Characters
Romeo's friend and cousin?
Who is Benvolio?
Lord Capulet tells him to "see all, all see, and like her most whose merit most shall be" (look at other women at my party before committing to my daughter)
Who is County Paris
Ten syllables divided into five pairs in which only the second is stressed
What is iambic pentameter?
These people disapprove of the feud between the Montagues and Capulets
Who are the citizens (and the prince)?
She frequently is compared to an angel
Who is Juliet?
He is a renowned swordsman
Who is Tybalt?
Both the prologue and the beginning of Act 2 begin with this character summarizing the plot
Who is the Chorus?
What is a pun?
The prince threatens both families with this consequence if they fight in the street again.
What is death?
Mercutio tells Romeo about this fairy who makes people dream about different things
Queen Mab
Romeo vowed to burn his eyes out if he ever saw someone more beautiful than her
Who is Rosaline?
Juliet asks, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" to suggest she is not happy that he is from this house (family)
What is Montague?
Romeo often describes Juliet using this form of comparison (without like or as)
What is a metaphor?
These older family members are less inclined to fight or allow their husbands to get involved.
Who are Lady Montague and Lady Capulet?
These characters tend not to speak in iambic pentameter.
Who are lower class characters?
He does not believe in the power of dreams
Who is Mercutio?
Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because he believes it will have this effect.
What is ending the feud between the families?
Juliet uses this literary device when she says "tis twenty years til then" in reference to the next time she will see her love.
What is a hyperbole?
The play takes place here.
Where is Verona, Italy?
She encourages Juliet to marry Paris
Who is Lady Capulet?
This Capulet character is often used as a form of comic relief.
Who is the Nurse?
When Romeo and Juliet first meet, their conversation makes up one of these poems with a specific meter and rhyme scheme.
What is a sonnet?
This character tries to break up the fighting between the servants only to be attacked by a Capulet.
Who is Benvolio?
Romeo and Juliet was written in this century.
What is the 16th century?