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A pun.
Mercutio: "Not I, believe me You have dancing shoes /With nimble soles. I have a soul of lead/So stakes me to the ground I cannot move."
What is the literary device being used? |
Who is Friar Lawrence?
This character acts as Romeo’s confidante. Romeo turns to him for advice and support.
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When Juliet says “Wherefore art thou Romeo,” she is really saying what?
Why are you, Romeo, a Montague?
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The setting of the play is in Verona, Italy.
What is true.
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What happened that caused Romeo to kill Tybalt?
What is Tybalt killed Mercutio?
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Foreshadowing
Romeo:“I fear, too early. For my mind misgives some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin this fearful date with this night’s revels and expire the term of a despised life, closed in my breast, by some vile forfeit of untimely death”
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This character sentences Romeo to exile or banishment after Romeo kills Tybalt.
Who is Prince Escalus?
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When Romeo first sees Juliet at the balcony he compares her to the _____.
What is the sun?
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Benvolio informs Romeo of Juliet's death.
What is false.
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What was the effect (or result) of Romeo killing Tybalt?
What is Romeo is banished?
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Metaphor.
Romeo: "But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
What is the literary device being used? |
This character wants Juliet to be happy. She first helps her be with Romeo then tells her to consider Paris.
Who is the Nurse?
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Romeo and Juliet agree that the nurse will meet him at what time?
What is 9 a.m.?
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Benvolio informs Romeo of Juliet's death.
What is false.
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Tybalt’s death directly affects Romeo, but it also causes Lord Capulet to set what up?
What is a marriage between Juliet and Paris?
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An Oxymoron.
Juliet: "Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical!"
What is the literary device being used? |
This character is Romeo’s cousin and a peacemaker between the two families.
Who is Benvolio?
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When Romeo and Juliet agree to get married they have only known each other for how long?
What is less than one day?
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Benvolio finally explains the secret marriage to the prince.
What is false.
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What did Romeo do that caused Tybalt to challenge him and eventually kill Mercutio?
What is show up at Capulet's party?
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A Paradox.
Juliet: "O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face!"
What is the literary device being used? |
This character is offended after seeing Romeo at the Capulet party. Instead of fighting Romeo there, he sends Romeo a letter and challenges him to a fight.
Who is Tybalt?
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Fill in the blank from Juliet’s speech. “That which we call _______ by any other word would smell as sweet.”
What is a rose?
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Shakespeare foreshadows the tragic end by having both Romeo and Juliet experience premonitions of death.
What is true.
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Who did Romeo and Benvolio meet that allows (causes) them to go to the Capulet party?
Who is the Capulet servant asking Romeo to read off the names on the Capulet Party guest list.
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