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Romeo and Juliet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abscond | (Verb) to run off and hide |
| Advocate | (Verb) to recommend; to speak in favor of |
| Bandy | (Verb) to exchange words; to discuss casually |
| Charisma | (Noun) personal appeal or attraction; magnetism |
| Dastardly | (Adjective) cowardly and treacherous |
| Efface | (Verb) to obliterate; to wipe out |
| Entity | (Noun) anything having existence |
| Gist | (Noun) the main point |
| Ingrate | (Noun) a person who offers no thanks |
| Jaded | (Adjective) worn out; dulled |
| Jeopardize | (Verb) to put in danger |
| Mesmerize | (Verb) to hypnotize |
| Ogre | (Noun) a brute; a large monster; a frightful giant |
| Status quo | (Noun) existing situation or state of affairs |
| Waylay | (Verb) to interrupt or attack unexpectedly |
| What does the chorus say will happen to the two lovers? | That they will take their life |
| What does Escalus say he will do to anyone who fights in the future? | He will sentence them to death |
| How does Benvolio say the fighting began | The Capulets and the Montagues servants were fighting and he was trying to break it up |
| According to Benvolio and Mercutio | how has Romeo been acting recently? |
| What remedy does Benvolio suggest for Romeo's problem? | To find another girl |
| In scene 2 what does Capulets tell Paris he will have to do in order to marry Juliet? | Has to get Juliet to like him |
| Why does the servant ask Romeo to read the list of guests who are invited to the party at the Capulet's | The servant cannot read |
| What makes Romeo decide to go to the party | He wants to see Rosaline |
| In scene three we learn that Juliet is how old? | 13 |
| What is the nurse's opinion of Paris? | She said he's a man of wax (perfect). |
| How do Romeo and friends plan to hide their identities at the Capulet's party? | They wear masks |
| At the end of scene 4 how does Romeo react when he first sees juliet? To what does he compare to her | he falls in love with her and compares her to a jewel in an Ethiop's ear |
| At the end of scene 4 what does Romeo fear? | Going to the party will bring out his early death. |
| How does Juliet react to Romeo in their first meeting? | She says she has fallen in love with him. |
| How does Tybalt react to the news that Romeo is at the party? How does Capulet react? | Tybalt wants to Romeo to be killed |
| Foil | A character in literature who contrasts another character in the story |
| Foreshadowing | Refers to hints about future events into the story |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally |
| Pun | A play on words |
| Conflict | Struggle between opposing forces |
| Adversary | Enemy |
| Nuptial | Wedding |
| Portentous | ominous |
| Name the 2 families fighting | Capulet family; Montague family |
| Who is the head of the Montague family? | Lord Montague |
| Who is the head of the Capulet family? | Lord Capulet |
| Where is the play set? | Verona |
| What does "star-cross'd" mean? | The relationship of the two lovers is doomed to fail. |
| What are some details that confirm the Prologue is a sonnet? | The prologue is 14 lines in length. It is written in iambic pentameter (10 syllables per line that alternate between an unstressed and a stressed syllable). The rhyme scheme is abab |
| What family do Sampson and Gregory work for? | Sampson and Gregory work for the House of Capulet. |
| Identify examples of puns in the exchange between Sampson and Gregory. | Some examples of puns are: coals |
| For whom are Abram and Balthasar working? | Abram and Balthasar work for the House of Montague. |
| To which families are Tybalt and Benvolio connected? | Tybalt is a Capulet and Benvolio is a Montague. |
| What does Benvolio's name mean? | Benvolio means "good will." |
| How is Tybalt related to Juliet? | Tybalt is Juliet's cousin. |
| Who says this: Part | fools! Put up your swords |
| What | drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word |
| Who broke up the first fight? | The Prince broke up the fight. |
| After the fighting has stopped | the Prince makes a promise regarding further fighting. What is it? |
| Which character in this scene does Benvolio describe as "fiery." | Tybalt is described as "fiery". |
| Lady Montague asks Benvolio if he has seen Romeo. What does Benvolio reveal about Romeo's mood? | Benvolio saw Romeo but Romeo avoided him. He seemed to want to be alone. |
| What examples of Romeo's strange behaviour do Benvolio and Montague discuss? | Benvolio said that Romeo is avoiding him. Old Montague says that Romeo "Shuts his windows |
| Name that literary term: When the author makes a reference to something outside the play | like a Greek God. |
| What does Romeo mean by this ... | |
| Out of her favour where I am in love. (1.1.162) | Romeo is in love with someone but she does not love him back. |
| What is an oxymoron? | An oxymoron is a figure of speech that links contradictory (opposite) terms or ideas. "Jumbo shrimp" is an example of an oxymoron. |
| What are the oxymorons that Romeo uses in lines 165-177? | Brawling love |
| Loving hate | |
| Heavy lightness | |
| Bright smoke | |
| Cold fire | |
| Sick health | |
| Still-waking sleep | |
| Where has Benvolio found Romeo walking before dawn? | sycamore grove |
| How many brawls have there been between the families? | three |
| Why can't Romeo have Rosaline? | She has sworn never to marry |
| "Part | fools |
| "Let two more summers wither in their pride | ere we may think her fit to be a bride." Who said it? |
| What "lengthens Romeo's hours"? | Not having his love returned or sadness |
| Approximately how old is lady Capulet? | 26 |
| If you ran away with all your employer's money | you would be |
| Celebrities sometimes _____ for charities. | advocate |
| The robbers ______ the gentleman on his way to the bank. | waylaid |
| The _________________ count plotted to kidnap the maiden. | dastardly |
| Thomas is very ________; people are drawn to his charm. | charismatic |
| Iambic pentametre | Line of verse with 5 metrical feet (u -) |
| Blank verse | Lines of unrhymed iambic pentametre |
| Soliloquy | A speech in a play in which a character who is alone talks about their thoughts or feelings |
| Pun | a play on words that are identical in sound |
| Groundlings | The part of the audience who stands around the stage |
| Assonance | The repetition of identical or similar vowels |
| Consonance | The repetition of a sequence of 2 or more consonants inside words or at the ends of words |
| Alliteration | The repetition of a consonant sound in a sequence of nearby words |
| Comedy | A dramatic genre that ends with a wedding. It usually contains humour. |
| Tragedy | A dramatic genre that ends with the death of the protagonist. |
| Irony | A statement where the literal meaning is different from the actual implied meaning |
| Sarcasm | Crude + taunting use of praise for dispraise. From a Greek word |
| Imagery | Mental pictures created by a text |
| Exaggeration or hyperbole | A comment or description that makes something seem better |
| Understatement | A statement that makes something seem less important |
| What was the name of Shakespeare's theater? | The Globe Theater |
| Shakespeare was born in | Stratford-upon-Avon |
| The Globe Theater was in | London |
| The ruler when Shakespeare was born was | Elizabeth I |
| Shakespeare's wife | Anne Hathaway |
| Shakespeare wrote these types of plays. | tragedies |
| 14-LINE POEM WITH 10 SYLLABLES PER LINE | sonnet |
| A pun is | a play on words when the word has more than one meaning. |
| two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme | couplet |
| the pattern of rhyme in a poem | rhyme scheme |
| chorus | a person or group of people who act as a narrator |
| Mercutio | cousin to the prince; friend of Romeo |
| Benvolio | Montague's nephew |
| Tybalt | Juliet's cousin |
| Nurse | Juliet's faithful confidante and loyal intermediary in Juliet's affair with Romeo. |
| Friar Laurence | A priest and friend of Romeo |
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