think we should decide WHITHER we CANST get more food.
IN CASE, we have BARELY SUFFICIENT supplies in the MORNING, I think we should decide WHERE we CAN get more food.
What is this figurative term & explain the significance of this line in context to the play: "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!"
METAPHOR. Romeo is saying that Juliet is a torch that is brighter than any other torches (girls in the room). She is the most beautiful that stands out from the crowd of girls.
(4:10-4:30) Who is the angry person in this scene? (You must say his name correctly the first time and spell it correctly.)
Tybalt
What is the 1 event that triggers the sequence of events leading to Romeo and Juliet's tragic fate? Meaning, if this event didn't happen, then Romeo and Juliet's tragedy wouldn't have occurred.
When Peter, the Capulet's illiterate servant, came across Romeo and Benvolio and asked one of them to read his list of invitees so that he could continue doing his duty. Then, he wrongfully invites them to come to the Capulet party if they weren't Montagues. If this event didn't happen, then Romeo wouldn't have met Juliet.
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?.../That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet"
Analyze these 3 lines to convey Juliet's thoughts.
Juliet questions why Romeo had to be part of the Montague family. She explains that names hold no meaning, just as a rose's smell is unchanged if its name was different. She wishes they could both throw out their family names so that they can be together.
What is one of the themes in Romeo and Juliet from these lines:
“Within the infant rind of this small flower, Poison hath residence, and medicine power”
THE COEXISTENCE OF OPPOSING FORCES IN NATURE: everything in the world including humans has good and bad/evil.
"THY eyes tell me that THY SHRIFT was false," QUOTH my KINSMEN. "In the MORROW, THOU WILT be MOVED to apologize."
YOUR eyes tell me that YOUR CONFESSION was false," SAID my RELATIVE. "In the MORNING, YOU WILL be MOTIVATED to apologize."
What is the figurative terms for EACH section of lines below & explain the significance in context to the play: "If I profane with my unworthiest hand/This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this" AND "My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand/To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
1st: METAPHOR. Romeo called Juliet a "holy shrine" and that he touched the shrine undeservingly and sinned.
2nd: METAPHOR. Romeo called his lips "blushing pilgrims" hoping to kiss the shrine to be forgiven for touching her.
Who is Mercutio related to?
The Prince
Who said these lines AND what exactly does she mean (be detailed): "I'll look to like if looking liking move./But no more deep will I endart mine eye/Than your consent give strength to make it fly."
Juliet. When Lady Capulet discusses Paris' intentions for Juliet, Juliet responds to her mother that she will try to like Paris if she finds him attractive, but ultimately, she won't allow her feelings to deepen without her mother's permission and support.
“Now Romeo is beloved and loves again, Alike betwitched by the charm of looks, But to his foe supposed he must complain, And she steal love’s sweet bait from fearful hooks”
What do these lines mean in Prologue #2 in detail?
Romeo is in love with someone who also loves him back - Juliet. They both fell in love with each other at first sight. However, they realize they are from enemy families, and she still wants to love him ("sweet bait") even though she knows the danger ("fearful hooks") of doing so.
“These violent delights have violent ends,/And in their triumph die, like fire and powder”
What is the figurative term used? Then, explain the figurative term in context to the Act 2.6.
SIMILE: "violent delights" = Romeo & Juliet's love and passion for each other is extremely quick & "violent ends" = Romeo & Juliet's relationship could end/fizzle as quickly as it started --> --> Compared to "fire and powder," an explosive reaction (gun powder) that eventually burns out.
OXYMORON: "violent" & "delights" - separately mean opposite things "destruction/deadly" + "happy," but together "violent delights" shows how extremely sudden & passionate in love Romeo & Juliet are and married so suddenly.
WHEREFORE THOU ART so MOVED to get THITHER so early, I WIT not. Yet THOU got my attention WITHAL THINE every step.
WHY YOU ARE so MOTIVATED to get THERE so early, I KNOW/UNDERSTAND not. Yet YOU got my attention WITH YOUR every step.