WHO DOTH SPEAK
"Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?"
A: Abram
Juliet’s cousin, known for his temper
A: Tybalt
What does "wherefore" mean in Juliet’s famous line, "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
A: Why
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Venice, Italy
In this animated 2011 film, garden gnomes take on the roles of Shakespeare’s tragic lovers.
Gnomeo and Juliet
"My only love sprung from my only hate!"
A: Juliet
This character unsuccessfully tries to break up the fight in Act 1 Scene 1 and instead joins the fighting himself.
A: Benvolio
The number of lines in a sonnet
A: 14
Which invention from the Renaissance led to more people learning to read?
The printing press
Taylor Swift references Romeo and Juliet in this 2008 song.
Love Story
"If ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."
A: Prince Escalus
Shakespeare’s wife
A: Anne Hathaway
This literary device is used in “My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand."
A: Metaphor
Name Michelangelo’s sculpture of Mary holding Jesus after his death.
Pieta
Where Shakespeare was born
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
"I will withdraw; but this intrusion shall, now seeming sweet, convert to bitt’rest gall."
A: Tybalt
The woman Romeo is lovesick over, before meeting Juliet
A: Rosaline
The number of unstressed syllables in one line of iambic pentameter
A: 5
Martin Luther believed the sale of ____ was sinful and criticized the church for allowing it.
indulgences
Which of the following films is not based on Romeo and Juliet?
A) Gnomeo & Juliet
B) Warm Bodies
C) The Fault in Our Stars
D) Still Star-Crossed
C) The Fault in Our Stars
"Content thee, gentle coz, let him alone. He bears him like a portly gentleman."
A: Capulet
Romeo’s witty and imaginative friend who delivers the Queen Mab speech
A: Mercutio
A bear is chained to a pole and dogs are let in to attack it. In Early Modern London, people watched this for entertainment.
A: Bear-baiting
Who was Queen Elizabeth’s mother?
Anne Boleyn
Who wrote the book (script) for the Broadway musical that reimagines Romeo and Juliet with rival gangs in 1950s New York?
Arthur Laurents