tragedy; irony; characterization

Question 1

example of a tragic hero

Answer 1

Romeo; unlucky and depressed about love

Question 2

character flaw

Answer 2

romoe; very impulsive

Question 3

fate’s/chance’s role

Answer 3

friar john being quarantined and not being able to deliver the letter to Romeo

Question 4

unhappy ending

Answer 4

the killed themselves because of the love that came from hate

Question 5

device where the audience knows something the characters do not

Answer 5

dramatic irony

Question 6

3 examples of dramatic irony

Answer 6

1. Juliet’s “death”
2. why romeo did not want to kill Tybalt
3. Mercutio and Benvolio think Romeo is weeping over Rosaline, but he is in love with Juliet

Question 7

when the audience is expected to expect something but the opposite happens

Answer 7

situational irony

Question 8

3 examples of situational irony

Answer 8

1. expect romeo to die, but he is banished
2. romeo goes to the party to see Rosaline, but he falls in love with Juliet
3. expects Capulet to be happy about Juliet agreeing to marry paris, but he moves the wedding up a day

Question 9

characteristic of romeo

Answer 9

impulsive

Question 10

3 ways to prove that romeo is impulsive

Answer 10

1. killing himself
2. marrying Juliet
3. trespassing into Juliet’s garden