Romeo + Juliet
This character acts as Romeo’s confidante. Romeo turns to him for advice and support.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
He says "O that this too too sullied flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve itself into a dew, Or that teh Everlasting had not fixed His cannon 'gainst self slaughter."
Who is Hamlet?
Says, "If music be the food of love, play on."
Who is Orsino
This character professes he will live a bachelor forever.
Who is Benedick?
What university did Shakespeare attend?
He never went to a university!
When Romeo first sees Juliet at the balcony he compares her to the _____.
What is the sun?
The country Laertes resides in. Polonius sends a spy there to check up on his son.
What is France?
Shakespeare (and others) wrote his sonnets with this many lines
What is 14.
This theme is most clear in the wooing of Hero. She is "won" by Don Pedro, "given" to Claudio, "rejected" by Claudio, and then "given" back to Claudio for a second time.
What is the battle of the sexes?
When did he write his first play?
1590 (he was 26.)
In the beginning of the play Lord Capulet doesn’t want Juliet to marry Paris because _________________.
What is she is too young?
A word that has two meanings....rhymes with "fun"
What is a pun?
Olivia (and others) think that Malvolio suffers from this.
What is he is possessed by the devil.
This motif is best represented by Claudio's accusations against Hero.
What is unfaithful women?
What was his very first job?
He was a glove-maker
What did Romeo do that caused Tybalt to challenge him and eventually kill Mercutio?
What is show up at Capulet's party?
He is angry because his father was killed in battle, and he wages war on Poland to get revenge. Hamlet admires him. Hamlet recommends that he become king with his dying breath.
Who is Fortinbras?
The way that Feste proves that Olivia is a fool.
What is that she's mourning for her brother's soul even though he is a heaven.
When Claudio said, "You seem to me like Dian in her orb," he is using what figurative language device?
What is an allusion?
The name of his first play was...?
Henry VI, Part One
Mercutio says “Dreamers often lie.” This is an example of what literary device?
What is pun?
The place from where Old Hamlet returns - he is there because he was killed without being able to confess his sins.
What is purgatory?
Was captured near the beginning of the play and has been is Malvolio's custody
Who is the Captain
True or False: Leonato orders Claudio to write a death poem and marry Hero
What is true?
What was the name of the main playing company Shakespeare first became a part of?
Lord Chamberlain's Men