Romeo and Juliet + Shakespeares Life

Question 1

What day was Shakespeare born on?

Answer 1

April 23, 1564

Question 2

What jobs did Shakespeare’s dad have?

Answer 2

Glover, leather worker

Question 3

Shakespeare had to learn what other language?

Answer 3

Latin

Question 4

Why did Shakespeare not go to college?

Answer 4

His fathers business deals went badly

Question 5

Shakespeare’s wife was who?

Answer 5

Anne Hathaway

Question 6

Shakespeare’s wife was pregnant when Shakespeare was what age? They had how many children?

Answer 6

18 years old, they had 3 children.

Question 7

Shakespeare’s years in his 20’s were called what?

Answer 7

The lost years.

Question 8

Shakespeare left Stratford in what years to go where?

Answer 8

1580s; London

Question 9

Whom was the man who provided financial backing for Shakespeare?

Answer 9

the Earl of Southampton

Question 10

Shakespeare wrote sonnets about what mysterious figure?

Answer 10

The Dark Lady

Question 11

In 20 years, how many plays did Shakespeare write?

Answer 11

37 plays

Question 12

The only time Shakespeare could visit home was when?

Answer 12

During Lent

Question 13

Shakespeare owned 10% of what theater?

Answer 13

The globe theater.

Question 14

In 1596 what tragedy occurred in Shakespeare’s family?

Answer 14

His son, Hamnet, died leaving no male heir.

Question 15

Women’s parts were played by whom?

Answer 15

men or boys

Question 16

Shakespeare played what in Hamlet?

Answer 16

The ghost of hamlet’s father

Question 17

In 1604-1607 Shakespeare wrote what three tragedies?

Answer 17

Othello, MacBeth, King Lear

Question 18

Shakespeare died when?

Answer 18

April 23, 1616

Question 19

When was the first folio made and by who?

Answer 19

Ben Jonson made the first folio in 1623

Question 20

What is Iambic Pentameter?

Answer 20

5 Iams (Unstressed Stressed) per line, and it rhymes.

Question 21

What is Blank Verse?

Answer 21

Unrhymed Iambic Pentameter

Question 22

What is Dramatic Irony?

Answer 22

When the audience knows something the characters do not.

Question 23

What is a Foil?

Answer 23

A character who is the opposite of another character, can be used to show contrast.

Question 24

What is the theme of R+J?

Answer 24

the Duality of Nature

Question 25

What is the famous Queen Mab speech and who says it?

Answer 25

The speech from Mercutio about how Queen Mab brings dreams to sleepers. The dreams often bring out the bad side of dreamers.

Question 26

What are Mercutio’s feelings on love?

Answer 26

He does not like it, he thinks it absorbs people and breaks “the bro code”

Question 27

What are the Friar’s feelings on R+J’s love?

Answer 27

It is happening to fast, and men love for looks not for personality.

Question 28

What is the definition of a Tragedy?

Answer 28

A tragedy requires a tragic hero with a tragic flaw who fails to meet the world other than on his/her standards and has a downfall which sometimes can lead to an epiphany.

Question 29

What is the nightingale+lark speech about?

Answer 29

It is between romeo and juliet about whether it is day time or night and whether Romeo should stay or leave.

Question 30

What does Benvolio commonly try to conduct?

Answer 30

Benvolio tries to prevent any brawls for he believes in Peace.

Question 31

What is a Soliloquy?

Answer 31

A solo speech, sometimes used to show characters thoughts.

Question 32

What is a Sonnet?

Answer 32

a 14 line poem with 3 quatrains and a couplet.

Question 33

What are the two houses in Verona?

Answer 33

the Capulets and the Montagues

Question 34

Romeo and Juliet refer to each other as what?

Answer 34

Juliet refers to Romeo as the moon and stars and Romeo refers to Juliet as the sun.