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1
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Who was Queen when Shakespeare was young?

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Queen Elizabeth I

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When was shakespeare born?

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April 23, 1564 (St. George’s day)

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Where was shakespeare born?

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Stratford-von-Avon

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Who were shakespeare’s parents?

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John and Mary

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What did shakespeare’s dad work as?

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He was a farmer, glover, wool dealer

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What did shakespeare learn to read and write in?

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Latin, poets live Ovid

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Why did shakespeare never go to college?

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his dad’s job, deals became worse and worse

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Who did shakespeare marry and how old was shakespeare?

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Anne Hathaway, a woman 8 years older. he was 18

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How many kids did he have?

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3 kids, Judith, Susannah, and Hamnet

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What was shakespeare’s 20’s called and why?

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he lost years because historians don’t know very much about this time in his life

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11
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Where and when did shakespeare move?

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to London in the 1580s

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12
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What are some varieties of shakespeare’s plays?

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lyrical comedies, clever comedies, serious tragedy, and English history

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13
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Who was shakespeare’s patron (financial giver)?

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Earl of South Hampton

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14
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Who is the dark lady?

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Many of the early sonnets, written to a young man, may have been written to his patron. The sonnets are also written to a rival poet and a mysterious dark lady

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15
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How many plays did Shakespeare write in 20 years?

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37

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16
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What would shakespeare’s days be like?

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morning=rehearses
Afternoon=preform
night=writing in pubs

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17
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When would shakespeare return home and why?

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during lent when acting was banned for 40 days

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18
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What happened in the 1590s?

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the plauge, 1000 people died a week, 70% chance of dying if signs of any symptoms.

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What did the plauge cause?

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shakespeare’s fascination with death

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20
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What happened in 1596 and why was it terrible?

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shakespeare’s only son, Hamnet, died at age 11. no heir to the throne

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21
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What was the new theater?

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the globe theater

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22
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Where was the Globe theater built?

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across the river Thames in Suffolk

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23
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How much of the theater did shakespeare own?

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10%

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What was the Globe theater like?

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no scenery, simple costumes, natural light, caused the language to be the main imaginative factor

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25
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What parts did male play in the theater?

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All parts

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26
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How did shakespeare refer to himself?

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As a poet

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27
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Shakespeare was also an actor, what did he play?

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the ghost of hamlet’s father

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28
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Where did shakespeare get is stories from?

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existing stories or history, many different sources

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29
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Who was the king of England in 1603?

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KIng James I

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30
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What did shakespeare get?

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a coat of arms for being the lead dramatist.

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31
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What are some of shakespeare’s greatest tragedies and when were they written?

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King Leer, Macbeth, Othello between 1604-1607

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32
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What relationships do his plays explore?

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fathers and daughters

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33
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What happened to the Globe theater?

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t burned down in 1613 during a production of Henry VIII

so shakespeare retired

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34
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In shakespeare’s will who did he leave the most to?

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Susannah, not his second daughter or his wife.

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35
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When did he die?

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April 23, 1616 at 52

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36
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When and who brought his plays together for the first time?

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in 1623 by Ben Jonson, a rival playwright and friend

37
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When did the first film adaptation appear?

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In 1899

38
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Metaphor

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a comparison of two unlike things not using like or as

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Simile

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a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

40
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Personification

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when the author gives human characteristics to a non human

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Foreshadow

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hints of events to come

42
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Theme

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The point the author is trying to make

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Classical Allusion

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A reference to Greek on Roman mythology

44
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Oxymoron

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2 words that are opposite and put together for contrast

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Alliteration

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the repetition of consonant sounds

46
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Pun

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a play on words

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Irony

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contrast between the expected and the actual

48
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Dramatic Irony

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When the read knows something the character does not

49
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Symbolism

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an object the represents an idea

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Foil

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a character whose personality and attitude are the opposite of another character

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Soliloquy

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A speech given by a character alone

52
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Tragedy

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a drama representing the downfall of a central character who insists on meeting the world on his or her own terms and is unwilling or unable to accept compromise. has a tragic character with a tragic flaw

53
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Rhyme scheme

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the pattern of rhyme in a poem

54
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Sonnet

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14 lines of 10 syllables with 3 quatrains and one couplet

55
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Quatrain

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4 lines that rhyme, the 1st and 3rd rhyme and the 2nd and 4th rhyme

56
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Couplet

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two lines that rhyme

57
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Meter

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rhyme in poems, beat

58
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Iambic Pentameter

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5 units of measure unstressed and stressed

59
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Iamb

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A metrical foot of two syllables, one short (or unstressed) and one long (or stressed)

60
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Blank verse

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unrhymed iambic pentameter

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Romeo

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Montague son, thinks love is everything and people are drawn to it (school boy from books simile), very impulsive and clever

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Juliet

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Capulet daughter, thinks love is fast and but should be thought about (loves herald…thoughts line), very thoughtful more cautious than R, clever.

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Montague

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Romeos father

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Lady Montague

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Romeo’s mother

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Benvolio

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Romeos kinsman and friend, kind, wants to keep the piece, tattle-tale

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Abram, Balthasar

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Montugue servants

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Capulet

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Juliets father, forces her to marry paris, doesnt really love her, threatens to disown her

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Lady Capulet

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Juliets mom, young mother

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Nurse

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Juliet’s caretaker, more of a mom that Lady C, dirty, thinks love is about having children

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Tybalt

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Juliet’s kinsman, best friend, very “saucy” boy, Hates the Montagues

71
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Petruchio, Sampson, Gregory, peter

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Capulet servants

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Prince Escalus

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Prince of Verona, makes all the rules

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Paris

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uliet’s suitor, Prince’s kinsman, polite

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Mercutio

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Romeo’s best friend and Prince’s kinsman, thinks love is about sex (be rough with love), goofy, dirty, clever

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Friar Lawrence

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Romeo’s caretaker, thinks love should be taken slowly but is a long bond (love moderatly, long), very wise, proper, father figure to R, comes up with the plans

76
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Friar John

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supposed to give the letter to Romeo, failed to do so.

77
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Apothecary

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sells Romeo the posion

78
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Themes of Romeo and Juliet

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People have a good and bad side, people choose which side. Love can be very powerful, love is great but it can also cause sadness and heartbreak. How much power do youths have over their parents and society. Why do people hate.

79
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Who are the rivaling families and why do they fight

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the Capulets and Montagues, it is not said why they fight

80
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How many times have the M’s and C’s fought and what will happen if they do it again?

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3 times, death is the punishment

81
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3 examples of foils qnd why is there so many foils?

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Friar L & Nurse, Tybalt & Benvolio, Romeo & Juliet. To show the duality of humans, and how two halves make a whole.

82
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How many people die, who (list in order of time when they died)

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6, Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague

83
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What is the silver lining of the deaths?

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he family fued is over and statues of Romeo and Juliet will be built

84
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Why does the apothecary sell Romeo the poison?

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because he is poor and Romeo paid him a lot

85
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Why did Tybalt challenge Romeo to a duel?

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he crashed the Capulet Party

86
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How did Romeo know about the party?

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he was invited by Peter because he helped peter read the guest list

87
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How did Lord C act when Juliet declined the marriage?

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he made a threat to kill her, and disown her, to throw her onto the street

88
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Who are the character who know about Romeo and Juliet’s love?

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The nurse and Friar Lawrence

89
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Who planned the wedding?

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Juliet

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