Name Them and Claim Them
Thirteen year old girl
Juliet
What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word / As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. / Have at thee coward!
Tybalt
What kind of drama is Romeo and Juliet?
Tragedy
What is the turning point of the play?
Tybalt's death
Humorous elements inserted into serious drama to relieve dramatic tension
Comic relief
Romeo’s cousin and continually advocates for not fighting
Benvolio
Although I joy in thee, / I have no joy in this contract tonight, / It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden.
Juliet
What is a quality of an act?
Major division of a work
Unifying theme
Follow a character arc
Accomplish certain plot points
Who is to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?
Their parents/the feud
Drama that focuses on light-hearted matter such as courtship and love
Comedy
Comedic character who is made fun of by the others, in part due to inability to communicate
Nurse
O, I am slain! If thou be merciful, / Open the tomb, lay me with Juliet.
Paris
What is a quality of a scene?
Subdivision of an act
Occur in one setting
Uninterrupted in time
What theme does "star-cross'd lovers" introduce?
fate vs. free will
A play written to not be performed
Comedic character who is known for his famous Queen Mab speech
Mercutio
I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, / Or manage it to part these men with me.
Benvolio
What occurs during the famous balcony scene of Act II?
Two soliloquys
The dagger Juliet places next to her bed is an example of....
Foreshadowing
Besting another's remark of turning it to one's own advantage in a contest of wits
Repartee
Host of the party where Romeo and Juliet meet
Capulet
I am hurt. / A plague a' both your houses! I am sped. / Is he gone and hath nothing?
Mercutio
What kind of stage was used in Shakespeare's time?
Why does Friar Lawrence initially agree to help Romeo and Juliet?
To resolve the Capulet/Montague feud
A speech by a character in a drama briefly disclosing his thoughts in the presence of other characters who by convention do not hear him
Aside