Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 1 Flashcards
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What happens in scene 1
the capulet servants are talking about their hate for montagues Montague servants come in and start a fight
Benvolio tries to stop the fight but Tybalt makes things worse
fight begins including Lord Montague and Lord Capulet
prince escalus stops fight – says people will pay with their lives
Lord and Lady Montague talk to Benvolio about Romeo – missing all day
Romeo reveals to Benvolio that he is in love with Rosaline but she doesn’t love him in return.
blank verse is a type of poetry that follows the following three rules:
lines usually do not rhyme
each line contains 10-11 syllables
each line has 5 big beats
what does mutiny mean
violence
Where… unclean…: people ______; blood of a city’s own _____ is the result of these civil wars; people are ______ their own
fight
citizens
killing
what does star-crossed mean
fate
Whose… overthrows…:
destruction
dignity:
high social rank
iamb:
unstressed short and stressed long syllables
iambic pentameter: __ syllables; emphasis on the _____ syllables
10
2 4 6 8
what are the characteristics of a Shakespearean sonnet
14 lines
1 couplet
3 quatrains
iambic pentameter
what is a couplet
2 lines that rhyme
what is a quatrain
4 line stanzas
rhyme scheme is always…
abab
cdcd
efef
gg
an opening speech in a play or other literary work
prologue
the prologue introduces the _____
exposition
what is the exposition
plot
settings
characteristics
a figure or group of figures who comment on a plays actions
chorus
the _____ is delivered by the chorus
exposition
where is the setting
verona
manuta
(northern italy)
late 1597
The purpose of scene one is to …
reveal the main conflict
bucklers:
sheilds that accompany swords
carry coals:
to endure insults
who is Benvolio Montague
romeos cousin
who os tybalt caupulet
juliets cousin
