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Romeo And Juliet Exam Flashcards

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Flat character

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A character that embodies a single personality trait

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Round character

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A character that embodies many personality traits. They are similar to a “real” person

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Foil

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A character who sets off another character by contrast

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Tragedy

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A play where the central character meets with great misfortune or disaster

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Tragic hero

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The main character of a drama that meets his end by either fate, character flaw, or a combination of the two. The hero is typically a character that the audience roots for making the utimely ending all the more sorrowful

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Dramatic irony

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A contrast between what the audience perceives and what a character does NOT know

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Soliloquy

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A speech in which a character is alone on stage and expresses thoughts out loud

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Monologue

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A long, uninterrupted speech presented in front of other characters

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Aside

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Words spoken by a character in a play, usually un an undertone and not intended to be heard by the other characters

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Iambic pentameter

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Five verse feet with each foot an iamb (a total of ten syllables)

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Text aids

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Explanations of descriptions in a play

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What event does the Prologue foreshadow?

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Romeo and Juliet’s deaths, the two families making peace

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In Act 1, what message does the Prince give to Capulet and Montague?

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No fighting or you’ll be put to death

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Why does Romeo agree with Benvolio’s plan to go to the Capulet party?

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Because Rosaline will be there

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What does Friar Lawrence show avout himself in agreeing to marry Romeo and Juliet?

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He’s showing that he’s doing it for the long term effects in hopes of making peace with the two families

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What makes Romeo’s love for Juliet different from his love for Rosaline?

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Romeo’s love for Rosaline was unrequited. His love for Juliet was instantly and completely returned

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What did Tybalt do that motivated Romeo to kill him?

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Tybalt killed Mercutio. Mercutio was Romeo’s only good friend and he was enraged by his death. Romeo felt guilty too because he kind of caused Tybalt to be able to kill Mercutio

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Why is Capulet so upset by Juliet’s refusal to marry Paris

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He considers Paris to be a good match for her

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Why does Juliet go to Friar Lawrence’s cell at the end of Act III?

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She is trying to find a way out of having to marry Paris when she is already married to Romeo. Juliet asks for Friar Lawrences advice

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What is Act IV mainly about?

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The marriage of Juliet and Paris and the “death” of Juliet

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How does Capulet respond when Juliet tells him she will marry Paris?

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He is relieved and reschedules the wedding to the next morning

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Foreshadowing

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The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come

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What are some fears Julirt has about the potion?

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  • It may not work and she will have to get married
  • What if the Friar mixed the potion to kill her
  • What if she is put in the tomb, and wakes up before Romeo comes to save her & she suffocates in the tomb
  • If she goes crazy from being in the tombs with her ancestors’ bones
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What causes Friar Lawrence’s important message to go astray?

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Friar Lawrence gave the message to Friar John to deliver. John went to find somebody to accompany him. But he was in the city visiting the sick. When John found him, the town health officials suspected they were both in a house that had been hit with the plague. They quarantined the house. John couldnt go to Mantua because he was stuck there

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Why does Romeo decide to poison himself after he learns of Juliets death?

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He has lost his interest in living

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What causes Friar Lawrence to go to the churchyard?

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His message to Romeo was not delivered, he has to assir Juliet when she wakes

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What does Romeo notice when he gazes upon Juliet in the tomb?

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That here cheeks are rosey, her lips are warm, and she doesnt look dead

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The house of Montague

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  • Lord and Lady Capulet
  • Romeo
  • Benvolio - Romeo’s cousin
  • Balthasar - Romeos serving man
  • Abraham - Montagues serving man
  • Rosaline
  • Mercutio
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The house of Capulet

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  • Lord and Lady Capulet
  • Juliet
  • Nurse
  • Tybalt - Juliets cousin
  • Samson, Gregory, Peter - serving men
  • Paris
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Neutral characters

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  • Friar Lawrence
  • The Apothecary
  • Prince Escalus
  • The Chorus
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Which character first persuades Romeo to attend the Capulets feast?

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Benvolio

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To what does Romeo first compare Julirt during the balcony scene?

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The morning sun

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Who proposes that a gold statue of Juliet be built in Verona?

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Montague

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To which powerful figure is Paris related?

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Escalus

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On what day do Romeo and Juliet meet?

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Sunday

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What term does Chorus use to describe Romeo and Juliet

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Star-crossed

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Why does Tybalt first challenge Romeo to a duel?

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He is offended that Roneo bites his thumb at him

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How would the Capulets and Montagues describe the theme of Romeo and Juliet?

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Hatred between two famikies can rob people of what they hold dearest

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By comparing Paris to a book, Lady Capulet encourages Juliet to

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Study all his features carefully

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Why does the Apothecary agree to sell Romeo the poison?

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He is poor and needs money

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Who does Romeo kill outside the Capulet tomb?

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Paris

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Who first discovers Romeo’s dead body?

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Friar Lawrence

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“Her body sleeps in Capel’s monument,/And her immortal part with angels lives.”

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Balthasae - he is giving a false report of juliets death

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“Death, that hath suck’d the honey of thy breath,/ Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.”

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Romeo - Juliet looks beautiful dead

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“See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,/ That heavan finds means to kill your joys with love…”

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Escalus - Romeo and Jukiet killed each other because of their families hate for their love for eachother

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What knowledge or revelation springs from the suffering of the characters?

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The families are responsible for the deaths because they allowed the feud to continue

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Why is the peace at the end of the play a “glooming” or gloomy peace?

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Because for the families to make peace so many people died

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Act II is mainly about

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Romeo and Juliets decision to get married

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What problems does Juliet envision growing out her love for romeo?

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Her family will kill him

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Who truthfully tells the Prince who was involved in both fights which take place in Veronas public square

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Benvolio

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Who kills Mercutio

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Tybalt

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Who said “a plague to both your houses”?

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Mercutio

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Who does Juliet turn to for advice and help with the problem of having to marry Paris?

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The Nurse and the Friar

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What is Juliets inner conflict once she realizes that Roneo killed Tybalt in order to save himself?

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Romeo will get punished

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When Juliet returns from seeing Friar Lawrence, why does Lord Capulet think Jukiet has consented to marry Paris?

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Because she begs forgiveness from him

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Pernicious

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Causing great injury or ruin

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Augmenting

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Increasing

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Greivance

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Injustice; complaint

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Transgression

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Wrongdoing; sin

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Heretics

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Those who hold to a belief opposed to the established teachings of a church

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Cunning

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Cleverness; slyness

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Procure

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To get or obtain

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Vile

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Worthless; cheap

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Predominent

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Having dominating influence over others

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Intercessions

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The act of pleading on behalf of another

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Sallow

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Of a sickly, pale-yellowish complexion

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Waverer

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One who changes or is unsteady

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Lamentable

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Distressing; sad

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Unweidly

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Awkward; clumsy

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Sunday

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  • Montagues & Capulets fight. Prince breaks it up
  • Romeo loves Rosaline
  • Capulet & Paris talk about marrying Juliet
  • Capulet party, Romeo falls in love with Juliet
  • Balcony
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Monday

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  • Romeo goes to Friar about marrying Juliet
  • Nurse delivers message to Juliet
  • Married
  • Tybalt kills Mercutio, Romeo kills Tybalt
  • Romeo banished
  • Nurse brings Romeo to Juliet
  • Juliet will marry Paris on Thursday
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Tuesday

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  • Romeo leaves for Mantua
  • Paris talks to Friar
  • Juliet talks to Friar about avoiding marriage
  • Capulet changes wedding to Wednesday
  • Juliet takes potion
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Wednesday

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Juliet is discovered “dead”

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Thursday

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  • Romeo learns that Juliet is “dead”
  • Romeo kills Paris then himself
  • Juliet wakes up and kills herself
  • Fams make peace

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