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Romeo and Juliet 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what does the prince threaten to do if he sees another fight in the street? | kill all involved in the fight |
| what are Romeo's parent worried abut in the beginning of the play? | why is Romeo so sad and gloomy |
| what event does the Prologue foreshadow? | the deaths of Romeo and Juliet - star crossed lovers - their parent's strife |
| why does Benvolio want to convince Romeo to attend the Capulet's party? | to get over Rosaline |
| 3 characteristics of Mercutio | connections between Capulets and Montagues. 1. Romeo's best friend. 2. good guy 3. kind 4. good sense |
| who delivers the Queen Mab speech to his friend (he is the only one speaking) on the way to the party? what is the speech called? | Mercutio and it is a monologue |
| If Mercutio was on stage alone (no other characters_ while giving his Queen Mab speech, it would be called a ____? | soliloquy |
| who says "if ever you disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace"? | Prince |
| what, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee " was said by ____? | Tybalt (to Benvolio) |
| where was Shakespeare born? | Stratford-on-Avon - England |
| During what time period did Shakespeare live and work? | the Elizabethan Era - 1500s/16th Century/Renaissance |
| what is a metadrama | play within a play |
| define aside | when a character either speaks to the audience or another character and others cannot hear. Literally similar to pulling someone aside to tell them something |
| define dialogue | characters speaking/interacting with each other |
| define soliloquy | a speech on stage and no other character is on stage |
| what are two characteristics of a tragedy? | tragic death of the main character; other characters may die; sad/little to no jokes |
| what event does the Prologue foreshadow? | Romeo and Juliet die. Prologue always tells the ending in Shakespeare's time |
| define monologue | long speech by one character, but other characters are on stage |
| what figurative language is the following quote? "Is love a tender thing It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous and it pricks like a thorn." | personification and simile |
| what figurative language is the following quote? "well, in that hit you miss, She'll not be hit, with Cupid's arrow. She hath Dian's wit" | allusion to Greek mythology |
| in the 1st Act, how does Lord Capulet react to Paris when he asks him to marry Juliet? | he says to wait until she is 15. She is too young and he must woo her. Told him to come to the party and there would e other girls as well. |
| How does Lord Capulet react to Tybalt telling him young Romeo was at his party. | He says leave him be. |
| what genre includes the downfall of the main character and then their death? | tragedy |
| we know we are reading a ____ because the main character will suffer a downfall because of his tragic flaw. | tragedy |
| any conversation between characters of a play is called ______ | dialogue |
| why are Benovolio and Tybalt foils - opposites/major differences between the two of them? | Benevolio wants peace and Tybalt wants violence - hot headed. |
| a remark by a character in a play to the audience or another character only in a play is called ___ | aside |
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kristikee