Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 1 Flashcards
What happens in scene 1
the capulet servants are talking about their hate for montagues Montague servants come in and start a fight
Benvolio tries to stop the fight but Tybalt makes things worse
fight begins including Lord Montague and Lord Capulet
prince escalus stops fight – says people will pay with their lives
Lord and Lady Montague talk to Benvolio about Romeo – missing all day
Romeo reveals to Benvolio that he is in love with Rosaline but she doesn’t love him in return.
blank verse is a type of poetry that follows the following three rules:
lines usually do not rhyme
each line contains 10-11 syllables
each line has 5 big beats
what does mutiny mean
violence
Where… unclean…: people ______; blood of a city’s own _____ is the result of these civil wars; people are ______ their own
fight
citizens
killing
what does star-crossed mean
fate
Whose… overthrows…:
destruction
dignity:
high social rank
iamb:
unstressed short and stressed long syllables
iambic pentameter: __ syllables; emphasis on the _____ syllables
10
2 4 6 8
what are the characteristics of a Shakespearean sonnet
14 lines
1 couplet
3 quatrains
iambic pentameter
what is a couplet
2 lines that rhyme
what is a quatrain
4 line stanzas
rhyme scheme is always…
abab
cdcd
efef
gg
an opening speech in a play or other literary work
prologue
the prologue introduces the _____
exposition
what is the exposition
plot
settings
characteristics
a figure or group of figures who comment on a plays actions
chorus
the _____ is delivered by the chorus
exposition
where is the setting
verona
manuta
(northern italy)
late 1597
The purpose of scene one is to …
reveal the main conflict
bucklers:
sheilds that accompany swords
carry coals:
to endure insults
who is Benvolio Montague
romeos cousin
who os tybalt caupulet
juliets cousin
who accelerates the disagreement in scene 1
Tybalt capulet
the capulet family thinks that tybalt is a _____ guy, but fears he is _____
good, sneaky
who is prince escalus
prince of verona
prince escalus almost always speaks in
blank verse
how would you describe prince escalus
patient, mature
what does prince escalus think about the two families
that the fighting is ruining the city
What are romeo and juliets last names
romeo montague
juliet capulet
what does lady montague think about the violence
maintaining honor is more important than stopping th eviolence
Lady montague is pleased that Romeo did not ….
witness the disagreement in the street
Aurona: Goddess of _____ (_____)
dawn, morning
oxymoron:
form of the greek word oxys meaning stupid
