What is the setting (time & place) of Romeo & Juliet?
Verona, Italy in the 1300's
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Name the literary device: "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
Metaphor
100
Describe two "strange" things you would see Shakespeare's audience doing.
1. Throwing vegetables
2. Clapping, cheering, or booing at actors
3. Standing by the stage
100
Name the spear-like weapons that are used to separate the Capulets and Montagues during the beginning fight scene.
Partisans
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Who is the girl Romeo "loves" at the start of the play? What are her plans for her life?
Rosaline - She wants to be a nun (remain chaste)
200
Why is Romeo exiled and where is he exiled to?
The Prince exiles Romeo to Mantua for killing Tybalt.
200
Identify the literary device: "Death is my son-in-law. Death is my heir. My daughter he hath wed.
Personification
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What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre?
The Globe Theatre
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Romeo and Lady Capulet are both described as __________, meaning they are noble and possess excellent morals.
Virtuous
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Which two characters are related to the Prince?
Mercutio and Paris
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What prevents Friar John from delivering his message to Romeo?
He is quarantined because the plague is going around.
300
Identify the literary device: "O loving hate!"
Oxymoron
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Name two pieces of theater technology that Shakespeare wouldn't have.
1. Microphones
2. Lighting
3. Special effects
300
Describe the difference between "accord" and "discord."
Accord has the more positive connotation. It means a state of harmony or agreement, while discord is a lack of agreement.
400
Who narrates the prologues?
The chorus (narrators of Greek theater)
400
Describe the Friar's third plan. What is the fatal flaw?
Juliet will take a temporary poison and her family will lay her to rest in the Capulet tomb. Friar Lawrence will send Friar John to Mantua to retrieve Romeo. Juliet will wake in the tomb to find Romeo and the two will flee to Mantua.
400
Identify the literary device and speaker: "These violent delights have violent ends."
Foreshadowing, Friar Lawrence
400
Describe the difference between a soliloquy and an aside.
For a soliloquy, the actor is often alone on the stage and revealing his thoughts through a monologue. During an aside, the character is not alone but he says something that other characters cannot hear.
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Capulet describes Juliet's grief for Tybalt as a "________ of her tears."
Inundation
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Mercutio gives a long speech about which mythical fairy creature?
Queen Mab
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How many characters die? Describe each of their deaths.
6 - Mercutio is killed by Tybalt, Tybalt is killed by Romeo, Paris is killed by Romeo, Romeo kills himself, Juliet kills herself, Lady Montague dies of a broken heart.
500
Which literary device is used primarily in the prologue?
Dramatic irony
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What play genre is Romeo & Juliet?
Tragedy
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List two vocabulary words which can be used to describe someone who is easily angered or aggressive.