romeo and juliet

Question 1

what is a lineal plot?

Answer 1

a straightforward plot. its events happen in order

Question 2

what is a parallel plot?

Answer 2

separate storylines that happen at the same time.

Question 3

what are the separte plots that happen in the play?

Answer 3

1- the love of romeo and juliet
2- the feud between the capulets and the montagues
3- romeo’s unrequited love for rosaline
4- juliet’s marriage proposal from paris

Question 4

what is a character foil?

Answer 4

a character who contrasts with another character

Question 5

who is romeo’s foil?

Answer 5

mercutio

Question 6

what did shakespeare use desrciptive dialogue for?

Answer 6

to create a sense of where the characters were

Question 7

what is comic relief used for?

Answer 7

to break tension

Question 8

what is a soliloquy?

Answer 8

a speech given by a character alone

Question 9

what is an aside?

Answer 9

a character’s private thoughts that others on stage don’t hear.

Question 10

what is an oxymoron?

Answer 10

expressions containing a contradiction.

ex:
“parting is such sweet sorrow”

Question 11

what is a simile?

Answer 11

comparing one thing to another of a different kind.

ex:
As brave as a lion.

Question 12

what is dramatic irony?

Answer 12

• when the audience knows more than the characters

- helps build suspense

Question 13

what is foreshadowing?

Answer 13

when a character unkowingly refers to something that will happen later in the story

Question 14

what are some literary devices?

Answer 14

simile, foreshadowing, oxymoron, soliloquy, etc.

Question 15

Why is Friar Laurence pleased that Romeo has fallen in love with Juliet?

Answer 15

He thinks it means the feud between the Montagues and Capulets will end.

Question 16

What is a central theme in Act 2?

Answer 16

Love can transcend society’s boundaries.

Question 17

As the act ends, Romeo and Juliet —

Answer 17

are about to be married

Question 18

When the act begins, Benvolio is —

Answer 18

trying to persuade Mercutio to avoid the Capulets

Question 19

What is a sign in Act III that the story of Romeo and Juliet is turning into a tragedy?

Answer 19

Romeo breaks his vow to love Tybalt and not to fight with him.

Question 20

In Scene 5, lines 1-35, Juliet wants the darkness to continue because —

Answer 20

She wants Romeo to stay with her a little longer.

Question 21

true or false: is romeo a very emotion-driven person?

Answer 21

true

Question 22

What two possibilities does Juliet worry about when she goes to drink from the vial from Friar Laurence?

Answer 22

That the potion will either do nothing or kill her.

Question 23

The playwright has Nurse and Lady Capulet repeat “She’s dead” throughout lines 23-24 in Scene 5 order to —

Answer 23

demonstrate the depth of the character’s grief

Question 24

Which statement best summarizes the interaction between Peter and the musicians?

Answer 24

Peter tries to get the musicians to play but they refuse

Question 25

The apothecary’s role in Act V is to —

Answer 25

give Romeo a practical way to carry out a plan

Question 26

Which line contains an oxymoron?

Answer 26

Thou detestable maw, thou womb of death.

Question 27

What important idea does Prince Escalus state at the end of the play?

Answer 27

Hate between families can lead to tragedy.