| Read the lines from Act II, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Romeo: Thou wast never with me for anything when thou wast not here for the goose.Mercutio: I will bite thee by the ear for that jest.Romeo: Nay, good goose, bite not.How does the wordplay in these lines affect the mood? | The play on words creates a light-hearted mood as Romeo teasingly compares Mercutio to a goose. |
| Review the lines from Act II, scene ii of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: ‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy;Thou art thyself though, not a Montague.What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man. O! be some other name:What’s in a name? that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet;The purpose of this speech is to illustrate Juliet’s | Notwish that Romeo belonged to another family. |
| Read the dialogue found in Act II, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Romeo: Good morrow to you both. What counterfeit did I give you?Mercutio: The slip, sir, the slip; can you not conceive?Romeo: Pardon, good Mercutio, my business was great; and in such a case as mine a man may strain courtesy.Mercutio: That’s as much as to say, such a case as yours constrains a man to bow in the hams.Romeo: Meaning—to curtsy.Mercutio: Thou hast most kindly hit it.Romeo: A most courteous exposition.Mercutio: Nay, I am the very pink of courtesy.How does the wordplay in these lines affect the mood? | It creates a mischievous mood as Mercutio and Romeo banter about Romeo’s disappearance. |
| A soliloquy is used in drama to | allow the audience direct access to a character’s feelings. |
| Review Friar Laurence’s soliloquy in Act II, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Which statements about Friar Laurence’s soliloquy are true? Check all that apply. | NotFriar Laurence provides advice for cooking with herbs.Friar Laurence explains to the audience his use for herbs.Friar Laurence describes to the audience his role as friar. |
| A joke that is a play on words is a | pun |
| Read the lines from Act II, scene iii of Romeo and Juliet.Mercutio: Where the devil should this Romeo be?Came he not home to-night?Benvolio: Not to his father’s; I spoke with his man.Mercutio: Why that same pale hard-hearted wench, that Rosaline,Torments him so, that he will sure run mad.Benvolio: Tybalt, the kinsman of old Capulet,Hath sent a letter to his father’s house.Which plot detail adds to the suspenseful mood? | NotRosaline is the source of Romeo’s pain. |
| Mood is the ________created by a text. | emotion |
| Read the exchange between Romeo and Nurse in Act II, scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.Romeo: Bid her devise Some means to come to shrift this afternoon;And there she shall at Friar Laurence’ cell,Be shriv’d and married. Here is for thy pains.Nurse: No, truly, sir; not a penny.Romeo: Go to; I say, you shall.Nurse: This afternoon, sir? well, she shall be there.Which plot detail adds to the mood of anticipation?Which plot detail adds to the mood of anticipation? | NotNurse refuses to take money from Romeo. |
| Puns were used by Shakespeare to | add humor or hidden meanings to a scene. |
Soliloquy and Figures of Speech in Romeo and Juliet, Part 4
July 27, 2019