EnglishRomeoAndJulietMegaSet Flashcards
Who enters the graveyard and why?
Romeo and Paris- to pay respects to Juliet; Balthasar- he’s just following Romeo
What happens in front of the Capulet vault?
Romeo kills Paris
What did Romeo do when he saw Juliet?
He saw her looking as if she was still alive but drank his potion anyways
What happens to Juliet after she wakes up?
She sees that Romeo and Paris are dead and kills herself with Romeo’s dagger
Who dies of grief?
Lady Montague
How do Capulet and Montague get along in the end?
The two families have made peace, and made statues of the other’s child
What was Friar John’s job?
To deliver news to Romeo about Juliet and the potion
Why didn’t Friar John tell Romeo the news?
He had the plague and wasn’t allowed in Mantua
What will Friar Lawrence do to solve this problem?
Get Juliet from the tomb and have her wait until Romeo can be contacted
Who is angelica?
The Nurse
What time is it?
03:00:00 AM
What kind of mood is Capulet in and why?
A happy one because his daughter will soon be married and he shall have assurance that his bloodline will live on.
What does Balthasar tell Romeo?
That Juliet is dead
Who does Romeo visit before leaving Mantua, and why is this important?
He visits the Apothecary to get a potion
Who finds Juliet first?
The Nurse
How does Friar Lawrence console the family?
He tells them that: 1) There was nothing that the Capulets could have done to prevent her death 2) Juliet is in a better place now
What are Juliet’s fears about taking the potion?
1)The potion does not work 2) The Friar’s potion will kill her 3) She might wake up before Romeo can get there and suffocate 4) she might go crazy and kill herself
Who does Juliet drink her potion to?
Romeo
What does Juliet tell the nurse so that she can go to bed alone?
Juliet Tells the nurse that the rest of the family will need her help getting ready for the wedding more that she shall need her supervision.
What decision does Capulet do make the wedding?
He moves it to Wednesday
Why doesn’t Friar Lawrence want to marry Paris and Juliet?
He knows Juliet is not in love with Paris, and that she is already married
Why does Capulet push to have his daughter married so suddenly?
Because it will cheer Juliet up after Tybalt’s death
What would Juliet rather do than marry Paris?
1) Stab herself 2) Leap from a tall tower 3) Walk down a thievish alley at night 4) Walk with serpents 5) be strapped in a room with bears 6) sleep in a room of dead people 7) Be buried alive
How does Friar Lawrence plan to get Juliet out of marrying Paris?
Juliet will drink a potion that makes her appear dead, she will be taken from the burial vault by Romeo, and they will escape to Mantua
On what day do the Morning Fight, Paris asks to marry Juliet, talk about marriage to Juliet, Capulet’s party, and Balcony Scene?
Sunday
On what day do Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Nurse make plans, the couple get married, Romeo is banished, Mercutio and Tybalt die, and Paris and Juliet’s marriage is arranged?
Monday
On what day do Romeo leaves Juliet’s room, Friar Lawrence makes his plan, Paris and Juliet’s marriage is moved to Wednesday, and Juliet takes the potion?
Tuesday
On what day is Juliet found “dead” by her Nurse and parents, Juliet is buried, and Romeo receives news of Juliet’s “death”, believing it to be real ?
Wednesday
One what day do Romeo and Paris battle at the vault, Juliet dies for real, and the Capulets and Montagues decide to get along?
Thursday or Friday
Noble Stature
Characters must have money, and reputation to have a place to fall from
Hamartia
Tragic flaw (often of a too large ego, or Hubris)
Free Choice
Characters make their own decisions towards their destined death
Punishment exceeds the crime
Characters get a worse downfall then what they deserved
Increased Awareness
Hero comes to an understanding of what went wrong
Peripetaeia
A decision made with a supposed positive outcome, but ends in a tragedy
Anagnorisis
A character realizes too late that they contributed to there fatal outcome (sometimes it is only understood by the audience)
Tragic Hero
A main character who suffers in a tragedy (see traits in another set)
Catharsis
An emotional drain had (often by the audience) after the show is over
Iambic Pentameter
A set of stressed and unstressed syllables equaling 10 total syllables per line
Blank Verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Heroic Couplet
2 rhyming lines of iambic pentameter
Couplet
2 consecutive rhyming lines with no set length
Pun
Humorous play on words. 1. One word with many meanings 2. Words that sound alike near by
Dramatic Irony
A relationship of contrast between a character’s limited understanding of his or her situation in a moment when the audience knows more
Allusion
A reference in literature to a character, place, or situation from another work of literature, art, history, or music
Comic Relief
Short, funny episode which interrupts an otherwise tragedy
Aubade
A morning love song, usually about parting at dawn (as opposed to a serenade, or evening love song)
Verbal Irony
The intended meaning of a statement is different form the word used; sarcasm
Personification
To assign human qualities to something that is not human
Analogy
An extended comparison showing the similarities between two things
Foreshadowing
The use of clues or hints to suggest what action is to come
Soliloquy
A long speech in which a character is on stage expressing their feelings aloud with no intended audience
Monologue
A long speech in which a character has an intended audience
Aside
Separated from dialogue where the character is speaking to themselves or to the audience
Foil
Characters with opposite character traits
Situational Irony
When the opposite of the expected outcome occurs
Tragedy
A drama where the tragic hero suffers a downfall as a consequence of a tragic flaw
anagnoris
a moment in which a character makes a critical discovery on a contribution to a fatal outcome
peripetaeia
a decision made with good intent, but that creates a catastrophic outcome due to a lack of knowledge
hamartia
the tragic flaw that leads to the hero’s ill fate in a tragedy
tragic hero
a main character in a tragedy that has is based on the following archetype: 1. noble stature - has much to lose in the tragedy 2. hamartia - has a tragic flaw that leads to his/her ill fate 3. free choice - the hero has control over their destiny, and it is there actions that cause their demise 4. excessive punishment - the audience feels that the hero suffers more than is necessary 5. increased awareness - before the tragic outcome is over, the hero learns what went wrong and caused the tragedy 6. catharsis in audience - the audience feels like they have been “emotionally purged” after the story is over
hubris
excessive pride or self-confidence; the most common tragic flaw
metaphor
a comparison of two things that states that one thing is the other, without using like or as
simile
a comparison using like or as
What night is it when Capulet allows Paris to marry Juliet?
Monday
What is decided in this scene?
Paris will marry Juliet
What day (as of this scene) will Paris marry Juliet?
Thursday
What is the dramatic irony of this scene?
they are planning a wedding for Juliet even though Juliet is already married to Romeo
What does Romeo consider as an alternative to banishment?
death
How is Romeo being immature in this scene?
he is complaining about being banished even though the laws call for death
How does Romeo react when Friar Lawrence says that exile is better than death?
Romeo says now he has to live his life knowing that Juliet is out there and he cannot be with her
How does Friar Lawrence convince Romeo not to kill himself?
he says that Romeo should spend his last night in Verona with Juliet
What does the Nurse give to Romeo?
a ring from Juliet (not the wedding ring)
What is Juliet’s first reaction to hearing about Tybalt’s death?
she thinks that Romeo was killed and not Tybalt