ACT 1
ACTS 2&3
ACTS 4&5
Shakespeare and Writing about Plays
Mr. Hurteau Facts
100

These are examples of this petty feud; pointless, blown out of proportion, goes across social class, and the reason for young lovers death.

What is the Capulet and Montague fued?

100

This character is very handy in his use of flowers; explaining in a long monologue how they can be used for good and evil.

Who is Friar Laurence?

100

This is the conflict between the character and something they have no knowledge of.

What is Conflict of the unknown?

100

This explains where a character enters or goes in a play.

What is stage Direction?

100

Mr. Hurteau's favorite TV show of all time is

The Office

200

This is Romeo's hot headed friend.

Who is Mercutio?
200

These characters battle after Romeo refuses to fight the challenger. 

Who is Tybalt and Mercutio?

200

This when the audience knows something the characters do not know. Like when Romeo believes Juliet is actually dead.

What is dramatic irony?

200
This can set the mood in a play and give a hint on what will happen later.

What is the prologue to a play?

200

My favorite NFL player is 

Amon-Ra St. Brown

300

This is the kind of speech that explains something in opposite ways. Contradictory terms are used in conjuction.

What is an Oxymoron?

300

This is the day assigned for Juliet and Count Paris to marry.

What is Thursday?

300

A play follows the same structure of a narrative or story; this is the final part where everything is resolved. 

What is the Denouement or Resolution?

300
In this kind of essay you want to stay in third person and use present tense. 

What is a literary analysis essay?

300

If you say this video game is terrible, Mr. Hurteau will become enraged and pout in the corner.

What is Stardew Valley?

400

These are major themes in Romeo and Juliet.

What is love, fate and free will, family loyalty, sacrifice?

400

This famous scene is commonly quoted, as it is where Romeo and Juliet first confess all of their feelings.

What is the balcony scene?

400

This trait is constantly shown by characters rash actions.

What is Impulsiveness? 

400

The phrase "The purpose of Grendel in Beowulf" is an example of this. 

A. Topic

B. Thesis

C. Evidence

Topic 

400

Mr. Hurteau went to college for a year in this state. A state that not only does not exist, but also has a large bigfoot population.

What is Wyoming?

500

This is who approaches lord Capulet asking to marry Juliet; Lord Capulet thinks she is to young and "Ripe" to marry.

Who is Lord Capulet?

500

This character berates Juliet for her refusal to marry Count Paris. He goes as far to call the nurse a "Hag".

Who is Lord Capulet?

500

Balthazar did not know Juliet was alive and delivered the news since this character was stopped by a Plague.

Who is Friar John?

500

The main characters in a traditional tragedy have this. 

What is a tragic flaw?

500

This is Mr. Hurteau's favorite musician.

Jason Isbell, Yola, Kingfish Ingram, Neil Young, or Harry Styles.