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What other death occurs on the same night that both Romeo and Juliet commit suicide?
Count Paris is slayed by Romeo.
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Who plays Romeo in the 1996 version of the play?
Leonardo DiCaprio
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Tue or False: Nurse is angry at Juliet for marrying Romeo.
False, she arranges the wedding along with Friar Lawrence.
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Identify the speaker and the context. "O, I am fortune's fool!"
The speaker is Romeo, after he slays Tybalt.
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Who does Romeo go to the Capulet's party to look for?
Rosaline
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Who exiles Romeo from Verona?
The Prince
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Before Mercutio is slain by Tybalt, what is Romeo's attitude about getting into a brawl with the Capulets?
Romeo thinks it's a bad idea, he tries to persuade Mercutio and Tybalt to keep peace.
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Why does Romeo sneak back into Verona after being banished?
He is wrongly told that Juliet is dead.
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Who gives Romeo false information that leads to both his and Juliet's death?
Balthasar
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What is Benvolio's advice to Romeo about Rosaline?
To forget about her
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Describe comic relief.
Comic relief is a humorous character or scene in the midst of drama.
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What is dramatic irony?
When an audience or reader's knowledge of events or individuals surpasses that of the characters.
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Tell the speaker and the context of this quote from Romeo and Juliet. "Examine other beauties."
The speaker is Benvolio, advising Romeo to forget about Rosaline.
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What is a major difference between seeing the play Romeo and Juliet today compared to when Shakespeare first wrote it? (Hint: Think actors...)
In Shakespeare's time, all the actors would've been men, including female characters such as Juliet, Rosaline, and Nurse.
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What is one difference between the two versions of Romeo and Juliet that we watched in class?
Example: Guns / swords
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What literary device is used in this quote from Romeo and Juliet? "How silver-sweet sound lovers tongues by night, like softest music to attending ears."
simile
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What are some universal ideas in Romeo and Juliet?
Ex. Love, Romance, feud, death, suicide
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What is the name of the rhythmic pattern Shakespeare used while writing his plays?
Iambic pentameter
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Describe the relationship between Nurse and Juliet
Juliet is like a daughter to Nurse. They have a very good relationship.
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Who delivers the news of Romeo's banishment to Juliet, and what is her reaction to the news? Why does she feel this way?
Nurse, Juliet's reaction is a mix of surprise and confusion. She also feels conflicted because she does not want to speak badly of her husband, but he has killed her cousin, Tybalt.
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Which parent first asks for an end to the feud in the last scene of Romeo and Juliet?
Juliet's father (Capulet) "O brother Montague, give me thy hand. This is my daughter's jointure, for no more I can demand."
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How does Shakespeare create dramatic irony?
In the prologue, Shakespeare tells the audience that the play will end with tragedy.
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What term matches this definition? A poem of 14 lines that rhyme in a particular pattern.
Sonnet
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What is a couplet? (Hint: It has to do with rhyming in a poem)
Two adjacent lines that rhyme.
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What is a synonym for 'blank verse?'
Unrhymed, free verse, not rhymed.