Characters
Who is Tybalt?
When Romeo and Juliet agree to get married they have only known each other for how long?
What is less than one day?
This term means a heated disagreement between two people or groups.
What is quarrel?
This causes Romeo to kill Tybalt for revenge.
What is Tybalt killed Mercutio?
This character sentences Romeo to exile or banishment after Romeo kills Tybalt.
Who is the Prince?
When Romeo first sees Juliet at the balcony he compares her to the _____.
What is the sun?
This term means to get or bring about something and a synonym is obtain.
What is procure?
The first time the audience meets Romeo, he's is upset because of this.
What is he got dumped/Rosaline decides to become a nun.
An example of this device is when Romeo and Juliet meet at Capulet's party and fall in love without knowing one another's true identity, although the audience knows.
What is dramatic irony?
This character wants Juliet to be happy. She first helps her be with Romeo then tells her to consider Paris.
Who is the Nurse?
After Juliet delivers her soliloquy, Romeo turns to the audience and asks, "Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?"
What is an aside?
This term means to set or declare someone free from blame, guilt, or responsibility.
What is absolve(d)?
After Tybalt's death, Lord Capulet arranges this to cheer his daughter up.
What is a marriage between Juliet and Paris?
Throughout the graphic novel, the author/artists uses this technique in which words imitate sounds, such as "swash" and "clash" during sword fights.
What is onomatopoeia?
This character is Romeo’s cousin and a peacemaker between the two families.
Who is Benvolio?
At the start of the balcony scene, Romeo delivers a speech stating his thoughts aloud for the audience.
What is a soliloquy?
This term means to stop or end something.
What is surcease?
Friar Laurence comes up with a plan to help Juliet. These three steps are part of that plan.
What is Juliet must go home and agree to marry Paris; make sure Juliet's alone and drink the potion; Juliet will fall asleep for 42 hours and appear dead; Paris will discover Juliet is "dead" and her family will hold a funeral; Juliet will be put into the Capulet vault; Friar Laurence will send a letter to Romeo; Romeo and Friar Laurence will be there when she wakes up; Romeo will take Juliet with him to Mantua. (Any 3 of the above is acceptable!)
The prologue includes the line, "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes," which uses this technique to repeat the "f" sound at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
This character acts as Romeo’s confidante. Romeo turns to him for advice and support.
Who is Friar Laurence?
Fill in the blank from Juliet’s speech. “That which we call _______ by any other name would smell as sweet.”
What is a rose?
This term refers to a thing that causes great trouble or suffering. A synonym is curse or punishment.
What is a scourge?
What is a THEME (or universal message) about love that Shakespeare shows through Romeo and Juliet? (Responses vary)
Teacher discretion. Example: Love can happen anywhere, at any time, no matter the circumstances. // Love does not always lead to happy endings.
As he is dying in Act III, scene 1, Mercutio jokes, "I am a grave man" which is an example of this literary device.
What is a pun?