Vocabulary
The definition of the word "meager"
In a sentence: The meager stray cat looked very hungry.
Skinny (usually due to lack of food)
OR
Not having favorable qualities/necessities.
Describe Benvolio's characterization.
The two most important things that happen in Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet in order?
Meet most characters and set up the play.
Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love.
The name of 14 line poems that are found throughout the play.
Sonnet(s)
The definition of the word "mutiny"
In a sentence: The sailors staged a mutiny and took control of the ship.
To rise against or refuse to obey or observe authority.
What aspect of their personalities do Tybalt and Mercutio share?
Any of these answers are acceptable: Their fiery, passionate, and aggressive/combative nature.
What are the two most important thing that happens in Act 5 of Romeo and Juliet in order?
Romeo & Juliet die :0 and Montague & Capulet make peace.
Name a thematic subject of Romeo and Juliet.
Any of the following are acceptable:
- Fate & free will
- Youth & impulsivity
- Love as a violent force
The definition of the word "melancholy"
The storm outside caused a shared feeling of melancholy among the students.
A state of sadness or depression of spirits.
How does Capulet's characterization evolve throughout the play? Hint: Beginning, middle, end
Beginning: rational and caring
Middle: mean and controlling
End: remorseful
What is the most important thing that happens in Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet?
Juliet fakes her death (with help from the friar) so she doesn't have to marry Paris and can be with Romeo.
Why are the first two quatrains missing from the sonnet at the very end of the play?
The two main characters (Romeo & Juliet) are dead.
The definition of the word "lamentable"
In a sentence: The consequences of the Montague and Capulet hatred had some lamentable consequences.
Something to be regretted OR a feeling of grief.
How does Juliet's characterization change/evolve throughout the play? Hint: beginning, middle, end
Beginning: obedient, reserved, naive
Middle: defiant, irrational, upset
End: determined (not in a good way :/ )
What are the three most important things that happen in act 3 of the Romeo and Juliet in order?
1. Mercutio & Tybalt's death (Tybalt killed Mercutio, Romeo killed Tybalt).
2. Romeo is banished.
3. Juliet is told she has to marry Paris.
The type of figurative language that is heavily present throughout the play that emphasizes the point that Romeo & Juliet were never meant to be together.
oxymorons
The definition of the word "inauspicious."
In a sentence: People were upset by Mercutio's inauspicious death.
Unfortunate
How does Romeo's characterization change/evolve throughout the play? Hint: beginning, middle, end
Beginning: immature and brooding
Middle: impulsive
End: volatile and irrational
What are the three most important things that happen in Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet in order?
1. Love professions (balcony scene).
2. Friar's foreshadowing with the flower.
3. Romeo and Juliet's secret marriage.
The name of the type of meter the play is written to mimic the natural way of speaking and give the play a musical cadence.
Iambic Pentameter