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Romeo and Juliet Flashcards

0
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Who are the Capulet servants?

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Sampson and Gregory

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Give a brief overview of what happens in each of the acts in all of Shakespeare’s plays.

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1- exposition/basic situation intro to characters & conflicts
2- rising action
3- crisis
4- falling action & plot complication 
5- climax and resolution
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2
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Tybalt is the cousin of…..

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Juliet

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3
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Who is the Montague servant?

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Abraham

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4
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Benvolio is the cousin of….

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Romeo

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5
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Who is Romeo’s personal servant?

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Balthazar

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6
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Who is Juliet’s nanny?

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Nurse

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7
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Who is Nurse’s servant?

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Peter

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8
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Why is the setting?

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14th century (1300s) Verona, Italy

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9
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What happens in the street during A1 S1?

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Servants to both families fight when Benvolio s attacked by Tybalt

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10
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Who warns Cap. & Mont. about fighting in the streets?

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Prince Escalus

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11
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What is the punishment if the families keep fighting and disrupting Verona?

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Death

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12
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Why is Romeo in despair in A1 S1?

A

Rosaline doesn’t love him too

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13
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Who asks for permission to marry Juliet in A1 S2?

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Paris

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14
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Does Capulet agree to let Paris ask Juliet to marry him?

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Yes

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15
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Where does Capulet invite Paris to ask Juliet to marry him?

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Capulet masquerade ball and banquet that night

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16
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Why does Romeo want to go to the Capulet banquet in A1 S2?

A

Rosaline will be there

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17
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Who does Romeo go the the masquerade ball with?

A

Benvolio and Mercutio

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18
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Who tells Juliet of Paris’ request?

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Lady Capulet

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19
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In A1 S3, who sings praises for Paris?

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Nurse and Lady Cap

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20
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Does Juliet agree to consider Paris’s proposal?

A

Yes

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21
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Who recognizes Romeo at the party?

A

Tybalt

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22
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What is Tybalt told to do about Romeo and who tells him?

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Lord Cap says to leave him alone

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23
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What does Tybalt want to do about Romeo?

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Unleash his wrath

24
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Who falls passionately in love at the masquerade?

A

Romeo and Juliet

25
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Do Romeo and Juliet know each other’s identity while they are together?

A

No

26
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What info about the play’s story does the prologue portray?

A

Feud, forbidden love, Italy, 1300s

27
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What effect does Gregory and Sampsons crass joking have on the mood of A1 S1?

A

Changes to rage

Tense mood

28
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How are Benvolio and Tybalt different and the same?

A

Both cousins
B- Romeo, peacemaker
T- Juliet, troublemaker

29
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How does the Prince characterize Capulet and Montague?

A

Beasts

30
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What does Romeo speaking in paradoxes say about his current state of mind?

A

Not himself, lost, in love, confused

31
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What other Shakespearean texts suggest the idea that beauty must be preserved or immortalized?

A

Sonnets

32
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Describe Capulet’s approach to handling Paris’s interest in Juliet.

A

Open to it but doesn’t think she is ready

33
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How does the Nurse rambling help provide comic relief in A1 S3?

A

Lady Cap. is speaking of marriage which is serious and creates tension

34
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What is Mercutio trying to convey to Romeo about dreams?

A

They are a fantasy, lie, and can change easily.

35
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Why is Romeo content to carry on with is friends to the ball even though he has a feeling that something will go awry?

A

Rosaline might be there and he might be able to change her mind

36
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What about Juliet immediately appeals to Romeo?

A

Beauty

Love at first sight

37
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How does the use of chiasmus in A1 S5 reflect Juliet’s emotional state?

A

Juliet & Romeo talk in religious images before they even know each other’s names

38
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Instead of going home, where does Romeo hide after the ball?

A

On the other side of the orchard wall

39
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How is a soliloquy used in A2 S2?

A

Romeo begins the scene w/ one about Juliet’s beauty

40
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Cite a famous line from A2 S2 and give its meaning.

A

“O Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo?”

Means why are you Romeo

41
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How does Romeo learn of Juliet’s love for him?

A

He hears her say it

42
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What does Romeo say helped him to over the orchard wall and find Juliet’s window?

A

The wings of love

43
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Who will be Juliet’s messenger?

A

Nurse

44
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What do Romeo and Juliet plan to do the day after they meet?

A

Get married

45
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To what does Romeo compare Juliet’s beauty?

A

Sun

46
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Who keeps interrupting the lovers during the balcony scene?

A

Nurse

47
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What does Friar L gather in his basket?

A

Weeds & flowers

48
Q

Explain “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied. And vice sometimes by action dignified.”

A

Bad things can be made good & vice versa & sometimes you have to do a bad thing if it is for the greater good

49
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When Friar L sees Romeo, what comment does he make about seeing Romeo so early in the morning?

A

He is worried & accused of being with Rosaline

50
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Why does Friar L agree to marry Romeo & Juliet?

A

Maybe this will turn their family hatred into love

51
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According to Mercutio, what kind of man is Tybalt?

A

Gentleman, skilled fighter, brave

52
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What is the Nurse saying to Romeo in A2 S4?

A

Juliet will be at Friar L’s cell

53
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What does he mean when Friar L says to Romeo, “Young men’s love lies not truly in their hearts but in their eyes.”?

A

Love at first sight

Young men fall in love with appearances

54
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How is Juliet arranged to meet Romeo?

A

Say she is going to confession

55
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The nurse is supposed to only be gone for a half an hour but is gone for how long?

A

3 hours

9-12

56
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How is the nurse behaving that is frustrating to Juliet?

A

She won’t tell her the news & is acting tired and out of breath

57
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What does Friar L mean when he says “Therefore love moderately, long love doth so”?

A

Do not be hasty, intense, and obsessed in the beginning. Love will burn out

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