Vocab
A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader/audience knows to be true is called...
What is The Globe Theatre.
What literary device is present?
"It is the East, and Juliet is the sun."
What is a metaphor.
In what act and scene does Romeo and Juliet speak on a balcony?
What is ACT II, scene ii.
Which character says: "Alas, my liege, my wife is dead tonight!"
Who is Lord Montague.
A poetic line containing five sets of two syllables followed the pattern of un-stressed-stressed:
Duh DUM, Duh DUM, Duh DUM, Duh DUM, Duh DUM
What is a Iambic Pentameter
Where in the theater would the poorer audience watch the plays?
What is the floor.
What literary device is this?
"My bounty is as endless as the sea/ My love as deep..."
What is a simile.
In what act and scene does Romeo and Tybalt fight?
What is ACT III, scene i.
Which character says: "Eyes, look your last. Arms, take your last embrace. And, lips, O you the doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss"
Who is Romeo.
A character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another character to highlight each other's traits is a...
What is a character foil.
What were the three main genres that Shakespeare wrote plays in?
What literary device is this?
"Death is my son-in-law, death is my heir..."
What is personification.
Who was the person who was supposed to deliver Friar Laurence's letter? (what was his name?)
What is Friar John.
Which character claims, "Do not swear by the moon, the inconstant moon, for your love would prove likewise variable"
Who is Juliet.
The main difference between a soliloquy and a monologue
What is:
Soliloquy: Not meant to be heard by other characters - almost like "thinking aloud"
Monologue: Meant to be heard by other characters - directed at them.
Who was the Monarch ruling England during Shakespeares life?
Who is Queen Elizabeth.
What literary device is an extreme exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally?
What is a hyperbole.
From whom does Romeo get his poison from in Act 5?
What is the Apothecary.
Which character claims that, "Ay, ay, a scratch. Marry, 'tis enough. Where is my page?- Go, villain, fetch a surgeon" ?
Who is Mercutio
A genre in which a tragic hero faces their downfall as a result of fate, a character flaw, or a combo of the two is a...
What is a tragedy.
Theater was very important in the time period in which Shakespeare lived because...
What is- It was one of the first social spaces that people of ALL social/economic classes could attend.
What literary device is this?
"feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health..."
What is an oxymoron.
Which event happens first?
1. Lord Capulet threatens to disown Juliet
2. Romeo and Juliet marry each other
What is Number 2: Romeo and Juliet marry each other
Which character says... "For this alliance may so happy prove / to turn this house rancor into pure love."
Who is Friar Laurence.