To Foil or Not to Foil
Literary Devices
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Shakespeare
100

Which character is the foil to Tybald

Benvolio

100

"She won't be hit with love's arrow.  She has the same views as Diana, the moon goddess."

Allusion

100

Marriage

Nuptial

100

Enemy

Adversary

100

How many kids did he have?

3

200

Which character is the foil to Lady Capulet

The Nurse

200

"Love is a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes"

Metaphor

200

To add To

Augment

200

showing good judgement

Discreet

200

Who was his competition and friend

Marlowe

300

Which character is most like Lord Montague in Act I, Scene 1?

Lord Capulet

300

"Ever-wakeful sleep, that is not what it is."

Oxymoron

300

To hide

obscure

300

To criticize

Disparage

300

What genre of play did he start playwrighting?

Histories

400

In regards to Juliet's hand, who is Romeo's foil

Paris

400

"We waste our lights in vain, like lamps by day"

Simile

400

To get rid of

Purge

400

Dishonor

Profane

400

What was the name of his theater?

The Globe Theater

500

On the topic of marriage, who is Lord Capulet's foil

either Lady Capulet or Paris

500

"I'm afraid that some unpleasant events, still only destined to happen will bitterly begin at this party tonight ..."

Foreshadow

500

To Reproduce

Propogate

500

Threatening

Ominous

500

How many plays did he write before he died at age 52?

37