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These were the people who would sit in the open yard at the Globe Theatre.
Extras waiting to perform
Groundlings
Upper Class
Middle Class
This color flag was flown to show a history play being performed
Red
White
Black
Blue
This color flag was flown to show a comedy play was being performed
Red
White
Black
Blue
This color flag was flown to show a tragedy play was being performed
Red
White
Black
Blue
The story takes place in which city?
Verona
Mantua
London
Venice
What does Capulet say when Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
He will kill her
He will sell her
He will disown her
He will imprison her
Over how many days does the play take place?
4
5
6
7
Why was Romeo depressed at the start of the play?
He was in love with Rosemary
He was in love with Rosanne
He was in love with Rosaline
He was in love with Rosalie
How did the Capulets think Juliet died before marrying Paris?
Poison
Grief
Murder
Suicide
Who actually died from grief?
Lady Capulet
Lady Montague
Lord Capulet
Lord Montague
Who does the Prince blame for the deaths in the play?
Friar Lawrence
The families
Himself
Fate
Who does Friar Lawrence blame for the deaths in the play?
The Prince
The families
Himself
Fate
How did Shakespeare keep the suspense in V.iii?
Tybalt and Romeo kill each other
Mercutio and Friar John die
Romeo and Juliet miss each other by minutes
The Prince and Paris die minutes apart
What type of character is Paris?
Romeo's foil
Friar Lawrence's foil
Mercutio's foil
Lord Capulet's foil
What type of character is the apothecary?
Romeo's foil
Friar Lawrence's foil
Friar John's foil
The Nurse's foil
What type of character is the Nurse?
Lady Capulet's foil
Lady Montague's foil
Juliet's foil
Friar Lawrence's foil
What type of character is Juliet?
Static
Dynamic
What type of conflict is present when the Prince issues his threat do the families?
Man vs Man
Man vs Society
Man vs Self
Man vs Nature
What type of conflict is present when Juliet learns Romeo killed Tybalt and was exiled?
Man vs Man
Man vs Self
Man vs Society
Man vs Supernatural
What type of conflict is used when Romeo says, "I am Fortune's fool!"
Man vs Man
Man vs Nature
Man vs Supernatural
Man vs Self
Where does Romeo buying poison fall on Freytag's Pyramid?
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Exposition
Where does Romeo and Juliet spending their wedding night together fall on Freytag's Pyramid?
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Resolution
Where does the families learning about Romeo and Juliet's love fall on Freytag's Pyramid?
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Denouement
Where does the family feud ending fall on Freytag's Pyramid?
Denouement
Falling Action
Rising Action
Climax
Where does Tybalt challenging Romeo to a duel fall on Freytag's Pyramid?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Where does the Chorus telling us about the family feud fall on Freytag's Pyramid?
Exposition
Falling Action
Rising Action
Resolution
There are three problems in the play. What is the SECOND problem in the play?
Juliet being told to marry Paris
Romeo killing Tybalt and being exiled
Romeo and Juliet's deaths
The feud
Where does Romeo and Juliet killing themselves fall on Freytag's Pyramid?
Rising Action
Falling Action
Climax
Resolution
What is the MAIN problem of the play?
Juliet being told to marry Paris
Romeo killing Tybalt and being exiled
Romeo killing Paris
The family feud
Where does Tybalt killing Mercutio fall on Freytag's Pyramid?
Climax
Rising Action
Falling Action
Exposition
The play has three problems. What is the FIRST problem of the play?
Juliet being told to marry Paris
Romeo killing Paris
Romeo killing Tybalt and being exiled
The feud
What do Romeo's and Juliet's use of oxymorons reveal to us?
How clever they are
How confused they are
How in love they are
How they will die
Who is the BEST option for the tragic hero of this play?
Paris
Juliet
Romeo
Mercutio
What type of irony is used when Friar Lawrence says the Capulets should be happy Juliet is dead (the first time)?
Situational
Verbal
Tragic
Dramatic
What is used when Romeo says he will rip Balthasar apart?
Hyperbole
Understatement
Apostrophe
Malapropism
What are puns meant to do for Shakespeare's play?
Make it confusing
Make the audience pay attention
Help the audience connect
Foreshadow everything
What is used when Romeo says, "Here is thy gold, worse poison to men's souls"?
Personification
Metaphor
Understatement
Pun
What do literary devices do to the text?
Make it interesting
Make it confusing
Nothing
Make it challenging
What is used when Capulet says the whole town owes Friar Lawrence a debt when he "convinces" Juliet to marry Paris?
Pun
Hyperbole
Understatment
Apostrophe
What is used when Juliet says, "Is there no pity sitting in the clouds?"
Oxymoron
Malapropism
Personification
Apostrophe
What is being used when Capulet says that all he does is look for a husband for Juliet?
Understatement
Hyperbole
Malapropism
Verbal Irony
What is used when Capulet says Juliet's body is a ship, her tears are seas, her sighs are winds, etc?
Extended Metaphor
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Situational Irony
What is used when Juliet says she would marry Romeo, whom she hates, rather than Paris?
Verbal Irony
Tragic Irony
Situational Irony
Foreshadowing
How does dramatic irony enhance the play?
Builds suspense
Causes confusion
Helps foreshadow
It doesn't....
What is used when Juliet says, "...Romeo till i behold him--dead--is my poor heart..."?
Pun
Situational Irony
Double Entendre
Oxymoron
What is used when Juliet says, "Some say the lark and loathed toad changed eyes..."?
Simile
Allusion
Oxymoron
Apostrophy
What is used when Romeo says, "as if that name shot from the deadly level of a gun"?
Oxymoron
Simile
Metaphor
Malapropism
What is used when Romeo says, "I have stained the childhood of our joy"?
Comedic Relief
Oxymoron
Apostrophe
Personificaion
What is used when Juliet says, "beautiful tyrant, fiend angelical"?
Oxymoron
Pun
Apostrophe
Hyperbole
What is used when Juliet says, "Come, gentle night..."?
Comedic Relief
Apostrophe
Malapropism
Simile
What is used when the citizen tries to arrest a very dead Tybalt after Romeo runs away?
Comedic Relief
Foreshadowing
Verbal Irony
Extended Metaphor
What is used when Mercutio says, "...not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door...ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man"?
Simile and Pun
Metaphor and Allusion
Simile and Hyperbole
Pun and Apostrophe
What is used when Mercutio says, "a scratch, a scratch" after being fatally stabbed?
Verbal Irony and Understatement
Verbal Irony and Hyperbole
Dramatic Irony and Understatement
Dramatic Irony and Hyperbole
What is used when Mercutio says he will kill all of Tybalt's nine lives?
Extended Metaphor
Apostrophe
Malapropism
Double Entendre
What is used when Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt?
Verbal Irony
Foreshadowing
Dramatic Irony
Allusion
What is used when Benvolio says it's hot, and they should leave before Capulets confront them?
Symbolism/Foreshadowing
Apostrophe/Hyperbole
Allusion/Foreshadowing
Symbolism/Hyperbole
What is used when Friar Lawrence says, "These violent delights have violent ends...like fire and powder...as they kiss, consume"?
Malapropism/Double Entendre/Metaphor
Pun/ Apostrophe/ Foreshadowing
Simile/ Personification/ Foreshadowing
Personification/ Metaphor/ Allusion
What is used when the Nurse says Romeo's face, legs, hand, feet, and body are attractive?
Blason
Understatement
Apostrophe
Allusion
What is used when Romeo tries to keep the peace but manages to kill Tybalt and indirectly Mercutio?
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
Coincidence
What is used when the Nurse says her head would break into 20 pieces?
Hyperbole
Pun
Apostrophe
Malapropism
What is used when Benvolio says "She will indite him to some supper"?
Hyperbole
Double Entendre
Malapropism
Allusion
What is used when Romeo says, "Why, then, is my pump well-flowered?"
Allusion
Double Entendre
Apostrophe
Malapropism
What is used when Mercutio says, "Dido a dowdy, Cleopatra a gypsy"?
Double Entendre
Allusion
Apostrophe
Alliteration
What is used when Juliet says, "this bud of love...may prove to be a beauteous flower when next we meet"?
Malapropism
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
What is used when Romeo says, "Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon"?
Double Entendre
Apostrophe
Oxymoron
Pun
What is used when Mercutio says, "...dreamers often lie..." and Romeo responds, "...in bed where they dream things true"?
Pun
Verbal Irony
Oxymoron
Verse
What is used when Benvolio and Romeo discuss Romeo's heartache at the start of the play?
Monologue
Dialogue
Soliloquy
Aside
What BEST fits for Romeo's tragic flaw?
Impulsive/relies on Fate
Impulsive/ Love for Juliet
Relies on Fate/Love for Juliet
Love for Juliet/Feud
What is used when Tybalt says he will kill Romeo once Tybalt's page leaves?
Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquy
Aside
What is used during Mercutio's Queen Mab speech?
Monologue
Dialogue
Soliloquy
Stage Directions
What is used when Romeo says, "Come, bitter conduct"?
Extended Metaphor
Apostrophe
Allusion
Oxymoron
What is the theme for "A greater power than we can contradict hath thwarted our intents"?
There are forces humans can't control
Hate can have dire consequences
It's important to communicate your feelings
Think before you act
What literary device is used when Juliet sends Romeo a ring?
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
Tragic Irony
Situational Irony
What theme is seen with "See what...is laid upon your hate, that heaven...kills your joys with love"?
Family can define, support, and smother us
Love is the most powerful force of all
Hate can have dire consequences
Think before you act
What is the theme for "Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast"?
It is important to communicate your feelings
Think before you act
You get what you deserve
Loyalty runs deep
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