TKAM
What is the setting of the novel?
1930s Maycomb, Alabama
List 3 details found in the prologue.
Two households, both alike in dignity
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny...
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life...
Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something, the character(s) do not.
What was the name of Shakespeare's famous theater?
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
Which knife was the one that killed Bob Ewell?
Boo Radley's kitchen knife
How does Lord Capulet respond when he learns Romeo is at his party?
He tells Tybalt to ignore him and not to cause a scene.
What is persiflage?
Light mockery or teasing banter
What were the poorer members of Shakespeare's audience called?
Groundlings
How many lines are in a sonnet?
14
What year was TKAM published?
1960
List two of the fears Juliet has when taking the Friar's potion.
1. It will actually kill her.
2. It won't work, and she will have to marry Paris.
3. She'll wake up early and be stuck in the tomb.
Contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Example: jumbo shrimp, sweet sorrow, old news
What are the three types of plays Shakespeare wrote?
Comedies, tragedies, and histories
How many syllables are in a line?
10
Who shoots at the children when they sneak onto their property?
Nathan Radley
Where does Friar Laurence want to bring Juliet when he discovers Romeo is dead?
A convent
What is apostrophe?
A speaker addresses a person who is not present or a non-human object, idea, or being.
Who reigned in England from 1558 to 1603 during the English Renaissance?
Queen Elizabeth I
What is the name of the rhyme scheme/meter sonnets are written in?
Iambic pentameter
Why does Sheriff Heck Tate insist on explaining Bob Ewell's death as an accident?
To protect Boo from unnecessary scrutiny/attention.
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
To bury their parents' strife.
What is antithesis?
Juxtaposing contrasting ideas in parallel structure
Example: it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Shakespeare received his education at grammar school, where he was exposed to what?
Latin and literature
What is the name/number of Shakespeare's most famous sonnet?
Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?