Why does Romeo decide to go to the Capulet's party?
What is because he wants to see Rosaline.
100
Give 3 adjectives to describe Tybalt.
What is hot-headed, stubborn, rash, confident, proud, serious.
100
Define mononlogue.
What is a long and typically tedious speech by one person during a conversation
100
What hobby do we see that Friar Lawrence has?
What is gardening (he is a botanist)
200
Name 3 of Shakespeare's plays.
What are Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, King Lear, Macbeth, etc.
200
Which two characters die in Act 3, Scene 1?
Who are Tybalt and Mercutio.
200
There is someone who keeps trying to keep the peace throughout the story. Who is it and how does he do so?
Who is the Prince.
200
Romeo and Juliet is categorized as this type of play...
What is a tragedy.
200
Shortly after Juliet first meets Romeo, she tells the Nurse “Go ask his name. If he be married, my grave is like to be my wedding bed.” What is this an example of?
What is Foreshadowing
300
What era do we categorize Shakespeare's language with?
What is the Elizabethean Era.
300
What does Mr. Capulet say about Romeo during the party and how does Tybalt react?
What is Capulet says Romeo has a good reputation and Tybalt should leave him alone (even though Romeo doesn't belong at the party.) Tybalt gets very angry about this.
300
Give three adjectives to describe Paris
What is respectful, dignified, gentlemanly, polite, serious, etc.
300
When Romeo first sees Juliet, he says “It seems like she hangs upon the cheek of night/Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear.” This is an example of a...
What is a simile.
300
What does it mean that Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed lovers?"
What is they are fated to be together.
400
Shakespeare mostly wrote plays, but he also wrote sonnets. How many sonnets did he write?
What is 154.
400
Who goes to meet Romeo in order to set up the time for the wedding?
Who is the Nurse.
400
Which character is Romeo's cousin?
Who is Benvolio.
400
Shortly after Juliet first meets Romeo, she tells the Nurse “Go ask his name. If he be married, my grave is like to be my wedding bed.” This is an example of...
What is foreshadowing.
400
What type of crowds would attend the Globe theater?
What is loud, boisterous and rowdy, rich and poor
500
Most of Shakespeare's plays took place in the Globe Theater. Describe how the people were seated there.
What is the rich people sat in the very top (heaven), the middle class were towards the middle, and the poor people were right up front with no seats.
500
When Romeo first meets Juliet, they kiss. What does he compare his lips to?
What is two pilgrims.
500
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
What is he thinks this will put an end to the feud.
500
Define a soliloquy.
What is a speech delivered by an actor not heard by the other characters.
500
Why does Shakespeare write Romeo and Juliet’s first words to each other in the form of a sonnet?
What is to show that they are truly in love and in sync.