Vocab
Remark by a character meant for the audience to hear, but not the other characters on stage.
What is Aside?
He believes Romeo will disturb the bodies of the dead.
Who is Count Paris?
He is the first character to die.
Who is Mercutio?
The main division in a play, ballet, or opera.
What is an Act?
Sunday through Friday morning.
What days of the week are covered in the play?
When the outcome is different than the expectation.
What is Situational Irony?
Who is Tybalt?
He gives Romeo the news of Juliet's death.
Who is Balthazar?
When the audience knows what the characters don't.
What is Dramatic Irony?
This is what Romeo tries to swear his love for Juliet on.
What is the moon?
Two characters who contrast each other.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
He bites his thumb at the beginning to start the fight.
Who is Sampson?
He is related to Mercutio.
Who is the Prince?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
When a character says the opposite of what they mean.
What is Verbal Irony?
Friar Lawrence wants to end the feud between the families.
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Provides temporary relief from tension or intense dramatic action.
What is Comic Relief?
Who is Peter?
So poor he will chance a death sentence by selling Romeo poison.
Who is the Apothecary?
A passing reference that everyone understands.
What is an Allusion?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
These are how many, and who, are dead at the end of the play.
Who are Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, and Lady Montague.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
The act of speaking alone, or to oneself, usually on stage.
What is a Soliloquy?
She has a birthday on Lammas Eve.
Who is Juliet?
One who dies of a broken heart.
Who is Lady Montague?
Two opposites being used in the same phrase.
What is an Oxymoron?
To Show a characters conflicting feelings.
Why does Shakespeare use oxymoron?