Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father, and refuse thy name: or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and i'll no longer be a Capulet.
Juliet
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What do we learn from the prologue of the story?
Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers; they are fated to die; their death will end the family feud
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What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something the characters do not
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Name the first person who died . . .
Mercutio
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Where did Romeo and Juliet first meet?
The Capulet party
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"I am hurt. A plague on both your houses!"
Mercutio
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Who wrote the play?
William Shakespeare
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What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things without using like or as
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Who killed Tybalt?
Romeo
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Where do Romeo and Juliet profess their love to one another?
On Juliet's balcony
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To what does Romeo FIRST compare Juliet during the balcony scene?
The morning sun
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How does the nurse feel about marriage?
She thinks it is stupid
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What is a simile?
Comparing two things using the words 'like' or 'as'
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Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage?
Friar Lawrence
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What city does the story take place in?
Verona
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“Yea,” quoth my husband, “Fall’st upon thy face?
Thou wilt fall backward when thou comest to age.
Wilt thou not, Jule?” It stinted and said “ay.”
Nurse
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Why does Tybalt try to fight Romeo?
Romeo was at the party, defending family honor
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What is personification?
Giving human-like characteristics to non-living objects
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Who agrees to marry Paris to Juliet?
Capulet
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Where does Romeo get exiled to?
Mantua
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"Compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow"
Benvolio
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Why is Friar Lawrence upset with Romeo's reaction to banishment?
He is not acting like a man, refusing to see that banishment is fine compared to death
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What is Unrequited Love?
Someone who does not feel the same way about another person who loves her