| What does dialogue reveal? | The personalities and relationships of the characters and advances the action of a play |
| What do stage directions describe? | Scenes, lighting, sound effects, and the appearance and physical actions of the characters |
| When Tybalt is at the party during Scene I, what does he mean by “this intrusion”? | Romeo and his friends being at the party |
| What does Tybalt’s reaction to Romeo’s presence at the party reveal about his personality? | He is hostile, aggressive, and bitter |
| What is blank verse? | Unrhymed poetry written in a meter called iambic pentameter |
| What does a line written in iambic pentameter include? | Five stressed syllables, each preceded by an unstressed syllable |
| Why does Shakespeare use blank verse in his plays? | To reinforce character rank |
| What characters do speak in verse? | Important or aristocratic characters |
| How many syllables does a line in blank verse have? | Ten |
| What is a soliloquy? | A lengthy speech in which a character – usually alone on stage – expresses his or her true thoughts or feelings. Soliloquies are unheard by other characters |
| What is an aside? | A brief remark by a character revealing his or her thoughts or feelings, unheard by other characters |
| What is a monologue? | A lengthy speech by one person. Unlike a soliloquy, a monologue is heard by other characters |
| What is an allusion? | A reference to well-known people, places, or events from mythology or literature |
| In Scene V, Juliet’s mother refers to Romeo as a villain. In an aside, Juliet says, “Villain and he be many miles asunder.” What is the effect of this aside? Why do you think Shakespeare wrote just the one remark as an aside? | The audience knows how Juliet feels. It was an aside because Juliet is trying to conceal her plan from her family |
| In Scene V, Capulet delivers a monologue when he discovers that Juliet has rejected the match with Paris. What makes this speech a monologue? | Everyone on the stage knows his feelings |
| Why is it important for Juliet and the others to hear Capulet’s monologue? | This was when Juliet began to act independently and make her own decisions |
| What is dramatic irony? | A contradiction between what a character thinks and says and what the audience or the reader knows to be true |
| What is comic relief? | A technique used to interrupt a serious scene by introducing a humorous character into the situation |
| What are puns? | Plays on words |
| What is a tragedy? | A drama in which the central character, who is of noble stature, meets with disaster or great misfortune |
| What is the positive theme of Romeo and Juliet? | Love can change the way things have always been |
| What is the negative theme of Romeo and Juliet? | Love does not overcome everything |
| How does Romeo not fit the characteristics of a tragic hero? | There were some things in the play he could not control |
| What was the setting of Romeo and Juliet? | Verona, Italy, 14th century |
| How many days did the play take place over? | 4 |
| What does the prince say will happen to anyone caught fighting again? | They will be executed |
| Why is the punishment for more fighting so extreme? | The families have been warned and the townspeople are being involved in the fight |
| What kind of relationship do Romeo and Benvolio have? | They are cousins and close friends |
| What are some characteristics of Romeo? | … |
| What are some characteristics of Juliet? | … |
Romeo and Juliet
September 4, 2019