Vocabulary
Four lines of rhyme
Quatrain
Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Why are you Romeo?
What is the definition of Author's purpose?
The reason an author has for writing something or including something in their writing.
Who does Romeo love in the beginning of the play?
Rosaline
Based on this line: how would you characterize Romeo?
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs; being purg'd, a fire sparkling in lover's eyes; being vex'd, a sea nourished with lovers' tears: what is it else?
Romeo is obsessed with Rosalind and with the idea of love/being in love.
Two lines of Rhyme
Couplet
"A plague a both your houses!/They have made worms' meat of me."
Curse both the Capulets and the Montagues. Their Feud has killed me.
What is the purpose of including the prologue?
To set the scene for the play
Why does Lord Capulet allow Romeo to remain at the feast?
He will not allow a well-mannered guest to be insulted in his home.
Based on this line: how would you characterize Benvolio:
I do but keep the peace: put up thy sword, or manage it to part these men with me.
Benvolio is a keeper of the peace. He does not avoid conflict, but seeks to end it.
Repeating images or ideas with symbolic significance.
Motif
Shall I compare thee to a Summer's Day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate
You are better than a summer's day.
What is the main purpose of dialogue between characters?
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to perform the marriage of Romeo and Juliet?
He thinks the marriage may end the feud between the Capulets and Montagues.
Based on this line, how would you characterize Tybalt:
Drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate Hell, all Montagues, and thee."
Tybalt is a lover of conflict. He is easily offended and always down to fight.
A poem written in iambic pentameter with 14 lines and a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Elizabethan Sonnet
Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd
The summer is hot and ever changing
Why does Shakespeare include the scene where Juliet's parents talk to Paris and plan their wedding?
To show Capulet's decision that Juliet will marry Paris the following Thursday.
Why does Tybalt want to kill Romeo?
Based on this line, how would you characterize Juliet:
I'll look to like if looking liking move; but no more deep will I endart mine eye, than your consent gives strength to make it fly.
Juliet is obedient. She does what her mother and father want her to do and does not go farther on her own.
Each line is made up of 5 sets of unstressed then stressed syllables
Iambic Pentameter
Young men's love, then, lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes. What a deal of brine hath wash'd thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline?
Why does Shakespeare include the Queen Mab speech?
He makes fun of the audience by calling attention to corruption.
How do Romeo and Juliet die?
Romeo: poisons himself
Juliet: stabs herself
Based on this line, how would you characterize Lord Capulet:
He shall be endur'd: what! Goodman boy! I say, he shall; go to; am I the master here, or you? Go to! You'll not endure him! You'll make a mutiny among my guests.
Lord Capulet cares about his image as a good host. He will not risk insulting a guest in his home, even if they are there uninvited.