Drama terms
Juliet has a vision of Romeo dead in the bottom of a tomb as he leaves for Mantua
foreshadowing
I have permission to marry Juliet
Paris
“But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!”
Romeo
Which of the following could be identified as Romeo’s tragic flaw?
a.) his impulsiveness
b.) his greed
c.) his indecisiveness
d.) his selfishness
a.) his impulsiveness
“Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.”
Who says it, and what does he/she mean?
Friar Lawrence
It is wise not to make decisions too quickly.
a long speech delivered by a character alone on stage; reveals the character’s private thoughts and feelings
soliloquy
I am not a lover or a dreamer, and I mock Romeo for being one
Mercutio
“All are punished.”
The Prince (Prince Escalus)
When do Romeo and Juliet marry?
a.) an hour after their first meeting
b.) a day after their first meeting
c.) a week after their first meeting
d.) a month after their first meeting
b.) a day after their first meeting
“You have dancing shoes with nimble soles, I have a soul of lead.”
Who says it, and what does he/she mean?
Romeo,
He means that Mercutio is in the mood to dance, but Romeo is not (because of his broken heart)
“heavy lightness”
oxymoron
I turn death into exile when I punish a young murderer
The Prince (Prince Escalus)
“Tis he, that villain Romeo . . . I’ll not endure him . . . . Why, uncle, ‘tis a shame.”
Tybalt
_____ 28. What is ironic about Juliet and Romeo meeting each other at the party?
a.) Romeo was supposed to meet Rosaline
b.) Juliet was supposed to meet Paris
c.) Nothing is ironic; they were just going to have fun
d.) Both A and B
d.) Both A and B
“My only love sprung from my only hate, / Too early seen unknown, and known too late! / Prodigious birth of love is it to me / That I must love a loathed enemy. ”
What does he/she mean?
Juliet
It is a shame that I have fallen in love with someone who is supposed to be my enemy.
when the audience is “in” on a joke or plot point that the characters on stage are not
dramatic irony
I suggest that Romeo check out other ladies and find a new girl
Benvolio
“A plague on both your houses! I am sped.”
Mercutio
Shakespeare uses a prologue at the beginning of Act I to inform the audience that:
a.) Juliet is a widow.
b.) Romeo is a fugitive.
c.) The lovers from long-time feuding families will die.
d.) Romeo is a Montague and Juliet is a Capulet.
e.) All of this information is revealed in the prologue.
c. The lovers from long-time feuding families will die.
"Virtue turns to vice being misapplied, and vice sometime by action dignified."
Who says it, and what does he/she mean?
Good actions/intentions can have bad results, and bad actions/intentions can have good results.
“You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; I have a soul of lead.”
pun
I refuse to fight and try to be the voice of reason, but a man dies under my arm
Romeo
“I would the fool were married to her grave.”
Lady Capulet
The feud is easily blamed as the cause of the tragedy, but actually, all but which one of the following contributed to the unhappy ending?
a.) Romeo and Juliet’s secretiveness
b.) Everyone’s quick and passionate actions and reactions
c.) Romeo’s reputation as a “virtuous and well-governed youth.”
d.) the Friar’s meddling
c.) Romeo’s reputation as a “virtuous and well-governed youth.”
“Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee / Doth much excuse the appertaining rage / To such a greeting. Villain am I none. / Therefore, farewell. I see thou know’st me not.”
Who says it, and what does he/she mean?
Tybalt, I have a reason to love you you don't know about (that you are actually my cousin-in-law). I am not a villain, so goodbye, clearly you don't know me.