Romeo, Juliet, and Shakespeare Final

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  1. 1. type of comparison) "It seems she hangs on the cheek of night / as a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear."
  2. 6. Shakespeare was part owner of this oval shaped theater.
  3. 7. introductory speech before play which gives audience necessary information
  4. 8. Mercutio’s speech on the exploits of Queen Mab; a long, uninterrupted speech presented in front of other characters
  5. 10. In this play love and hate are two very ____ emotions.
  6. 14. to restate in one’s own words what someone else said or wrote
  7. 17. ”[line 1] Or if not so, the here I hit it right, [line 2] Our Romeo hath not been in bed tonight”; two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
  8. 18. term for the poorer people who stood and watched the performances
  9. 21. a recognizable rhythm in a line of verse
  10. 22. Juliet does not want Romeo to swear by the _____ because it constantly changes.
  11. 26. Who speaks the lines “These violent delights have violent ends…”?
  12. 27. literary form based upon a written script, which uses dialogue and action to form a frame of events
  13. 29. The morning after the party, the Friar thinks Romeo has been with _____.
  14. 30. ”loving hate,” “dove feathered raven,” and “feather of lead” are examples of this figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory terms
  15. 32. Juliet is upset when she learns that Romeo is a _____.
  16. 33. words) a contrast between what is expected and what really happens
  17. 35. Even though Juliet is _____ to wake up in a tomb, she takes the potion.
  18. 36. Romeo is sentenced to _____ rather than death because the true blame is too hard to determine.
  19. 39. Lady Capulet compares Paris to a ____.
  20. 40. The Nurse is this type of character to Lady Capulet because the Nurse’s talkative nature contrasts with Lady Capulet’s brevity.
  21. 42. a type of metric "foot" consisting of two syllables, an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
  22. 43. 4 words) Mercutio thinks that Tybalt’s letter to Romeo is probably a _____.
  23. 46. (2 words) Montague and Capulet vow to build ______ to honor the love of Romeo and Juliet.
  24. 47. ”Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon,/ Who is already sick and pale with grief/ That thou her maid art far more fair than she.”
  25. 49. smaller division of an act
  26. 50. Romeo is a Montague and Tybalt wants to fight him, so Tybalt is this to Romeo.
  27. 52. a reason that explains or partially explains why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves in a certain way
  28. 53. (2 words) language that is not intended to be interpreted in a literal sense
  29. 54. Tybalt recognizes Romeo by his ____.
  30. 55. objects used on stage (including scenery backdrops) for visual effect to create atmosphere and mood of play
  31. 56. speaks the lines “Boy, this shall not excuse the injuries that thou hast done me; therefore turn and draw”?
  32. 58. a story in which the noble main character fails or dies because of a personal flaw or a twist of fate
  33. 60. The feeling Romeo has for Rosaline is considered _____ love.
  34. 62. Romeo’s ______ over Juliet’s “death” does not let him see the signs that she may not be dead.
  35. 64. (2 words) contradiction between what a character thinks is true and what the audience knows to be true
  36. 72. Juliet insists that the bird they hear when she and Romeo awaken in the morning is a _____ because she does not want Romeo to leave.
  37. 75. (2 words) In Act 3, Mercutio can be described as _____.
  38. 77. a character type with many personality traits, like a real person
  39. 78. (3 words) Benvolio and Mercutio want Romeo to go to the Capulet’s party to _____.
  40. 79. The prologue for Act I, Romeo and Juliet’s first conversation, the prologue for Act 2; a fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, written in a set rhyme scheme
  41. 80. " But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East and Juliet is the ____!
  42. 81. Romeo’s speech under Juliet’s balcony after the party; a speech in which a character is alone on stage and expresses thoughts out loud
  43. 83. Juliet wishes Romeo would change his _____ because it belongs to her family’s enemy.
  44. 85. The penalty for fighting in the streets of Verona is _____.
  45. 86. major division of a play; Shakespeare’s play all have five of these divisions
  46. 87. The feeling Romeo has for Juliet is considered _____ love.
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  1. 2. (type of comparison) "But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks? /It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
  2. 3. act of intentionally causing one's own death, committed out of despair, depression, or stress factors
  3. 4. The forcefulness of love, love as a cause of violence, the inevitability of fate, and lack of communication, and acting in haste are examples of this; underlying messages of this play.
  4. 5. When Juliet marries, the _____ she has for family is transferred to Romeo as evidenced when she gets angry at the Nurse when the she bad-mouths Romeo after Tybalt’s death.
  5. 9. (2 words) Who speaks the lines “This precious book of love, this unbound lover, to beautify him only lacks a cover”?
  6. 11. (2 words) The sleeping potion will last _____ hours.
  7. 12. The author reveals the personality of Tybalt by constantly showing him fighting or wanting to fight.
  8. 13. (3 words) Juliet complains that the nurse is _____ when she doesn’t immediately come back with Romeo’s wedding plans.
  9. 14. ordinary speech; an ordinary paragraph
  10. 15. Romeo’s dream of doom and Juliet looking down at Romeo as he leaves her room the morning after they’re married and seeing him dead are ____ of an unhappy ending to the story.
  11. 16. (2 words)a contradiction between what is said and what is truly meant
  12. 17. Lack of and bad _____ is one of the theme in the play Romeo and Juliet.
  13. 19. that quality of a literary work that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events
  14. 20. Who speaks the lines “But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks”?
  15. 23. Who speaks the lines “For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo”?
  16. 24. character who provides background information to the audience before each act
  17. 25. Juliet kills herself with Romeo’s _____.
  18. 28. the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in a narrative; the point at which the protagonist takes an action that determines the outcome
  19. 31. The hatred between Montagues and Capulets drives the action throughout the story.
  20. 34. words) “’Tis but thy name that is my enemy”; a ten-syllable line consisting of five iambs [U /U / U /U / U /]
  21. 37. Friar John could not deliver the letter to Romeo because he is suspected of being at the home of someone with the _____; also a reason the theaters were closed during the Renaissance period
  22. 38. He becomes enraged when Juliet refuses to marry Paris.
  23. 39. (2 words) unrhymed iambic pentameter
  24. 40. The inevitability of _____, or destiny, is a common theme in Shakespeare’s plays.
  25. 41. Who speaks the lines O God I have an ill-divining soul! Methinks I see thee, now thou are so low, as one dead in the bottom of a tomb”?
  26. 44. In Act 1, Sc. 1, the stage directions have Sampson and Gregory speak to each other in this manner so the audience hears the lines but Abram and Balthazar don’t.
  27. 45. Shakespeare’s plays were performed only during ________ hours.
  28. 48. The country in which Shakespeare was born.
  29. 49. words) notes, usually in brackets, directing the stage actions of the actors
  30. 51. When he is banished, Romeo goes to _____ to live.
  31. 53. “…Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars,/ Shall bitterly begin his fearful date/ With this night’s revels and expire the term/Of a despised life…” (a hint of Romeo impending death)
  32. 57. Romeo thinks his love for Juliet has made him ____ because he was unwilling to defend his honor when Tybalt insulted him.
  33. 59. Mercutio (on being fatally wounded): Ask for me to-morrow, and you shall find me a grave man.
  34. 61. Romeo and his friends wear this artifice to sneak into the Capulet party.
  35. 63. a one-dimensional character, embodying only a single trait
  36. 65. (reference to mythological characters) “She’ll not be hit with Cupid’s arrow. She hath Dian’s wit…”
  37. 66. The feud between the Montagues and the Capulets, the fight between the servants, Romeo’s and Juliet’s mixed feeling towards each other are all examples of this.
  38. 67. The _________ period is referred to as the Elizabethan Era in England.
  39. 68. Tybalt tries to insult Romeo by calling him a _____.
  40. 69. constant feuding between the Montagues and the Capulets creates a feeling of _____.
  41. 70. The Renaissance Era was a ___________ and artistic movement in England dating from the late 15th and early 16th centuries to the early 17th century
  42. 71. Romeo is this because he is the main character.
  43. 73. The fact that everything happens quickly in the play suggests that ____ is another theme.
  44. 74. Before she takes the potion, Juliet sees Tybalt’s _____.
  45. 75. (2 words) According to Mercutio this is the fairy who brings dreams.
  46. 76. "What's in a name? That which we call a ____ by any other name would smell as sweet."
  47. 77. Capulet commands Tybalt not to fight Romeo because it will _____ the party.
  48. 78. Who speaks the lines “A plague o’ both your houses! They have made worms’ meat of me”?
  49. 82. Juliet fears that she might be telling Romeo she loves him too _____ because they barely know each other.
  50. 84. They played the female parts in Shakespearean plays because women were not allowed to act.
  51. 87. Capulet arranges for Juliet to marry _____ in an effort to cheer her up following Tybalt’s death.