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100
"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
Who is Romeo.
100
The following is an example of this literary term. Sampson: Gregory, on my word, we'll not carry coals! Gregory: No, for them we should be colliers. Sampson: I mean, an we be in choler, we'll draw! Gregory: Aye, while you live, draw your neck out o' the collar
What is a pun.
100
Who Lady Capulet wanted Juliet to marry.
Who is Paris.
100
The three ways that Juliet attempts to commit suicide (one of them works!)
What is drinking what's left in the vile that Romeo used, licking the poison from Romeo's lips and stabbing herself with Romeo's dagger.
100
The character that said, "My fingers itch. Wife, we scarce thought us blest that God had lent us but this only child!"
Who is Lord Capulet.
200
"I have night's cloak to hide me from their eyes; and but thou love me, let them find me here. My life were better ended by their hate than death prorogued wanting of thy love!"
Who is Romeo.
200
Example of this literary device occurred when Tybalt died, Juliet thought it was Romeo who was dead. Also, when Romeo kills himself because he thinks Juliet is dead in the tomb.
What is dramatic irony.
200
Ultimately gives Romeo means to kill himself.
Who is the apothecary.
200
The length of time it took the Nurse to return to Juliet with news from Romeo.
What is three hours.
200
The reason that the friar could not deliver the letter to Romeo.
What is an outbreak of the plague.
300
"Oh, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you! She is the fairy's midwife, and she comes no bigger than an agate stone on the forefinger of an alderman, drawn with a team of little atomi over men's noses as they lie asleep."
Who is Mercutio.
300
These could all be considered potential ___________ of the play: Think before you act Quick love isn't always best Feuding is silly
What is theme.
300
Romeo's servant.
Who is Balthasar.
300
The two types of birds that Romeo and Juliet are arguing over after they spent their first night together.
What is a lark and a nightengale.
300
The name of the 1960s musical that is a modern day version of the play.
What is West Side Story.
400
"Even or odd, of all days in a year, Come Lammas Eve at night shall she be fourteen. Susan and she - God rest all Christian souls! - Were of an age."
Who is Nurse.
400
"My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love is as deep" is an example of this.
What is simile.
400
The man responsible for not getting Romeo the letter that tells him that she in fact alive.
Who is Friar John.
400
The amount of time (in hours) that Juliet was to be asleep after drinking Friar Laurence's potion.
What is 42 hours.
400
Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter.
What is blank verse.
500
"Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone. A bears him a portly gentlemen, and, to say truth, Verona brags of him to be a virtuous and well governed youth!"
Who is Lord Capulet.
500
"Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds, Towards Phoebus' lodging! Such a wagoner as Phaethon would whip you to the west and bring a cloudy night immediately" is an example of this.
What is a soliloquy.
500
"Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew - O woe! This canopy is dust and stones! - Which with sweet water nightly I will dew, Or wanting that, with tears distilled by moans" was said by this character.
Who is Paris.
500
This is where Friar Laurence suggests bringing Juliet after she wakes up and finds Romeo dead.
What is a nunnery.
500
An indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work.
What is allusion.