Vocabulary
"Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a ____ man"
Means serious
grave
If you're gallant, then you are very _____.
brave, chivalrous
A long speech given by one character to another character(s).
Monologue
Why does Tybalt challenge Romeo to a duel?
We know that nurse is saying Tybalt is dead, but Juliet thinks she is talking about Romeo. This creates:
dramatic irony
If you're constantly changing your mind, then you are ____.
fickle
If you're vexing the teacher, then you are being what?
annoying
Mercutio stating "A plague on both your houses" is and example of...
foreshadowing
Capulet threatens to do this to Juliet if she doesn't marry Paris.
Disown her. (Kick her out onto the streets)
"Than the death-darting eye of the cockatrice" is an example of?
allusion
If you're good at sword fighting, sewing, or anything that requires skilled movement of hands, you probably have this trait.
dexterity
There is a great deal of discord between the GOP and Democratic parties. What is discord?
Disagreement, lack of harmony, strife
"...ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man."
pun
What day is Paris to wed Juliet?
Thursday
Mercutio says, "Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch" when he receives a mortal wound. Why is this verbal irony?
In reality, this "scratch" is going to kill him.
If you lie under oath, you're guilty of?
perjury
Romeo is exiled from Verona. Another word for exile is what?
banishment
"Beanutiful tyrant! fiend angelical...A damned saint, and honorable villain" are all examples of?
oxymoron
Why does Juliet lose trust in the nurse?
She advises Juliet to forget her first marriage and marry Paris.
Explain how Lord Capulet is using verbal irony when he refers to the nurse as "Good Prudence."
He actually means she is ignorant NOT WISE
If you're spreading lies about somone, you can be sued for what?
slander
Juliet says she basically worships Romeo or specifically is "the god of my ________."
idolatry
The meter (rhythm) Shakespeare writes in is called what?
Iambic pentameter. (da-dum 5 times per line)
According to Friar Laurence, what three things should Romeo be grateful for?
1. Juliet is alive. 2. Tybalt wanted to kill Romeo, but Romeo killed Tybalt. 3. The prince banished Romeo instead of executing him.
What three things are most commonly alluded to?
Shakespeare, Greek/Roman mythology, and the Bible