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Dramatic Techniques and Literary Devices
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Capulet, Montague, Prince's Kinsman?
100
  • This is the scene where Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time.
  • What is Act 1, Scene 5?
100
  • “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!”
  • Who is Romeo, and why? He says this when he first sees Juliet, amazed by her beauty.
100
  • A speech where a character speaks their thoughts aloud, usually alone on stage
  • What is a soliloquy?
100
  • “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.”
  • What is a metaphor?
100
  • Tybalt.
  • What is Capulet?
200
  • This is the scene where Mercutio is killed by Tybalt.
  • What is Act 3, Scene 1?
200
  •  “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
  • Who is Juliet, and why? She says this while questioning why Romeo’s name matters and declaring her love for him.
200
  • Unrhymed iambic pentameter, often used for noble characters in the play.
  • What is blank verse?
200
  • “Parting is such sweet sorrow.”
  • What is alliteration?
200
  • Benvolio.
  • What is Montague?
300
  • This is the scene where Juliet takes the potion given to her by Friar Lawrence.
  • This is the scene where Juliet takes the potion given to her by Friar Lawrence.
300
  • These violent delights have violent ends.”
  • Who is Friar Lawrence, and why? He warns Romeo that their passionate love could lead to tragedy.
300
  • A figure of speech comparing two things without using “like” or “as.”
  • What is a metaphor?
300
  • “My grave is like to be my wedding bed.”
  • What is a simile?
300
  •  Mercutio.
  • What is Prince’s kinsmen?
400
  • This is the scene where the Nurse discovers Juliet’s “dead” body.
  • What is Act 4, Scene 5?
400
  • “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word.”
  • Who is Tybalt, and why? He says this to Benvolio in Act 1, showing his aggressive nature and hatred for the Montagues.
400

   A 14-line poem, often with a specific rhyme scheme, like the prologue in Romeo and Juliet.

  • What is a sonnet?
400
  • Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man.”
  • What is a pun?
400
  • Paris.
  • What is Prince’s kinsmen?
500
  • This is the final scene where Romeo and Juliet both die.

What is act 5, scene 3

500
  • “Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow.”
  • Who is Juliet, and why? She says this as she bids farewell to Romeo after their balcony meeting, torn between saying goodbye and her love for him.
500
  • A play on words, often used humorously.
  • What is a pun?
500
  • For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”
  • What is a rhyming couplet?
500
Romeo
  • What is Montague?