I Have a Dream speech
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Romeo & Juliet Act 1
Plot & Key Ideas (R&J)
Characters
100

Where did Dr. King give the speech?

At the Lincoln Memorial

In Washington D.C.

100

Dr. King wrote his letter in response to this type of people.

Who are white clergymen?

100

These two families are feuding in Romeo and Juliet.

Who are the Montagues and the Capulets?

100

The opening fight happens here.

What is a public street in Verona/at the marketplace?

100

Romeo’s cousin who tries to help him deal with his sadness.

Who is Benvolio?

200

Dr. King had a dream that his children would not be judged by the color of their skin but by...?"

What is "the content of their character"?

200

Dr. King says freedom is never what?

Freely given
200

Which family throws the ball (dance)?

The Capulets

200

Romeo is sad in Scene 1 because of this reason.

What is unreturned love?

200

This character raised Juliet

Who is Nurse?

300

Dr. King compares the Declaration of Independence and Constitution to this financial item.

What is a check?

300

This type of law, according to King, is one that "uplifts human personality."

What is a just law?

300

The nobleman who warns that future fighting will be punished by death.

Who is Prince Escalus?

300

Lord Capulet plans a party in this scene.

What is Scene 2?

300

Romeo is heartbroken over this woman at the beginning of Act 1

Who is Rosaline?

400

Dr. King refers to this U.S. President, praising him for signing the Emancipation Proclamation.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

400

Dr. King says he is in Birmingham because injustice is here, using this famous quote:

What is "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?

400

This character tries to stop the fight between the servants in Scene 1.

Who is Benvolio?

400

The Capulet servant cannot read, leading to this important event.

What is Romeo learning about the Capulet party?

400
This character went to talk to the Prince first after the fight.

Who is Lord Capulet?

500

The phrase “let freedom ring” is repeated and ends with a call for freedom to ring from this symbolic location.

What is “from every mountainside”?

500

King says African Americans have waited this long for constitutional and God-given rights.

What is 340 years?

500

He wants to marry Juliet.

Who is Paris?

500

Lord Capulet tells Paris to wait this length of time.

What is two summers (or two years)?