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Characters
Characters 2
Dramatic Terms
Plot & Structure
Plot & Structure 2
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This character falls in and out of love quickly: for example, his relationship with Rosaline.
Who is Romeo?
100
This character makes the journey from childhood to adulthood as she tests her independence.
Who is Juliet?
100
This is an introduction to a poem, play, etc. (usually spoken by the Chorus)
What is the prologue?
100
The Capulets push Juliet to marry Paris for this reason:
What is ... to improve their social status.
100
This is the reason that Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet.
What is ... he hopes to end the feud between the Montagues and Capulets.
200
This family includes Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio.
Who are the Montagues?
200
This family includes Juliet and Tybalt.
Who are the Capulets?
200
This term means words spoken by the actor in such a way that they are heard by the audience but not by other actors.
What is an aside?
200
Where does Friar Lawrence offer to hide Juliet?
Where is a convent?
200
When Capulet tells Juliet that she has to marry Paris, the Nurse suggests _____________.
What is ... forget Romeo (because he isn't coming back) and marry Paris, who is a better catch.
300
This character acts like a mother figure to Juliet.
Who is the Nurse?
300
This character acts like a father figure to Romeo.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
300
This is a speech in which a character expresses his feelings by talking to himself.
What is a monologue?
300
Romeo finds out about the Capulets ball because ...
What is ... he is asked to read the guest list for a servant.
300
The apothecary agrees to sell the poison to Romeo because ________
Why ... because he's poor and needs the money for food.
400
This character asks for Juliet's hand in marriage before she even meets Romeo.
Who is Paris?
400
This character is responsible for Mercutio's death.
Who is Tybalt?
400
This is a long speech by a character who monopolizes (takes over) a conversation with another character and seems to be speaking alone.
What is a soliloquy?
400
This is the reason that Friar John can't deliver the letter to Mantua (the news of Juliet's FAKE death).
What is ... He is held inside a quarantined house and is unable to leave.
400
Romeo and Juliet agree to marry each other after: .... a few hours .... a few days .... a few weeks
What is a few hours?
500
This character is cousin to Romeo.
Who is Benvolio?
500
This character is a friend to Romeo and is famous for his "Queen Mab" speech.
Who is Mercutio?
500
Shakespeare's plays are written in this type of meter.
What is iambic pentameter?
500
Before Romeo enters the Capulet tomb, he gives Balthasar a _________ to give to his father, Lord Montague.
What is a letter?
500
This event signals the climax of the story.
What is Romeo and Juliet's suicide in the Capulet tomb?