Dramatic Elements
Which best describes dramatic irony?
A.) A character says the opposite of what he or she means.
B.) Events occur that are the opposite of what is expected.
C.) An audience knows more about a situation than the characters involved.
D.) An audience experiences relief because the situation or scene is humorous.
C.) An audience knows more about a situation than the characters involved.
Read the paragraph.
Lara hesitated at the door. She confirmed the room number, comparing it to the schedule in her sweaty hands. With downcast eyes, she shuffled toward the teacher’s desk. Greeting the teacher, she timidly asked, "Spanish Two, Señora Garcia?”
The bolded words reveal Lara’s
A.) excitement.
B.) disappointment.
C.) nervousness.
D.) compassion.
C.) nervousness.
Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.
Benvolio: Groan! why, no;
But sadly tell me who.
Romeo: Bid a sick man in sadness make his will;
Ah! word ill urg’d to one that is so ill.
In sadness, cousin, I do love a woman.
What is the cause of Romeo’s despair?
A.) Romeo has wronged Benvolio.
B.) Romeo misses his friends and family.
C.) Romeo wants to fight the Capulets.
D.) Romeo is in love with a woman.
D.) Romeo is in love with a woman.
How do the Montague and Capulet families contribute to the catastrophe in Romeo and Juliet?
A.) by carrying on a violent feud
B.) by discovering the secret marriage
C.) by challenging the prince
D.) by intercepting Friar John’s letter
A.) by carrying on a violent feud
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
What is a soliloquy?
A.) A long speech delivered by one character in the presence of others.
B.) Lines spoken by a character directly to the audience, not heard by other characters on stage.
C.) A speech delivered by a character alone on stage, expressing their inner thoughts or feelings
D.) A play on words that exploits the double meaning of a word.
C.) A speech delivered by a character alone on stage, expressing their inner thoughts or feelings
A poem with fourteen lines and a mixed rhyme scheme is a
A.) foil
B.) couplet
C.) stanza
D.)sonnet.
D.)sonnet.
Read the excerpt from Act III, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet: Then, window, let day in, and let life out.
Romeo: Farewell, farewell! one kiss, and I’ll descend. [Descends.]
Juliet: Art thou gone so? my lord, my love, my friend! I must hear from thee every day in the hour, For in a minute there are many days: O! by this count I shall be much in years Ere I again behold my Romeo.
What conclusion can be drawn about Juliet based on her reaction to Romeo’s departure ?
A.) She is enthusiastic about her future with Romeo.
B.) She is jealous of the adventures Romeo will have abroad.
C.) She questions Romeo’s devotion to their marriage vows.
D.) She depends on Romeo and dreads life without him.
D.) She depends on Romeo and dreads life without him.
Read the excerpt from Act I, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.
Benvolio: Tut! you saw her fair, none else being by,
Herself pois’d with herself in either eye;
But in that crystal scales let there be weigh’d
Your lady’s love against some other maid
That I will show you shining at this feast,
And she shall scant show well that now shows best.
Romeo: I’ll go along, no such sight to be shown,
But to rejoice in splendour of mine own.
Romeo decides to attend the Capulets’ party because he wants to
A.) see his love, the fair Rosaline
B.) make peace with the Capulets
C.) ruin the Capulets’ party
D.) forget all about his heartache.
D.) forget all about his heartache.
Based on the prologue, what is the main conflict in Romeo and Juliet?
A.) Romeo and Juliet live in different cities.
B.) Romeo kills himself by accident.
C.) Romeo’s family and Juliet’s family are enemies.
D.) Romeo and Juliet take their own lives.
C.) Romeo’s family and Juliet’s family are enemies.
Read the lines from Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.
Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father, and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.
Shakespeare uses this soliloquy to portray Juliet’s
A.) overwhelming shyness.
B.) unbearable sadness.
C.) hopefulness and longing.
D.) scheming nature.
C.) hopefulness and longing.
Shakespeare most often used sonnets to express which emotion between characters?
A.) love
B.) happiness
C.) grief
D.) anger
A.) love
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Most complications unfold during a plot’s
A.) exposition
B.) rising action
C.) climax
D.) resolution.
B.) rising action
Read the excerpt from Act I, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.
And hear the sentence of your moved prince.
Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word,
By thee, old Capulet, and Montague,
Have thrice disturb’d the quiet of our streets,
And made Verona’s ancient citizens
Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments,
To wield old partisans, in hands as old,
Canker’d with peace, to part your canker’d hate.
If ever you disturb our streets again
Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.
What will happen if the Capulets and Montagues disturb the peace again?
A.) They will be banished from Verona.
B.) They will have to pay a fine.
C.) They will be punished by death.
D.) They will have to have a duel.
C.) They will be punished by death.
Read this excerpt from the prologue of Shakespeare’s play Henry V, in which King Henry is referred to as Harry.
A kingdom for a stage, princes to act
And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!
Then should the warlike Harry, like himself,
Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels,
Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword and fire
Crouch for employment.
This excerpt mostly introduces
A.) the character of King Henry, or Harry.
B.) the setting of the port of Mars.
C.) the conflict of a war between England and France.
D.) the setting of the fields of war.
A.) the character of King Henry, or Harry.
A soliloquy is a long speech in which a character speaks one’s thoughts:
A.) aloud to themselves
B.) directly to the audience
C.) directly to another character
D.) directly to the chorus
A.) Aloud to themselves
Romeo and Juliet’s final fate in Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet represents which element of Shakespearean tragedy?
A.) an emotional release
B.) an unhappy ending
C.) a spiritual awakening
D.) an unlikely resolution
B.) an unhappy ending
Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.
Capulet: As rich shall Romeo by his lady lie;
Poor sacrifices of our enmity!
Which theme of Romeo and Juliet is reflected in this excerpt?
A.) Hatred is born when people give up what they love.
B.) Hatred is not as powerful a force as love.
C.) Hatred causes people to lose what they love.
D.) Hatred cannot be dissolved with forgiveness.
C.) Hatred causes people to lose what they love.
In Act II, scene v of Romeo and Juliet, the nurse returns to Juliet with news from Romeo. Which emotion motivated the nurse to go on this quest for Juliet in the first place?
A.) love
B.) fear
C.) guilt
D.) hope
A.) love
Read this excerpt from a play.
[JUNE and SYLVIO speak to MR. TELLER in the driveway of their farmhouse. It is raining hard, and they all carry umbrellas. A dog sits on the steps of the house.]
JUNE: We didn’t think you’d be coming back for the puppy.
MR. TELLER: I said I would when I dropped the puppy off.
SYLVIO: Yes, but that was months ago. We thought you’d be back for the puppy in a couple days. Now she’s a full-grown dog. We have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her.
MR. TELLER: But she’s my dog. I only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since I had to go out of town on business. Now I’m back and I want my dog back.
What is the setting of this play?
A.) a basket
B.) a farm
C.) a doghouse
D.) a trip
B.) a farm
Impulsive, unstable, and emotional Romeo acts as a character foil for
A.) Rosaline, who is unloving and cold.
B.) Capulet, who is stern and protective.
C.) Nurse, who is wise yet funny.
D.) Paris, who is stable and reserved yet dull.
D.) Paris, who is stable and reserved yet dull.
Read the excerpt from Act V, scene i of Romeo and Juliet.
Balthasar: Then she is well, and nothing can be ill;
Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument,
And her immortal part with angels lives.
Which element of a Shakespearean tragedy is reflected in this excerpt?
A.) a heroic person who meets a disastrous fate
B.) an emotional release following a catastrophe
C.) a miscommunication that has serious consequences
D.) a person who falls from a high social status
C.) a miscommunication that has serious consequences
Read the excerpt from Act V, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.
Montague: Alas! my liege, my wife is dead to-night;
Grief of my son’s exile hath stopp’d her breath.
Which theme of Romeo and Juliet is reflected in this excerpt?
A.) Misunderstandings can lead to forgiveness.
B.) Reckless behavior can bring people together.
C.) Mix-ups are usually the fault of a single person.
D.) Rash behavior can have severe consequences.
D.) Rash behavior can have severe consequences.
Which detail from Act V, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet best reflects the way that fate contributes to the catastrophe?
A.) Friar John purposefully does not deliver important news to Romeo.
B.) Friar Laurence is disappointed that Romeo has not read his letter.
C.) Friar Laurence does not tell Friar John what is written in the letter.
D.) Friar John is prevented from delivering the letter due to a quarantine.
D.) Friar John is prevented from delivering the letter due to a quarantine.
Read this dialogue spoken by Lord Capulet in Act I, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.
You are welcome, gentlemen! Come, musicians, play.
A hall! a hall! give room, and foot it, girls. [Music plays, and they dance.]
More light, ye knaves! and turn the tables up,
And quench the fire, the room has grown too hot
Based on these lines, which conclusion can be drawn about Lord Capulet?
A.) He is concerned about the cost of the party.
B.) He is an aged and unhealthy gentleman.
C.) He is a man who does not enjoy entertaining.
D.) He is a considerate and generous host.
D.) He is a considerate and generous host.
Which pair of characters have a relationship based on caregiving?
A.) Nurse and Juliet
B.) Romeo and Juliet
C.) Mercutio and Tybalt
D.) Nurse and Capulet
A.) Nurse and Juliet