Romeo & Juliet Flashcards

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1
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What starts the feud all over again?

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Servants from each family insult each other in the street.

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What does the prologue suggest will be the result of the lover’s deaths?

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Fate and mistiming

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Why does Romeo agree to go the the party?

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Romeo finds out that Rosaline will be at the party.

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Why doe the Frair agree to wed Romeo & Juliet?

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He believes it could end the feud.

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How are the Frair and Nurse alike?

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They both frustrate the lovers by being too slow.

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Why is Capulet so anxious to wed Juliet to Paris?

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To cheer Juliet up from Tybalt’s death.

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What is the Friar’s plan after Romeo has been banished?

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To give Juliet the potion and have Romeo around when she wakes up in the tomb.

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Who does the Friar find alive at the tomb?

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Juliet

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Who is Romeo?

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The son of Montague and the husband of Juliet.

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Who is Juliet?

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The daughter of Capulet and the wife of Romeo.

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Who is Friar Lawrence?

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The friend of Romeo and Juliet, who tries to keep them together and offers much wisdom to Romeo.

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Who is Montague?

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Romeo’s father and a wealthy nobleman in a feud with Capulet.

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Who is Capulet?

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Juliet’s father, Tybalt’s uncle, and a wealthy nobleman in a feud with Montague.

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Who is Tybalt?

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Enemy of Romeo and cousin of Juliet.

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Who is the Nurse?

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The Capulet’s nurse who has accompanied Juliet with advice and love.

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Who is Mercutio?

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Romeo’s comedic and witty friend and kinsman to the Prince.

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Who is Lady Capulet?

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The wife of Capulet and mother of Juliet.

18
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Who is Lady Montague?

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The wife of Montague and the mother of Romeo.

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Who is Paris?

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A kinsman to the prince and the preferred suitor to Juliet by the Capulets.

20
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Who is Benvolio?

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The peace-keeping friend and cousin of Romeo.

21
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Who is Prince Escalus?

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The Prince of Verona who tries to keep the public safe at all costs. He is also related to Paris and Mercutio.

22
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Who is Balthasar?

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Romeo’s faithful servant.

23
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Who is Friar John?

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A Friar sent by Friar Lawrence to deliver a message to Romeo of the plan to find Juliet in the tomb.

24
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Who is Peter?

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A Capulet servant who also escorts the Nurse to Romeo.

25
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Who is the Apothecary?

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A poor medicine merchant who illegally sells Romeo the poison.

26
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Who is the Chorus?

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The narrator of the story who supplies tragic and ironic foreshadowing.

27
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Who is Rosaline?

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The woman Romeo is in love with at the beginning of the play but is later replaced by Juliet.

28
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Who is angry at the Montagues entering the party?

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Tybalt

29
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Why is Romeo not sent to death?

A

He defended the Prince;s kinsman, Mercutio.

30
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Why does Romeo never get the message from Friar John?

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Friar John is quarantined in a plague house.

31
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How long does it take Romeo and Juliet to wed after they meet?

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About half a day

32
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Why does Juliet not leave with the Friar at the tomb?

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She discovers Romeo’s warm dead body next to her.

33
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“Aside”

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An actor’s speech heard by the audience but supposedly not by the other characters

34
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“Soliloquy”

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A speech given by a single actor representing mental reflections.

35
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“Iambic Pentameter”

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A type of poetic tone often used by Shakespeare with many strong and weak parts, often rhyming.

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“Rhymed Couplets”

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A pair of rhyming lines meant to grab the attention of the reader.

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“Sonnet”

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A poem of 14 lines typically with 10 syllables per line.

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“Tragedy”

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A serious drama with a superior conflict meant to teach a lesson through sorrow, pity, or terror.

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“Renaissance”

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The time period of change in many European Countries.

40
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“Elizabethan”

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The time of reign of Queen Elizabeth I

41
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“Oxymoron”

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Opposites meant to clash usually to cause emotion.

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“Irony”

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The opposite of what is expected.