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Theatrical Terms
Review I
The Last Word and One More
Review Act II
More Act II and More
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This is a type of story that portrays the fall of a noble person, usually due to a tragic weakness or flaw in his/her character.
What is tragedy?
100
Name both of the families that are feuding.
Who are Montague and Capulet?
100
But soft, what light through yonder window ______.
What is breaks?
100
Act II The prologue explains that ________ and ______ have fallen in love.
Who are Romeo and Juliet?
100
Juliet doesn’t want Romeo to swear by the ______, because it is too inconstant and changes its course.
What is moon?
200
This is a reference to something outside of the work, usually mythical, Biblical, or historical.“He was a Good Samaritan yesterday when he helped the lady start her car.” This refers to the biblical story of the Good Samaritan.
What is an allusion? “She turned the other cheek after she was cheated out of a promotion.” This comes from teaching of Jesus that you should not get revenge.
200
Name the punishment the prince promises for the next brawl between these two families.
What is death?
200
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou _______.
Who is Romeo?
200
The famous balcony scene takes place between _______ and _________.
Who are Romeo and Juliet?
200
Romeo. By the hour of nine. Juliet. I will not fail. ‘Tis twenty years till then. Identify what this literary device this passage exemplifies.
What is hyperbole?
300
This is a recurring and familiar pattern in literature, like a journey or a wise old man.
What is and archetype?
300
Name Romeo’s first love in the play.
Who is Rosaline?
300
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as _____.
What is sweet?
300
This new love is complicated by a _______.
What is feud?
300
This is the feeling that keeps us on the edge of our seat wondering what will happen next.
What is suspense?
400
When a character in a play speaks to the audience and not to the other characters
What is an aside?
400
Name the man that old Capulet wanted Juliet to marry.
Who is Paris?
400
O, swear not by the moon, the inconstant ________.
What is moon?
400
After the Capulet’s party, Romeo sneaks back to Juliet’s ________, for the famous _______ scene. Scene i. (Use the same word both times)
What is balcony?
400
This term refers to clues that give the audience or reader clues about what will happen next.
What is foreshadowing?
500
Conversation carried on by the characters in a work of literature
What is dialogue?
500
Name the primary subject of Mercutio’s long speech in Act I, Scene iv.
What are dreams?
500
Name the character who calls Juliet back into the house at the end of the balcony scene.
Who is the nurse?
500
Romeo and Juliet plan to get _______ the next day. Scene ii (the balcony scene)
What is married?
500
This form of narration is when the narrator is a character in the story who uses the work “I” to refer to himself.
What is first person narration?