Literary Terms
This is a long speech that is given while other characters are on stage, and they can hear the speech.
What is a monologue?
Who said it? "Then she is well and nothing can be ill. Her body sleeps in Capels' monument, and her immortal part with angels lives."
Who is Balthazar?
This symbol shows how society is toxic to good things and makes them fatal.
What is poison?
Who found Juliet dead in Act IV?
Who is the nurse?
What did the Lords Montague and Capulet vow to create in their children's honor?
What is statues of pure gold?
When the audience knows something to be true that the character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
Who said it? "Oh, I am slain! If thou be merciful, open the tomb, lay me with Juliet."
Who is Paris?
This symbol demonstrates the foolishness of the feud.
What is thumb biting?
What are Lord and Lady Capulet doing when Juliet returns to tell them she will marry Paris?
What is wedding preparations?
How many people died in Act V?
What is 4?
"Young Adam Cupid, he that shot so trim, when King Cophetua lov'd the beggar maid."
What is an allusion?
Who said it? "Out alas. She's cold. Her blood is settled and her joints are stiff.....death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field."
Who is Lord Capulet?
This theme contrasts "star-crossed lovers" who make the decision to commit suicide.
What is fate vs. freewill.
Why is Paris at the friar's cell?
What is making plans for his marriage to Juliet?
Why does the apothecary not want to sell poison to Romeo?
What is it is against the law and punishable by death.
"If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine, the gentle is this: My lips two blushing pilgrims ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss."
What is a metaphor? Comparing Juliet's hand to a holy shrine.
Who said it? "But I can give thee more, for I will raise her statue in pure gold, that whiles Verona by that name is known, there shall no figure at such rate be set as that of true and faithful Juliet."
When Romeo compares Juliet to the sun this is demonstrating which theme?
What is light and night?
How long is Juliet to remain asleep in the tomb?
What is 42 hours?
What, specifically, does Romeo threaten to do to Balthazar if he does not leave Romeo alone at the graveyard?
What is tear him limb by limb.
His mouth is as big as the Atlantic Ocean.
What is a hyperbole?
Who called Rome and Juliet "Poor sacrifices of our enmity?"
Who is Lord Capulet.
This symbol showed the vices and addictions of society.
What is Queen Mab?
What is Juliet afraid Friar Lawrence is trying to do by giving her the poison?
What is kill her to cover his marrying Romeo and Juliet.
Where does the Friar plan to take Juliet after he finds both Romeo and Paris dead?
What is the convent.