Scene I/Scene II
Juliet's prolonged speech on her balcony is called a...
What is a soliloquy?
Romeo says he will give up this if it means he can be with Juliet.
What is his name?
Romeo tells Friar Lawrence he is now in love with this person.
Who is Juliet?
Who has sent a letter to Romeo's house?
Who is Tybalt?
How does Juliet feel while waiting for the Nurse to return?
What is impatient?
Friar Lawrence warns, “These violent delights have violent ends.” This line is an example of this device.
What is foreshadowing?
Benvolio and Mercutio assume Romeo is still obsessed with this woman. What type of irony is this?
Who is Rosaline, and dramatic irony?
Juliet worries Romeo will be killed if discovered by this group.
Who are the Capulets?
Friar Lawrence believes Romeo loves with his _____________ and not his ______________.
What is his eyes and not his heart?
What information does Mercutio reveal about Tybalt?
What is he is an expert swordsman?
The Nurse delays telling Juliet the news by complaining about this.
What is being tired, old, and aching bones?
Juliet refers to “Saints” and “pilgrims” when speaking with Romeo. This is an example of...
What is allusion?
“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? What is Juliet saying in this line?
What is why are you Romeo?
Friar Lawrence is collecting these at the start of scene III.
What are herbs/flowers?
Define motif. What recurring motif is being used in the lines below?
The grey-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night,
Chequering the eastern clouds with streaks of light;
And fleckled darkness, like a drunkard, reels
From forth day's path and Titan's burning wheels.
Now, ere the sun advance his burning eye,
The day to cheer and night's dank dew to dry,
What is a recurring element in a literary work that helps develop and reinforce the text's central themes?
Unlike themes, a motif is more specific and appears MULTIPLE times throughout a story to create a deeper meaning.
The recurring motif in these lines is light vs. darkness, which helps develop the intensity of Romeo and Juliet's love.
What does the letter sent to Romeo's house say?
What is a challenge to a duel?
Why does the Nurse delay telling Juliet the message from Romeo?
What is she enjoys teasing Juliet? This serves as a comedic relief scene.
Romeo describes Juliet's eyes as stars. What literary device is he using here?
What is a metaphor?
Romeo and Juliet decide to do this the next day.
What is get married?
An idea that seems contradictory at first but reveals a deeper truth?
What is a paradox?
Friar Lawrence contrasts plants’ ability to both heal and harm with this larger idea.
What is that things/humans can be both good and evil/dual nature?
Romeo tells the Nurse to have Juliet do this so they can sneak away and marry in secret.
What is go to Friar's cell?
The Nurse believes that Romeo is not very ______________, but he is _______________.
What is polite, but handsome?
Romeo claims he would rather die than be without Juliet. This is an example of a...
What is hyperbole?
What is a falcon and a baby hawk?
Describe how this quote is a paradox.
"The earth that's nature's mother is her tomb; /
What is her burying grave, that is her womb."
What is Earth serves as a place of birth and a place of death? These are opposite concepts, but in nature, death leads to new life.
Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet for this reason.
What is to end the feud between the families?
What does Romeo ask to have set up after the wedding?
What is a rope ladder so he can climb through Juliet's window and consummate their marriage?
Friar Lawrence warns that extreme joy can lead to this.
What is disaster/destruction?
“The moon is envious.” Giving the moon human emotion is this device.
What is personification?