About the Story
The author penned 36 other infamous plays and introduced 1700 words into the English Language.
Who is William Shakespeare?
I am someone whose impulsive decision to seek revenge causes me to almost lose the love of my life and be banished.
Who is Romeo?
A fight breaks out and causes the Prince to declare that the next fight with result in the death of Lord Capulet and Montague.
What is Act 1 Scene 1?
"Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?/ Deny thy father, and refuse thy name,/ or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,/ and I'll no longer be a Capulet"
Who is Juliet?
"But soft, what light from yonder window breaks?
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun"
What is a metaphor?
The location of this play, a city in Italy.
What is Verona?
I am someone who loves fiercely and will do anything to reunite with the love of my life, even at risk of going against my family, who rather I'd marry someone else.
Who is Juliet?
What is Act 5 Scene 3?
"Compare her face with some that I shall show,/ and I will make thee think thy swan a crow"
Who is Benvolio?
"Oh woe, O woeful, woeful, woeful day! / Most lamentable day, most woeful day"
What is repetition?
At the beginning of the play, Romeo is desperately in love with a girl, not Juliet.
Who is Rosaline?
I am witty and a big talker. My death sets off a tragic set of events.
Who is Mercutio?
The first time Romeo and Juliet meet each other, while attending the Capulet party.
What is Act 1 Scene 5?
"A plague o' both your houses! / They have made worms' meat of me!"
Who is Mercutio?
"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes"
What is alliteration?
The famous line "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" is often translated as "Where are you Romeo?" however, it actually has a different translation.
What is "Why are you Romeo?"?
I am hot-headed and itching for a fight. I hate when people crash my party.
Romeo kills Tybalt, the cousin of his one-hour wife, to avenge the death of his friend, Mercutio.
What is Act 3 Scene 1?
"See how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek!"
"Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical!
Dove-feathered raven, wolvish-ravening lamb!"
What is an oxymoron?
Known by its infamous name, this circular theater's acoustic design allowed actors' voices to carry to every corner where Shakespeare's greatest works were staged.
What is the Globe Theater?
I am well-intentioned (although I struggle to say no), I love love but my plans can backfire due to miscommunication and poor timing.
Who is Friar Laurence/Lawrence?
Juliet returns to apologize for her rash behavior and refusal. Lord Capulet, in his excitement, moves the wedding from Thursday to Wednesday morning.
What is Act 4 Scene 2?
"Two households both alike in dignity/ In fair Verona where we lay our scene/ From ancient grudge break to new mutiny"
Who is the chorus?
"Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath"
What is personification