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| What is the setting of the play? |
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| What are the unique patterns of the prologue? |
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1. It is in the form of a sonnet
2. It foreshadows the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet
3. It uses a chorus to provide background to the audience |
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| Define "star-crossed lovers" |
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| Lovers who are fated to be together, but whose love is doomed to end in tragedy |
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| Find a pun in the first ten lines of the play. |
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| "Romeo and Juliet" begins with a triple pun on the word collier (coal vendor) which sound like choler (anger) and collar(hangman's noose) |
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| What does Gregory say to Sampson about the law at about line 40? |
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| Gregory asks "Is the law on our side if I say yes?" It shows they are afraid of being punished by the law. |
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| What are the different responses of Lady Montague and Lady Capulet? |
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| Both of the Ladies do not want any fighting. Lady Capulet is more timid and asks her husband why he needs a sword; Lady Montague tells her husband directly that he should not fight and tries to hold him back. |
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| Benvolio meets up with Montague and tells the reasons for his actions. Is his reasoning accurate? |
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| No, he describes the fight in a half truth. |
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| Benvolio explains where Romeo is when he talking to Lady Montague. What is Romeo's state of mind in Act I, Scene I? |
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| Romeo is sad and depressed because Rosaline does not share his feelings of love. |
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| What are the "light" and "dark" references that occur in describing Romeo? |
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1. Morning dew is his tears and makes a cloudy day - meaning he is sad;
2. Romeo comes home to lock himself in a dark room;
3. The sun rises in the East.
Light is happiness; dark is sadness. |
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| Find two oxymorons Romeo speaks. |
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O loving hate.
O heavy lightness.
Feather of lead.
Bright smoke.
Cold fire.
Still waking sleep. |
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| What does Paris want from Capulet's daughter. |
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| What age is appropriate in relation to Paris' question to Lord Capulet? |
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| Juliet is not yet fourteen; Capulet wants her to wait to marry until she is sixteen. |
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| What does Paris have to do in order to get what he wants from Capulet? |
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| Paris must woo Juliet and win her heart; otherwise, he will have to wait two years. |
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| Around line 45, Benvolio speaks and gives Romeo advice. What is the advice? |
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| Go to the feast to meet another pretty woman, so Rosaline will leave his heart. |
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| Find the dramatic irony in the story in Act I, Scene II. |
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| The messenger, who cannot read, is given a list of guests to invite to the party. He then invites a Montague to a Capulet party by mistake. |
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| Who said "compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow." |
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| What does Benvolio's line about making someone think a swan is a crow mean? |
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| Rosaline will look as ugly as a crow when Romeo sees the many beautiful women of Verona. |
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| Who is the "swan" in Romeo's eyes? |
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| What is the inciting incident in Act I, Scene 2? |
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| The illiterate servant is given a guest list and invites Romeo and Benvolio to the Capulet party by mistake. They decide to go to the party. |
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| What connection does the Nurse have with Juliet? |
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| She raised Juliet and has been with her since she was born. |
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| Who is Susan and what happened to her? |
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| Susan was born the same day as Juliet was delivered. She was the Nurse's daughter. |
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| What are Lady Capulet and the Nurse trying to tell Juliet? |
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| She should think about marrying Paris. |
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| How does Juliet feel about this situation? |
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| She has not given any thought to marriage. |
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| What features does Lady Capulet emphasize to convince Juliet Paris is a good man? |
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| He is handsome, rich and well sculpted. |
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| What is the difference between Romeo's idea of love and Mercutio's? |
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| Romeo thinks love is a burden that pricks like a thorn; Mercutio thinks love is a tender thing to be beaten down and conquered. |
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| What does Romeo say he will do at the party? |
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| He says he will not dance. |
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| Around line 80, the joking from Mercutio changes. Give three examples of how his tone changes. |
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1. He goes from teasing to serious;
2. He first says "dreamers often lie," then says "dreams are the children of an idle brain," but then gets caught up in his own dream |
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| Around line 80, the joking from Mercutio changes. Give three examples of how his tone changes. |
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1. He goes from teasing to serious;
2. He first says "dreamers often lie," then says "dreams are the children of an idle brain," but then gets caught up in his own dream |
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| What is the key thing that happens in the Prologue? |
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| It sets the stage by telling the audience the play will end tragically and that Romeo and Juliet will die. |
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| What is the key thing that happens in Act I, Scene I? |
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| The Montagues and the Capulets brawl. |
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| What is the key thing that happens in Act I, Scene 2? |
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Paris asks to marry Juliet.
We meet Romeo.
The illiterate servant is given the guest list and makes a fatal error by inviting the Montagues to a Capulet party. |
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| What is the key thing that happens in Act I, Scene III? |
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We meet Juliet.
Lady Capulet asks Juliet what she thinks of being married? |
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| What is the key thing that happens in Act I, Scene IV? |
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Romeo and his friends go to the Capulet feast.
Romeo meets Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet fall in love.
Romeo is discovered at the party. |
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| Explain Capulet's welcoming speech to his guests at the beginning of Act I, Scene V? |
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| He says he is too old to charm ladies. His time has passed. The party--and life--are for the young. |
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| Explain the "light" vs. "dark" images that Romeo speaks in lines 46-49 of Scene V. |
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| Juliet's beauty is a light that casts everything else in shadow. She is a "white dove among crows." |
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| Why is Tybalt mad during the Capulet party? What is Capulet's response? |
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| Tybalt is angry because he recognizes Romeo's voice. Capulet responds indicating that he doesn't want any fighting because all the preparations for his party would be for nothing. |
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| Why is Romeo and Juliet's first conversation considered poetic? |
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| It is a sonnet. They are also using metaphor and talking in similes. |
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| What is Juliet's reaction when she finds out Romeo's last name? |
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| "My only love sprung from my only hate." She is unhappy that she found out his name too late to save her heart. |
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Title - what is the title and what does it tell you about the poem?
Paraphrase - what is the literal meaning of the poem?
Connotation - what is the IMPLIED meaning of the poem? How does the poet convey it?
Attitude - What is the tone of the poem (happy or sad, humorous or serious, etc.)
Shift - There is some sort of shift in nearly every poem written. Look for the shift and decide why the poet used it.
Title - what does the title mean now that you've analyzed it?
Theme - in a sentence, what is the theme of the poem. What statement about life is the poet making?
Connotation
Attitude
Shift
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| What is a limerick? What are its key elements? |
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| A limerick is a five line poem. Lines 1, 2 and 5 are the longest, with three stressed syllables of meter; Lines 3 and 4 are shorter, with the same stressed end rhyme. |
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| A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five. |
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| A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line. |
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| What are the last two lines of a sonnet called? |
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| How do you recognize a couplet? |
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| They are the only adjacent lines that rhyme with each other. In a sonnet, all of the OTHER lines rhyme alternately. |
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| A two word phrase that includes words that mean the opposite of one another. |
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| A phrase in which two things that are not alike are compared to one another. |
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| A word or phrase ordinarily used to mean one thing is used to mean another. For example, "a sea of troubles." |
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| When the author tells the audience what is going to happen before it happens. |
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| Substituting a mild phrase for one that would be offensive. |
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| A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true. |
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| Wave or flourish, as with a weapon |
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| To be made of; to constitute |
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| quick and skillful; adroit |
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| Without money or resources |
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| fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated |
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| Root out; eliminate; destroy |
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| At a poor or inconvenient time |
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| characterized by irony; sarcastic |
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| stale in odor or taste; out of date; dusty and mildewed |
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| A Montague and one of the protagonists |
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| A Capulet and one of the protagonists |
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| Juliet's hotheaded cousin and a skilled swordsman. |
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| She is the nurse to Juliet Capulet |
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| A rich man who wants to marry Juliet Capulet |
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| He is Romeo's cousin and a Montague. |
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