Miscellaneous
What are two characteristics of a sonnet?
-14 lines
-10 syllables per line
-Iambic pentameter
-ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme scheme
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
To end the family feud
Who challenges Romeo to fight?
Tybalt
Summarize Friar Lawrence's plan for Juliet.
He will give her a potion to put her in a deep sleep. Her parents will believe she is dead and lay her in the tomb.
Romeo will receive a letter to know to meet her when she wakes up.
What is a prologue? How is it structured in Romeo and Juliet?
-An introductory section to a work of fiction summarizing the events. It is structured as a sonnet.
Romeo is acting sullen, melancholy, and distant. Rosaline does not love him back because she is going to be a nun.
When Romeo is talking about Juliet outside of her house, what type of speech is being used? How do you know?
Soliloquy/he is speaking aloud to himself-not Juliet.
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
Banishment/exile to Mantua
He tells Romeo that Juliet is dead.
What is a tragic flaw? What is Romeo's tragic flaw?
A tragic flaw is a circumstance or trait that a tragic hero possesses that will lead to his/her downfall.
Romeo's is his impulsiveness.
Who is Benvolio? Be specific. What is his personality like?
Romeo's cousin and friend, peaceful
Summarize Juliet's analogy about a rose smelling sweet.
Names are arbitrary and have no significance.
Summarize what the outcome of the fight is and why.
Romeo tries to get in the middle/end the fighting between Tybalt and Mercutio because Tybalt is Juliet's cousin. Tybalt kills Mercutio, and Romeo kills Tybalt as revenge.
What is Romeo's reaction to Balthasar's news?
He buys poison to drink.
What is a soliloquy? Give a specific example from the play.
Lengthy speech given by one character expressing his or her thoughts.
Who is Mercutio, who is he related to, and what is his personality like?
Romeo's friend, related to the prince, lighthearted/comical
What type of figurative language is used when Romeo says, "Arise fair sun and kill the envious moon"? Why does Romeo use these?
Metaphor and personification
What stage of the tragic hero's cycle takes place in act 3?
Reversal of Fortune
What crucial part of Friar Lawrence's plan does not happen, in turn causing the tragedy to take place?
Romeo never receives the letter/message.
What is a monologue? Give an example of one from the play.
A lengthy speech directed at another character on stage of the audience.
Who makes fun of Romeo's dreams?
Mercutio
He thinks Romeo has moved too fast.
Why is Juliet angry with her parents?
They arrange a wedding for her and Paris on Thursday.
What type of irony causes Romeo and Juliet's deaths? Explain.
Dramatic irony; Romeo believes Juliet is dead, so he kills himself. We know that she is not dead.
Provide two parts of the Tragic hero cycle.
-Noble birth
-Tragic Flaw
-Reversal of Fortune
-Moment of Realization
-Catharsis
About what does Romeo dream?
That he will die young
Why does Juliet not want Romeo to swear his love by the moon?
The moon is inconsistent and changes.
Why can't Juliet's mother or nurse help Juliet?
What is the outcome of Romeo and Juliet's deaths?
The prince uses it as an example as to why the families should end their feud.
Provide an explanation of two parts of Romeo's tragic hero cycle.
2. Tragic flaw-Romeo is impulsive.
3. Reversal of fortune-Romeo interferes in Mercutio and Tybalt's fight, resulting in Tybalt killing Mercutio.
4. Realization-Romeo believes Juliet has made him effeminate.
5. Catharsis-Romeo and Juliet miss each other by moments and both die.
What is Capulet's original reaction when Paris asks Juliet's hand in marriage.
Juliet is too young and she is his only daughter.
What two things are contrasted when Romeo talks about Juliet's beauty?
Contrast between light and dark
What are three reasons why Friar Lawrence tells Romeo he should be happy?
-Juliet is alive.
-Romeo is only banished, not sentenced to death.
-Tybalt could have killed Romeo, but it was the other way around.
What is ironic about Juliet's mom seeing her cry? Identify the type of irony.
She thinks Juliet is crying about Tybalt.