Characters
This character is the fiery cousin of Juliet.
Who is Tybalt?
This comparison of two unlike things uses the words "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
Romeo and Juliet is this kind of play that features a noble protagonist(s) that ends in disaster.
What is a tragedy?
This is the setting of the play.
What is Verona?
Juliet shares a secret with the audience that her mother cannot hear in this kind of dialogue.
What is an aside?
This character's death marks the transition from comedy into tragedy in the play.
Who is Mercutio?
Two opposite concepts that provide a new idea, such as "foolish wisdom" or "fearful courage."
What is an oxymoron?
This kind of irony refers to when the audience has knowledge that the characters do not.
What is dramatic?
Friar Laurence gives Juliet this to avoid marrying Paris.
What is a potion?
When a character gives a long speech revealing their inner thoughts and feelings to the audience.
What is a soliloquy?
This character's speech about virtue and vice reflects two of the major themes in the play.
Who is Friar Laurence?
This type of verbal irony is a wordplay, such as "a pitiful case" referring to a musician's case and a sad situation.
What is a pun?
This is the protagonist of a tragedy, whose character qualities and unfortunate fate leads to their downfall.
What is a tragic hero?
Romeo and Juliet know one another this long before marrying.
What is less than one day?
This kind of long speech is given to other characters.
What is a monologue?
This kinsmen of Prince Escalus is a foil or parallel to Romeo.
Who is Paris?
Another word for "word choice."
What is diction?
What is comic relief?
This many people die over the course of the play.
What is 6?
This is the only type of characterization present in a work of drama: dialogue, character's actions, and what other characters say about them are all examples of this.
What is indirect characterization?
This is Romeo's servant who accompanies him to the tomb.
Who is Balthasar?
The repetition of a similar vowel sound, such as "ee" in "men so old as WE to KEEP the PEACE."
What is assonance?
This is either a negative quality or a positive quality taken to excess that leads to a tragic hero's demise.
What is a tragic flaw?
Juliet was unconscious for this many hours.
What is 42?
Juliet: Take all myself.
Romeo: I take thee at thy word.
This type of dialogue shows a deep connection between two characters.
What are shared lines?