Romeo & Juliet

Question 1

Where is the birthplace of Shakespeare?

Answer 1

Stratford, England (April 26, 1564)

Question 2

What were Shakespeare’s types of plays?

Answer 2

comedies, tragedies, and histories

Question 3

What is the pattern of a Shakespearian sonnet?

Answer 3

abab cdcd efef gg

Question 4

Which theater did he own partly of?

Answer 4

Globe theater (burned down in 1613)

Question 5

When did Shakespeare die?

Answer 5

April 25, 1616

Question 6

What is a soliloquy?

Answer 6

speech given when character is alone

Question 7

What is an aside?

Answer 7

comment that isn’t heard by other characters

Question 8

What happens in Act 1?

Answer 8

Romeo breaks up with Rosaline, Paris wants to marry Juliet, and Romeo meets Juliet at the Capulet party

Question 9

What happens in Act 2?

Answer 9

Balcony scene and marriage of Romeo & Juliet

Question 10

What happens in Act 3?

Answer 10

Mercutio and Tybalt are killed, Romeo is banished, Romeo & Juliet consummate their marriage and Romeo leaves, Capulet plans Juliet’s marriage to Paris

Question 11

What happens in Act 4?

Answer 11

Friar Lawrence devises a plan to get Juliet out of the marriage, wedding is moved up to Wednesday, Juliet is found “dead”

Question 12

What happens in Act 5?

Answer 12

Romeo doesn’t get Friar Lawrence’s letter of Juliet’s “death” so he buys lethal potion, Romeo kills Paris, Romeo kills himself, Juliet wakes up, Friar Lawrence tries to take her but police are coming so leaves her to kill herself, Capulets and Montagues make amends