Literary Terms
What does setting mean?
The time and place a story is set.
What type of poem is the prologue?
Sonnet
Romeo and Juliet are knows as?
Star-crossed lovers
Capulet servants Sampson and Gregory provoke the Montagues by insulting them.
This is an example of direct characterization, because it tells us who she is.
What is a conflict
A conflict is a problem that drives the story.
How many lines are there in Shakespearean Sonnet?
14
The alter-ego of Benvolio and Juliet's cousin.
Tybalt
Who stops the fight in Act 1?
Prince Escalus stops the fight.
Is the following an example of direct or indirect characterization? "Maddy dressed elegantly, spoke politely, and was always on time for work."
This is an example of indirect characterization because it shows us who she is through descriptions.
What is characterization?
Characterization is the way an author reveals a character’s personality, traits, feelings, and motivations in a stor
What is the rhyme scheme of the prologue?
abab-cdcd-efef-gg
The Capulet servants who started the fight in Act 1 Scene 1.
Samson and Gregory
What role does Benvolio play in the opening scenes of Act 1?
What is one way to learn about characters (or people in real life, too!)?
S — Speech: What the character says.
T — Thoughts: What the character thinks.
E — Effect on others: How other characters react to them.
A — Actions: What the character does.
L — Looks: What the character looks like.
What is foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing is a literary technique in which an author gives hints or clues about something that will happen later in a story.
Who delivered the prologue?
Chorus
Who is the Chorus?
The person who tells us the prologue.
What warning does Prince Escalus give after the street fight in Act 1?
Prince Escalus warns that anyone who disturbs the peace again will be punished by death.
Give an example of character vs character conflict in Romeo and Juliet.
Many, but one is that the Montagues and the Capulets are in a feud.
What is a theme?
A theme is the lesson, message, or big idea that an author wants readers to learn from a story.
What place is mentioned in the Prologue?
Verona
Who is Benevolio?
Romeo's cousin and a person who wants peace in Verona.
Who is more interesting in fighting, Benvolio or Tybalt?
Tybalt is angry and always ready to fight.
Give an example of society vs character conflict in Romeo and Juliet
Many, but because of the way things are in Verona, Romeo and Juliet cannot date normally.