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VOCABULARY
Shakespeare
ACT 1
ACT 2
ACT 3
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What is a soliloquy?
A speech by a character made when no one else is supposed to be listening
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What date was William Shakespeare born on?
April 23,1564
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What does Romeo confide to Benvolio in Scene 1?
That he is in love with Rosaline
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How does Romeo see Juliet again after he leaves the party?
He goes into her garden and sneaks by her window
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Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Tybalt?
Romeo is now part of the Capulet's family and he doesn't want to fight with his wife's cousin
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What is a tragedy?
A drama that ends in a catasrophe more often death for the main character and sometimes several other character as well
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What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway
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What does Paris ask the Capulet's?
To marry their daughter Juliet
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What do the couple's plan before Romeo leaves?
To get married by Friar Laurance and Juliet tells Romeo that she will send a messanger to him
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when the fight between tybalt & Mercutio develops, who kills whom?
Tybalt kills Mercutio & Romeo kills Tybalt
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What is a humorous scene, incident, or speech that relieves the overall emotional intensity?
Comic relief
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Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-on-Avon
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Before leaving to go to the party, what does Lady Capulet ask Juliet to do?
To meet Paris and think about her future with Paris
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When Romeo goes to Friar laurance's cell what does he ask of him?
To wed him & Juliet
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When the Prince arrives, they does he banish Romeo instead of sentencing him to death?
He was related to Mecutio and he understands why Romeo killed Tybalt for
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What is a play designed to arouse intense emotions by exaggeration and fast-moving action?
Melodrama
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What were the names of Shakespeare's 3 children?
Susanna, Hamnet, and Judeth
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Why does Romeo worry about going to the Capulet's party?
He had a dream that something terrible going to happen
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Why does tybalt challenge Romeo to a duel?
Romeo was at the Capulet's party and they are two feuding families
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What does Friar Laurance propose to Romeo after the Prince banished him?
To leave Verona so then the Friar can tell the Prince about the marriage and convince him to let Romeo come back
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What is the chain of events that make up the play?
Plot
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What to things did Shakespeare write?
Plays and Sonnets
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Why are both Romeo & and Juliet both upset when they learn each other's identity?
They are both feuding families
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When Romeo & Juliet first go to Friar Laurance's what do they do?
They confess their love for each other
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When Juliet finds out what happened to Romeo where does she go for help?
To see Friar Laurance