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Who dat?
He Said WHAT?
She Said WHAT?
That Happened?
SO WHAT?
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Who's talking here?: "O happy dagger! This is they sheath; there rust, and let me die.”
Juliet
100
"I pray thee good Mercutio, let's retire. The day is hot, the Capels are abroad, And I few meet, we shall not 'scape a brawl, For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring."
Who is Benvolio?
100
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
Who is Juliet?
100
TWO PARTER: Who is directly responsible for Mercutio's death? Indirectly responsible?
1) Tybalt 2) Romeo
100
Explain the irony in the scene in which the Nurse tries to tell Juliet about the brawl between Mercutio, Tybalt, and Romeo.
What is: the Nurse is weeping for the death of Tybalt but Juliet misinterprets her and believes she is weeping for Romeo's death.
200
Who's talking here?: “But come, young waverer, come go with me./ In one respect I’ll thy assistant be,/ For this alliance may so happy prove/ To turn your households’ rancor to pure love."
Who is Friar Laurence?
200
"Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast."
Who is Friar Lawrence?
200
"I'll look to like, if looking liking move:/But no more deep will I endart mine eye/Than your consent gives strength to make it fly."
Who is Juliet?
200
Name one of Juliet's fears in taking the Friar's potion
Possible answers: 1) it doesn't work; she still has to marry Paris 2) it will kill her 3) she'll wake up in the tomb before Romeo gets there 4) she'll wake up in the tomb and it will be SCARY 5) she'll wake up in the tomb and be haunted by ghosts, including Tybalt
200
Who has the best advice in the play? (You can consider any character who gives advice--the Friar, the Nurse, Benvolio, Mercutio, Lady/Lord Capulet, etc.)
Any of the following: Friar: slow down so you don't make mistakes; think through your plans; don't be so fickle Nurse: marry Paris because it will be easier than defying your parents and running away with a fugitive (Romeo) Benvolio: Don't fight--be peaceful Mercutio: Consider other girls--don't just focus on one who doesn't love you; don't take life so seriously all the time Prince: Stop fighting to keep the peace; you need to reconcile your family feud so this doesn't happen again
300
Who is the speaker and who is the speaker talking TO? “Thou was the prettiest babe e'er I nursed/An I might live to see the married once?
Who are Nurse and Juliet?
300
"A plague o' both your houses!" And "True, I talk of dreams; which are the children of an idle bran..."
Who is Mercutio?
300
"A man, young lady! Lady, such a man/As all the world--why, he's a man of wax"
Who is Nurse?
300
What is the Friar's prediction and does it come true?
the marriage will end the family feud; yes!
300
List one theme in the play and an example that proves it.
Several themes in R&J (young love is dangerous, revenge only leads to death; immaturity has its consequences; fate is powerful etc etc etc!)
400
Who is talking here? “Younger than you/Here in Verona, ladies of esteem/Are made already mothers. By my count/I was your mother much upon these years/That you are now a maid."
Who is Lady Cap?
400
"Where be these enemies? Capulet! Montague!/See, what a scourge is laid upon your hate,/That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love./And I for winking at your discords too/Have lost a brace of kinsmen: all are punish'd."
Who is the Prince?
400
What is the meaning of Juliet's rage here? "O Serpent heart, hid with a flowering face. Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?/Beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical/Dove feathered raven, wolvenish ravening lamb?
She's saying that Romeo appears beautiful and innocent, but he might actually be evil
400
2-part question: Who tries to be the peacemaker in the story? Who actually enforces the peace?
Who is Benvolio and the Prince?
400
What's Romeo's view on fate?
(first it scares him--his dream, but he follows it; then he blames it; then he says he will challenge it)
500
At the end of Act 3, Lady Capulet comes to talk to Juliet about marrying Paris. Juliet is upset over Romeo leaving moments before, and is certainly not happy about marrying Paris. Explain one thing Juliet says that is an example of irony in this scene (HINTS: Tybalt's death, being married to Romeo, not wanting to marry Paris...)
What is: "I'd rather marry Romeo than marry Paris" "I'm really sad and weeping over what's just happened" "There's no man like Romeo that can upset me" etc.!
500
An you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend. An you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, For, by my soul, I’ll ne'er acknowledge thee, Nor what is mine shall never do thee good.
Who is Lord Capulet?
500
What is the meaning of Juliet's rant here: O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?/Deny thy father and refuse thy name/Or, if thou wilt not, be sworn my love/And I'll no longer be a Capulet"
Why are you called Romeo? Go against your family and drop your name, or if you don't want to do that, I'll go against my family and I won't be a Capulet anymore.
500
List all of the people who lose their lives in this play and how (BE SPECIFIC).
What is: Mercutio: Tybalt stabs him accidentally under Romeo's arm Tybalt: Romeo stabs him in vengeance Lady Montague: dies of grief from Romeo's banishment Paris: Romeo slays him at Juliet's tomb Romeo: drinks potion to kill himself Juliet: stabs herself because Romeo is dead
500
Why isn't the Friar blamed for anyone's death/misfortune? What's Shakespeare trying to say about that?
-the Prince sees that his recount of the story matches up with the evidence; he is also a Friar/holy person -Several interpretations: the Church was untouchable; if you have good intentions, it makes you innocent, etc. etc.