Romeo and Juliet Test

anachronism

something out of time

doggeral

senseless speech

soliloquy

a speech a character makes to himself

apostrophe

to talk to someone who isn’t there or can’t or won’t answer

prologue

the introduction to the play (says what’s going to happen)

simile

a comparison of two basically unlike things using “like” or “as”

metaphor

a comparison of two basically unlike things saying ___ is ___

comic relief

comedy inserted into tragedy to relieve the tension

aside

a character’s muttered response

picture frame stage

a cut out box in the wall (a room without one wall, like a dollhouse) Matches Shakespeare'’s inner stage

theater-in-the-round

stage is surrounded on all sides by the audience. Matches Shakespeare’s platform stage

alliteration

repetition of consonant sounds

assonance

repetition of vowel sounds

personification

give human characteristics to something inhuman—AKA anthropomorphism

drama

a work meant for theatrical production

foreshadowing

events in a narrative that help the reader predict what’s going to happen later on

tragic flaw

what is going to lead to your downfall

hubris

a type of tragic flaw that involves character traits (pride, arrogance, strongwilled)

dramatic irony

a situation when the audience knows something the characters don’t

dramatic unities

a) one setting b) one day (happens in 24 hours) c) one theme

static character

character stays the same

dynamic character

character who learns something and/or changes

protagonist

Romeo and Juliet

antagonist

fate and stars

April 23, 1564 and April 23, 1616

birth and death of Shakespeare

“bard of Avon”

Shakespeare known as the ______

Anne Hathaway

Shakespeare married to

Globe Theatre as well as Lord Chamberlain’s Company

Shakespeare associated with the

154

Shakespeare wrote how many sonnets

good memory, good swordsman, good elocution, agile, match costume with status of character (rich/poor(

Actor talents/skills

14, lyric, iambic pentameter, rhyme scheme

a sonnet: a____ line long ____ poem composed in ____ _____ and with a certain ____ ____.

Shakespearian, Spenserian, Petrarchan aka Italian

3 types of sonnets

2 line stanza

couplet

4 line stanza

quatrain

6 line stanza

sestet

8 line stanza

octave

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Shakespearian Sonnet

ABAB BCBC CDCD EE

Spenserian Sonnet

ABBAABBA CDCDCD

Petrarchan Sonnet aka Italian

38

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

A Comedy of Errors

What comedy did he write?

Romeo and Juliet

What tragedy did he write?

Richard III

What history did he write?

blank verse

All of his plays were written in ____ ____.

unrhymed iambic pentameter

blank verse=

theatre

English spelling

theater

American spelling

every Sunday mid-afternoon

When did plays happen?

cannon

____ fired off top of theater for war scene

Ignited lighting bolt

____ ___ ___ thing set off from top of theater for storm scene.

Ghosts and witches

_____ and ______ pop up from trap doors for a scary scene.

Prince Escalus

He lives in the palace

Friar Laurence

Big person in the church

Friar John

Not as big in the church

Verona, Italy 1300s

Setting of the play

Apothecary

Pharmacy (RX)

Rosaline

Who does Romeo have a crush on?

Count Paris

Who has a crush on Juliet?

Lord Montague, Lady Montague, Romeo, Balthasar, Benvolio, and Mercutio

Who lives in Romeo Montague’s house?

the Montague’s servant

Who is Balthasar?

Romeo’s cousin

Who is Benvolio?

Romeo’s crazy friend

Who is Mercutio?

Lord Capulet, Lady Capulet, Juliet, Nurse, and Tybalt

Who lives in Juliet Capulet’s house?

The lady who raised Juliet and nursed her

Who is Nurse?

Juliet’s cousin who is hot tempered

Who is Tybalt?

3 octagon

The Globe Theater is a ____sided ____

groundlings

Poor people called

The Yards

Grass in the center, the cheapest seats are called

rich people

The covered seating was for the

heavens

What was the 3rd floor called?

3rd floor

Where are the turret, huts, and canopy located?

balcony stage

What is the 2nd floor called?

private rooms

What type of room is the 2nd floor used for?

2nd floor

What floor are the music gallery and bay windows located on?

inner stage

What is the 1st floor called?

public rooms

What type of room is the 1st floor used for?

1st floor

What floor are the doors located on?

tiring house

What are the first three floor, used for indoor scenes, called?

platform stage

What is the area used for outdoor scenes called?

five

How many trap doors are there on the platform stage?

hell

What is the space below the platform stage called?

up, out

The tiring stage goes ___ and the platform stage goes __