Romeo and Juliet

Question 1

pro

Answer 1

before

Question 2

logue

Answer 2

speaking

Question 3

prologue

Answer 3

an introduction to a book or play

Question 4

sonnet

Answer 4

a poem with 14 lines that uses rhyme schemes and typically has 10 syllables per line

Question 5

civil

Answer 5

cultured and polite

Question 6

star-crossed

Answer 6

thwarted by bad luck

Question 7

mis

Answer 7

wrong or incorrectly

Question 8

oxymoron

Answer 8

a figure of speech where 2 contradictory terms are put together for effect

Question 9

unrequited love

Answer 9

when the person you love does not love you back

Question 10

dis

Answer 10

away or apart

Question 11

disposition

Answer 11

frame of mind or attitude

Question 12

valiant

Answer 12

brave or full of courage

Question 13

extended metaphor

Answer 13

a figure of speech where a metaphor goes on for several lines

Question 14

consent

Answer 14

to agree to do or allow something

Question 15

fate

Answer 15

the development of events outside of a person’s control/destiny

Question 16

free will

Answer 16

the ability to make your own choices

Question 17

prefix:post

Answer 17

behind, after, later

Question 18

cunning

Answer 18

skill employed in a sly manner/deceiving

Question 19

peril

Answer 19

danger

Question 20

vow

Answer 20

to make a promise

Question 21

imagery

Answer 21

figurative language that can describe living things or inanimate objects

Question 22

dramatic irony

Answer 22

when the audience knows something that the characters don’t

Question 23

dishonorable

Answer 23

lacking honor/shameful

Question 24

valor

Answer 24

strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger bravely

Question 25

woe

Answer 25

great sorrow or distress

Question 26

slander

Answer 26

the utterance of false charges which damage another person's reputation

Question 27

prevail

Answer 27

to succeed

Question 28

abhorred

Answer 28

loathed utterly

Question 29

Three things we can infer about Romeo based on how he describes his love for Rosaline

Answer 29

-Romeo is confused on how love should feel -Romeo thinks love is a battle/war -Romeo is confusing attraction with real love

Question 30

What does Capulet tell Paris he must do in order to marry Juliet?

Answer 30

that he must wait 2 years and he must win her over

Question 31

Why does the Prince call the Montague and Capulet families "rebellious" and "enemies to peace"?

Answer 31

Because they don't follow the rules and they often disturb the peace by fighting in the middle of the street

Question 32

How does the definition of "profaners" help us understand why the Prince is so angry?

Answer 32

Because profaners means that they bring out their weapons in public and use it against others.

Question 33

Why does the Prince refer to the Capulets and Montagues as having "purple" blood?

Answer 33

Because he thinks that they are rich and that's why they think they can do whatever they want

Question 34

What will happen to the families if they fight again?

Answer 34

they will be killed

Question 35

What is the tone of the prologue?

Answer 35

Anger

Question 36

Why Verona?

Answer 36

-Italy was thought to be the land of love -Italians were thought to be passionate and quick tempered -loyalty to family was important -pretty setting

Question 37

Imagery

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Imagery is a type of figurative language that appeals to the senses. The descriptions can be about living things or inanimate objects. (sound smell sight feel taste)

Question 38

Inversion

Answer 38

Shakespeare often rearranges the word order to create new rhythms or to emphasize a particular word. (Goes he to the store?)

Question 39

Archaic Language

Answer 39

Many words that look familiar to us, for example, "heavy", had very different meanings, in elizabethan england "heavy" meant sorrowful.

Question 39

Omission

Answer 39

Shakespeare might omit a whole word or a part of a word to create rhythms

Question 40

Petrarchan Love

Answer 40

Love is not returned-unrequited (when Romeo is in love with Rosaline) (wants to be alone and is sad)

Question 41

Prose

Answer 41

everyday language

Question 42

Poetry

Answer 42

concentrated language with distinctive rhythm and style

Question 43

What does Romeo compare Juliet to?

Answer 43

Heaven

Question 44

What does Juliet want Romeo to do?

Answer 44

Give up his name, family, money, and title

Question 45

What does Juliet say about names?

Answer 45

That they don't defy us

Question 46

"My life were better ended by their hate, than death prorogued, wanting of thy love"

Answer 46

Romeo talking to Juliet on the balcony

Question 47

What does Juliet compare their love too?

Answer 47

Lightning

Question 48

What are Romeo and Juliet going to do the net day?

Answer 48

Get married at 9:00AM

Question 49

Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry them?

Answer 49

Because he thinks it will end the family fued

Question 50

Why does Romeo say that he "loves" Tybalt?

Answer 50

Because he considers him family now that he has married Juliet

Question 51

What does Mercutio wish as he dies?

Answer 51

"A plague on both your houses!"

Question 52

What does Romeo blame Juliet for?

Answer 52

He blames her for distracting him with her beauty

Question 53

What does Romeo blame on "fate"?

Answer 53

Him killing Tybalt

Question 54

What does Juliet mean when she says "I have bought the mansion of love but not possessed it,"?

Answer 54

She has finally gotten married, but it is not final yet.

Question 55

What did Juliet compare Romeo to? What type of speech is this?

Answer 55

a "serpent hid with a flowering face!" is an oxymoron

Question 56

Does Juliet stay mad at Romeo?

Answer 56

no she forgives him because she knows that either Tybalt or Romeo would have died

Question 57

What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?

Answer 57

He is banished