| Parts of a perfect Elizabethan sonnet | 3 quatrains of alternating rhyme, ends in a heroic couplet, iambic pentameter |
| “Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife” means….. | their death will end the feud of the families |
| Which two characters are foils? | Benvolio and Tybalt |
| Benvolio is a symbol of… | peace |
| Tybalt is a symbol of… | rage |
| “Shuts up his windows, locks fair daylight out, and makes himself an artificial night.” means | It foreshadows Romeo death because he is always in a dark place and dark=death |
| What is Romeo “pouting” about in the beginning? | That he is in love but he is not loved back |
| Why does Benvolio suggest that Romeo goes to the masquerade? | So Romeo will find a new girl and forget about Rosaline |
| “Ay, mine own fortune in my misery.” | foreshadowing, and dramatic irony |
| What does Romeo compare love to? | Religion |
| “Maintains such falsehood, then turns ears to fire; And these who often drowned could never die” When Romero says this he means. | If he ever does not love Rosaline he hopes he burns and dies. |
| Why does Lady Capulet send the Nurse away and then bring her back when she is talking to Juliet? | Because she does not know how to talk to her own daughter, she feels uncomfortable without anyone else there. |
| Does Juliet want to get married? | Not on the inside, but she is obedient to her parents and does what they say |
| “No less? Nay, bigger. Women grow by men.” this means | Said by the nurse, Pun it means women learn about life while being married to men but the other meaning is women physically grow bigger when they become pregnant. |
| “A visor for a visor” (A mask for a mask) this is a… | Paradox, under a physical mask our face is a mask because we never act like ourselves. |
| Who is Queen Mab? | A fairy who makes mischief in one’s mind or dreams. |
| Benvolio states dreams are… | Inconstant |
| Romeo is as inconstant as a dream because | he never makes up his mind, he is constantly whining and changing his love |
| What did Renaissance people think dreams did? | Predicted the future |
| Romeo has dark dreams, what is this an example of? | Foreshadowing, because back in the Renaissance time, dreams predicted the future, it is predicting his death. |
| What is ironic about Romeo when he goes to the party? | Romeo sobs over Rosaline in the beginning, but as soon as he sees Juliet, he forgets her and changes his mind. |
| Tybalt spends his whole life… | looking for trouble, he is constantly searching for a fight with the Montagues |
| What does Romeo compare prayers to ? | Kisses |
| “My life is my foe’s debt. | Pun: Romeo is saying his life belongs to his enemy, or Juliet(the center of his life) belongs to his enemy |
| The Prologue is spoken by who? | The chorus |
| What are the 2 main literary devices used in the prologue? | Foreshadowing and Dramatic Irony |
| “But all so soon as the all-cheering sun Should in the farthest east begin to draw The shady curtains from Aurora’s bed,”What is the literary device used, and who spoke it? | Montague: Allusion it alludes to Aurora the goddes of dawn. |
| “As is the bud bit with an envious worm” Spoken by and signifigance? | Montague: foreshadows Romeo’s death it means Romeo’s life will get cut short before he gets the chance to grow. |
| “Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, Still-waking sleep that is not what it is!” Who spoke it and what literary device is it using? | Romeo: oxymoron |
| “Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she: She’s the hopeful lady of my earth.” Who spoke it, and what is the signifigance/literary device? | Capulet: Personification, and it means all of his kids died but Juliet, so he is extra overprotective around her. |
| What is Lammaside? | Lammaside is Juliet’s birthday,but also the celebration of wheat growth, this is ironic becuase Juliet does not get to “harvest her wheat” meaning live the rest of her life. |
| “Marry, that “marry” is the very theme” Who is it spoken by, what is the signifigance and literary device? | Lady Capulet: A pun is used marry means marriage but also means indeed |
| “I’ll look to life, if looking liking move But no more deep will I endart mine eye Than your consent gives me the strength to make it fly.” Spoken by who, signifigance and literary devices. | This is spoken by Juliet, it shows that she is obedient to her parents, and the devices used are assonace, consonace, and aliteration |
| “Not I, believe me. You hae dancing shoes With nimble soles,” Spoken by who, what does it mean and what is the literary devie used? | It is spoken by Romeo, the device is a pun: Soles vs souls it means he does not have the spirt to go dance. |
| The first 14 lines of when Romeo and Juliet meet make a what? | Sonnent |
Romeo and Juliet Act I Study Guide
December 14, 2019