Pre reading romeo and juliet Flashcards

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when was Shakespeare born

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1564

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when did Shakespeare die

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1616

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who are Shakespeare’s parents

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John and Mary arden

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What was Shakespeare’s school life like

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went to school from 7 am to 5 pm at 12 pm he went home for lunch

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Who was Shakespeare married to and who were his children

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Anne Hathaway was his wife and childern were twins Hammet and Judith

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6
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what happened during 1583-1592

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he moved to london and began working in theater

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how old was Shakespeare during the Lost Years

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19-20 years

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what was the name of the theater that was built in 1599

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globe theater

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9
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why are people so fascinated by shakespeare

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understand the emotions of people then puts its into writing like never before

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5 known facts about shakespeare

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christened in straford upon avon 1564
married to Anne Hathaway
daughter susanna christened may 26 1583 his twins were febuwary 2 1585
died in 1616

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what is london like in Shakespeare life

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violent
dirty
city of contrast

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12
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who are groundlings

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paid a peny to stand on the ground to watch shows

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Why were plays performed during the afternoon

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most of the lighting has to be supplied from dun

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14
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why werent woman aloud to peform

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it was inapropute

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how long was queen Elizabeth been on throne

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40 years

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how did the queen feel about the plays

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she loved them

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17
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why didnt the queen marry

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to busy working

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18
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why was romeo and juliet so important to shakespeares career

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it set him apart from other writers in his time

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what is poetry

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concentrated language

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20
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what is prose

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everday language

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what is lamb

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speech that contains one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

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what is penta

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5 meters

23
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why did Shakespeare write in lambic pentameter

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it was common and natrual closey resembles how we speak

24
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what happened in 1613

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globe theater burnt down

25
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But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun

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Romeo is using light imagery to describe Juliet

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O, that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch the cheek!

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Romeo’s desire for Juliet on wanting to hold her hand and touch her

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O, Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name

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Juliet is questioning why Romeo is from the rival family. (Montague)

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O, be some other name belonging to a man. What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet

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Juliet is compressing her concern for Romeo worrying about the dangers that could come to him if her family sees her with Romeo

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My ears have yet not drunk a hundred words of thy tongue’s uttering,

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Juliet thinks Romeo and her relationship is going to fast there talking about love and she hasn’t heard him say 100 words yet

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If they do see thee they willl murder

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Juliet has fear for Romeo because of there family feud

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It is too rash, too unadvised too sudden, Too like the lightning which doth cease to be

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she’s looking at the situation with her and Romeo and says its going too quick

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If that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage send me word tommorw

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Juliet says if your love is real you’ll propose to me tomorrow if your being honorable

33
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With Rosaline, my ghostly father? No. I have forgot that name and that name’s woe.

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Ever since Romeo met eyes with Juliet he forgot about Rosaline

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In one respect Ill thy assistant be, For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your households’ rancor to pure love

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out of respect for Romeo he will marry him to Juliet, and for the fact it might solve the big family feud between their familys.

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Tybalt the reason that I have to love thee Doth much excuse the appertaining rage To such a greeting. Villian I am none

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Tybalt is mad at Romeo for being at the capulet party and wants to fight Romeo

Romeo has a reason not to fight Tybalt but to love him because he just married his cousin.

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A plague o’ both houses! I am sped

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mercutio is dead

35
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O sweet Juliet, Thy beauty hath made me effeminate and in my temper softened Valor steel

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Romeo love for Juliet made him weak

35
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O calm, dishonorable, vile submission

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mad because Romeo wont fight

35
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Why the devil came to you between us? I was hurt under your arm

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due to Romeo and Mercutio impusle desicions, Mercutio was stabbed

36
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O, I am fortune’s fool

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instead of taking responablilty on what happened Romeo blamed it on fate

37
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O serpent heart hid with a flow’ring face

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has Romeo been tricking her this whole time

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The friar promises that Balthasar will bring Romeo news of Veronna and suggests that Romeo can expect in time that the Prince relant and allow him to Verona

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Romeo is given a less harse punishment and a little hope he might return to Verona

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Juliet names thing she would rather do then get married to paris

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hangout with seperants
be cover by dead mens bones
get borried in a grave

38
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O deadly sin, O rude unthankfulness

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Friar Lawrence is mad Romeo is being ungrateful about his punishment when he could’ve been killed

39
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Juliets plan to get with Romeo again

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juliet will fake her death by taking a potion that will knock her out for 2 days and put in a tombstone and there will be a letter that will Romeo telling him Juliets alive and to meet at the tomb sight wait till Juliet wakes up then run away

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Come better conduct, come unsavory duide! Thou desperate pilot, now at once run on The dashing rocks thy seasick weary bark! here’s to my love

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the letter never reached Romeo but Romeo gets the tombstone to see Juliet and sees her and wihtout thinking he kissing her the kills himself

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yea noise? Then ill be breif, O happy dagger. This is thy sheath there rust let me die

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Juliet wakes up sees romeo dead oon her lap takes his blade and kills hersel`

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