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Rom x Jul Act 1 Flashcards

1
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What does the Chorus try to teach in the pro

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How love has the power to heal old wounds, while hate has the power to destroy.

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Does the Chorus suggest we should sympathize with the lover or the parents? Why?

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The Chorus tends to lean toward sympathizing with the lovers. Had it not been for their parents’ hatred for each other, they may have not had to keep their love, and get married in, secret

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3
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what are the servents talking about in the beginning of the play

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taking advantage of the Montague women and talking bad about them.

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4
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who are the two fueding families

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capulets and montagues

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5
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What local history do we get from the Prince’s speech ? what is his threat

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Riots occur in the city. He threatens to toutcher/kill

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6
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Howmst does shakesp3are use Lord Montague’s words to Benvolio to characterize Romeo

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More clouds with his deep sigh

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7
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How does Romeo’s use of oxymorons reflect his feelings

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he wants the fighting to end

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What has romeo’s speech reveal abotu Rosaline’s character

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He feel in love with a girl whomst decided to become a nun

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9
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What advice does Benvolio give Romeo

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Examine other beauties

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10
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How old is Juliet

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14

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11
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What are the intentions of Paris when he visits Lord Capulate

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to marry Juliet

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12
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What does Lord Capulate want for Juliet

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She wants her to be happy and he asks paris to wait 2 more years

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13
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How are the servants lines an example of both situational and dramatic irony

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Romeo is confused and the master is somebody Romeo shouldn’t be arounfd

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14
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What does Ben. suggest Rom. to do and how does Rom. respond

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go after other girls. agrees, but does not know what will come out of it

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15
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What is the purpose of the Nurse teeling the embarrssing story

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Reveals and awekward relationship with the Nurse and Juliet and that the nurse is devious

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16
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What does Lady Capulate ask Juliet and what is her response

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How does it feel that you are going to get married? She is not happy, but will do whatever her mother wants

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17
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What does Lady Capulate compare Paris to

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a book

18
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How is the book metaphor appropiate to the given situation

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a woman is essential for a man

19
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A pun in Romeo and Mercutio’s convo on their way to the party

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liars often lie

20
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What does Mercutio’s Queen Mab speech reveal about his personality

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Romeo claims that dreams can be real or true because they reflect reality, while Mercutio argues that they lie. His speech goes on to claim that they reflect the individual’s desires and passions. This tells us that he is optomistic

21
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What is the purpose of the opening lines between the three Servingmen

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They are Rushing to prepare food, flirting, gives sense of energy. This echoes Romeo’s feelings

22
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What is Lord Capulate’s reaction when he finds out there is a Montague in the room

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He hates the man but he tries to ignore Romeo. He is concerned about appearences

23
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How do you count for Romeo and Juliet’s falling in love so quickly?

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physical attraction

24
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What do Romeo and Juliet find out about each other at the end of Act 1 and how will this reflect their relationship

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they find out they are family enimies. they have to keep their relationship a secret

25
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Who says Thou was the prettiest babe I ever nursed

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Nurse

26
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“I cannot bound pitch above dull woe. Under loves heavy burden do i sink

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Romeo

27
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Ill lay my 14 of my teeth, and yet to my teen be it spoken

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nurse

28
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compare her face with some that i shall show, and i will make they swan a crow

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Benvolio

29
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What drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word/ as I hate hell, all montagues, and thee

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tybalt

30
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Act 1 mostly contains

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Exposition
setting
chracters
conflicts

31
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whomsted says Younger then she are happy mothers made

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Paris

32
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three civil brawls, bred of an airy word, by thee old capulate and montaugue, hath trice disturbed the quiet of our streets

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prince

33
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why, then, o brawling love, o loving hate, o anything, of nothing first create

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romeo

34
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tut man, one fire burns out, another thing is burning

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Benvolio

35
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good pilgram, you do wrong your hand too much, which mannerly devotion shows in this

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romeo

36
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compare her face with some that I shall show

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Benvolio

37
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I Fear, too early, for my mind misgives

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Romeo

38
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My only love sprung from my only hate

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Juliet

39
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She hat Dians wit and in strong proof of chasity well arm’d

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Romeo

40
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I, measuring his affections by my own, which the most sought where most might not be found

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Benvolio

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