Drama Terms
A play that ends unhappily for the main characters.
Tragedy
Juliet was about to celebrate what birthday?
(How old was she about to be on her birthday?)
Fourteen
Lord Montague vows to build this in honor of Juliet.
Golden statue of Juliet
The Globe
Don't listen to his song. He'll ruin the ending of the story.
The Chorus
Term for when more than one character leaves the stage.
Exeunt
The number of times that the Capulets and the Montagues have disturbed the peace of Verona.
Three times
Thrice
Romeo says that he must go to see Juliet in the Capulet tomb in order to retrieve this.
A ring
Shakespeare's acting troop generally performed in this city.
London
If you want to see tomorrow, don't accept a drink from this character.
The Apothecary
Wealthy person who pays an artist so that they can concentrate on their work.
Patron
The Apothecary's poison had the power to kill this many men.
Twenty
Under Romeo's orders, Balthasar must deliver this object to Romeo's parents.
A suicide note
This group of theater goers paid a penny to watch a play.
Groundlings
You wouldn't want this character to be your mailman.
Friar John
An admirable figure who has a personal failing that leads to his downfall.
Tragic Hero
Lady CApulet tells the prince that it took this many men to kill Tybalt.
Twenty
This metal bird was used to break into the Capulet tomb.
Crow bar
Iron crow
The three types of plays that Shakespeare wrote.
Tragedies
Comedies
Histories
Even though he didn't actually die during the play, Rest in Pieces was written on this character's tombstone.
Balthasar
A failing that leads a character to make a choice that results in tragedy.
Tragic Flaw
The time that Romeo and Juliet is said to have taken place.
1300's
14th Century
Gold
The theater of Shakespeare's day was named after this Queen of England.
Elizabethan Theater
Queen Elizabeth
Don't cry if you get this part in the play. Your mother already loves Juliet better than she loves you.
Susan