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“It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night/As a rich jewel", ""I'll warrant him as gentle as a lamb," and ""It is too rash, too bold, too like the lightning" are all examples of __________.
Similes
Why is Romeo so moody at the beginning of the play?
His crush doesn't like him back.
What does Romeo famously compare Juliet to in the balcony scene (in a metaphor)?
The sun
Juliet would pretend that she was okay with marrying Paris, and then fake her own death with a sleeping potion until Romeo could get her out of the family tomb.
Where is your teacher from?
Ms. Hudec - Austin
Coach Bullard - New Orleans, Louisiana
“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs" is an example of a _______________.
Metaphor
What is Mercutio's monologue about before they go into the party?
- Queen Mab
- How you shouldn't trust in your dreams
- It shows how wild Mercutio is
Who gives the first soliloquy in the play? What are they talking about?
Friar Lawrence, talking about how plants can have both poison and medicine.
What is the dramatic irony of the Capulets praising Friar Lawrence so much?
They do not realize that he secretly got Romeo and Juliet married and is helping Juliet to fake her own death.
How many siblings does your teacher have?
Ms. Hudec - 2
Coach Bullard - 7
“Dry sorrow drinks our blood” and "The gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night" are both examples of ___________________.
Personification
Who gives the first monologue in the play? What are they saying?
The Prince says if the two families don't stop fighting he's going to kill him.
What does Friar Lawrence mean by "the violent delights have violent ends"? How does this foreshadowing come true later?
- R&J's wild, passionate relationship will cause bad things to happen later.
- Many people die because R&J want to be together.
What object is a symbol for emotional escape?
Vials / potions
How many years has your teacher been teaching?
Ms. Hudec - 6
Coach Bullard - 10
“Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health" and "Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical!" are both examples of ________________.
Oxymoron
What does Romeo say before the Capulet party that is foreshadowing for what happens later?
He had a dream that something will happen tonight that will cause his death.
What foreshadowing happens when Juliet is saying goodbye to Romeo on the rope ladder after spending the night together?
She says that they both look as pale as death, "as one dead in the bottom of a tomb."
What final moment of dramatic irony occurs when Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb?
What is your teacher's favorite snack?
Ms. Hudec - Peanut butter pretzels
Coach Bullard - Popcorn
"If you be he, sir, I desire some confidence with you" is an example of ______________.
Malapropism
From the first page of the play, when are the two times people speak in sonnets (rhyming poems with 14 lines)?
- The prologue (pg. 1)
- When Romeo and Juliet first meet (pg. 17)
Give 2 reasons why Juliet is feeling desperate at the end of Act 3.
Capulet has threatened to kick her out if she doesn't marry Paris, and both her mother and the Nurse have refused to help.
What do the Capulets and Montagues decide to do to honor Romeo and Juliet?
They build a statue for them.
When is your teacher's birthday?
Ms. Hudec - May 11
Coach Bullard - December 19