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Who's Who in Verona
What's That Mean?
Literary Devices
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100

Who interrupts the fight between the Capulet and Montague servants in the opening scene of the play? 

Benvolio

100

What is Benvolio saying when he tells Romeo, "Go thither, and with unattainted eye, / Compare her face with some that I shall show, / And I will make thee think thy swan a crow"?

Benvolio is telling Romeo to go to the Capulet party where he will find other women more beautiful than Rosaline to capture his attention. 

100

Romeo's prophetic dreams, like this one, "I dreamed my lady came and found me dead" is a classic example of what literary device? 

Foreshadowing

100

What did Romeo do that caused Tybalt to want revenge on him? 

He crashed the Capulet party. 

100

Who is the first character to die in the play? 

Mercutio 

200

Which character delivers the Queen Mab speech that convinces Romeo to go to the Capulet party? 

Mercutio 

200

When Juliet asks, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" what is she asking? 

Why are you Romeo? She is lamenting the fact that he is a Montague and that his name carries so much importance as an enemy of her family. 

200

"O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first create!" is an example of what literary device? 

Oxymoron

200

What causes Juliet to lose trust in the Nurse and no longer confide in her? 

The Nurse suggests that Juliet should forget about Romeo and marry Paris instead. 

200

How old are Romeo and Juliet, respectively, during the events of the play? 

Romeo is 17 and Juliet is 13. 

300

What is Paris's relationship to the Prince? 

Paris is the Prince's nephew. 

300

When Friar Lawrence tells Romeo and Juliet, "these violent delights have violent ends" what is he warning them of? 

He is warning them about the negative consequences of letting their love for one another overpower their ability to reason and think carefully about things. 
300

Romeo's declaration that the light he sees through Juliet's balcony window, "is the East, and Juliet is the sun" is an example of what literary device? 

Metaphor

300

Why does Romeo kill Tybalt? 

Tybalt killed Mercutio which caused Romeo to lose control of his emotions and act out of revenge. 

300

How many people die throughout the entire course of the play? 

Six (6) 

Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague

400

What is the name of the woman Romeo is in love with at the start of the play? 

Rosaline.

400

What does Romeo mean when he sees Juliet's body in the mausoleum and says the following:, "my love, my wife, / Death ... Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty. / Beauty's ensign yet / Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks"? 

Romeo has noticed that Juliet doesn't look dead and still has all the beauty of a living person. 

400

Friar Lawrence's declaration that, "Fleckled darkness liked a drunkard reels / From forth day's path and Titan's fiery wheels" includes which TWO literary devices? 

Personification and simile 

400

What event causes Romeo visit the apothecary in Act 5? 

Balthasar told him Juliet was dead. 

400

The entire play takes place over how many days? 

Five (5) days. 

500

What is the Prince's full name? 

Prince Escalus

500
What does the Prince mean when he says at the end of the play, "I, for winking at your [Montague and Capulet's] discords, too, Have lost a brace of kinsman. All are punished" 

He is blaming himself as the ruler of Verona for allowing the Capulet and Montague feud to go on so long. 

500

Explain the irony of the way the play ends. 

Romeo and Juliet end their lives because they can't be together. Their suicides end the feud between their families, which was the thing keeping them apart. 
500

What is Romeo's personal motivation for going to the Capulet party in Act 1? What is the result? 

Romeo goes hoping to see Rosaline there. Instead he meets Juliet at the party. 

500

Which character speaks the last lines in the play? 

The Prince