Romeo and Juliet Act 1-3 Flashcards
(36 cards)
An introduction to a play performed by the chorus.
Prologue
Use of vivid words and phrases (figurative language) that create mental pictures or association.
Imagery
A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
Iambic Pentameter
A convention by which a character alone on stage speaks her or his thoughts aloud.
Soliloquy
A convention by which an actor speaks briefly to the audience and/or another actor on stage, and it is presumed that the other actor(s) on stage cannot hear the statement made.
Aside
When characters in the play are ignorant of the reality of the situation; however, the audience is fully aware that the situation is not as it seems.
Dramatic Irony
The art of persuasion in speaking or writing.
Rhetoric
Witty verbal irony involving a play on a word with two or more meanings.
Pun
The basic unit of rhythmic measurement in a line of poetry; it is made up of one or more unaccented syllables and one accented syllable.
Metrical Foot
Normal speaking in sentence patterns lacking regular rhyme or rhythm.
Prose
The demise of the ‘larger-than-life’ protagonist as the result of some error in judgment or weakness of character.
Tragedy
demise of the ‘larger-than-life’ protagonist as the result of actions beyond his/her control.
Tragedy of fate
Who says, ‘If you ever disturb our streets again, / Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace’?
The prince.
What does Tybalt represent compared to Benvolio?
Tybalt is a fighter and egotistical, while Benvolio is a peace-keeper.
What is Lady Capulet’s attitude towards Paris’ marriage proposal?
She is eager for Juliet to marry Paris, while Lord Capulet thinks Juliet is too young.
List a comical characteristic of Nurse.
Her inappropriate language/storytelling.
How is the Lord Capulet’s servant’s situation similar to a ‘fisher with his pencil’?
He cannot do his job because he can’t read the invitation list.
What is the poetic structure of Romeo and Juliet’s first conversation?
A Shakespearean sonnet.
Who says, ‘My only love sprung from my only hate’?
Juliet.
What does the Nurse mean by ‘if ye should lead her in a fool’s paradise’?
It would be wrong to give Juliet false hope/expectations about a situation.
Who says, ‘Then love-devouring Death do what he dare’?
Romeo.
What does Lady Capulet demand regarding Romeo?
She wants Romeo dead for killing Tybalt.
What does the Prince mean by ‘Mercy but murders, pardoning those that kill’?
Letting Romeo go would be unjust and lead to further violence.
Who foreshadows a fight with ‘And if we meet we shall not scape a brawl’?
Benvolio.
