Literature study Guide

RJ-Romeo and Juliet Rasin in the sun- rasin

Romeo and Juliet- What is the name of the theater in which Shakespeare performs his plays at

The Globe Theater

R&J- How many playgoers could fit in the theater

3000

R&J-What were the people who stood on the floor and watched the play called

groundlings

RJ- Why wern’t the plays performed at night

they needed natural light there was no electricity

rj- who wasn’t allowed to perform in the plays

women

RJ- What did the white flag reveal about the kind of play being performed

Comedy

RJ- What did the red flag reveal about the kind of play being performed

It indicated a history.

RJ- What did the black flag reveal about the kind of play being performed

tragedy

rj- what is the opening section of the play called

prologuer

rj- who reads the opening of the play

chorus

Rj- where does the play take place

Verona Italy

Rj- what is the opening insult

I bite my thumb at you

rj- who participates in the initial fight

Sampson and Gregory

Who fights Tybalt

Benvolio

rj- who is the god of love

Cupid

rj- why does the serving man have trouble inviting people to the capulet party

he cant read

rj- why is Rosalind like Diana the god of verginity

they both don’t want to marry

rj- what is a wet nurse

a nurse who breast feeds

rj- what is malapropism

words that sound different but mean the same thing

rj- who frequently says malapropisms

nurse

rj- lady capulet says Juliet is how old

13

rj- what is a fortnight

2 week period

when shall Juliet be 14

the eve of Lammas July 31

rj- What is the nurses daughters name

Suzanne

rj- where is nurses daughter-

shes dead

when the nurse in rj says Marry why is she referring to?

Blessed mother

what is wormwood in RJ

bitter rub to ween Juliet

rj- what is wormwood used for?

to stop Juliet fro being breastfed

rj- who stabs mercutio

tybalt

who stabs tybalt

Romeo

rj- who kills Paris

Romeo

How does Juliet die

stabs herself with romeos dagger

how does Romeo die

drinks the vital

rasin- the leader of the family, wants to move to a better neighborhood

Mama

rasin- Lenas daughter , wants to become a doctor

Beneatha Younger

raisn- Lenas younger son, struggles to become a man

Walter Lee

raisin- Walters wife

ruth

raisin- Son of Walter and Ruth

Travis

raisin- was born in Nigeria, one of benethas boyfriends

Joseph Asagai

raisin- Benethas rich boyfriend

George Murchison

raisn- a friend of Walter lee, loses his savings in a scheme of buying a liquor store

Bobo

Raisin- The Youngers noisy manipulative neighbor

Mrs. Johnson

raisin- he represents the clybourne Park neighborhood welcoming committee

Karl Linder

raisin- which members of the younger family share a bedroom

Beneath and Ruth

raisin- why is it difficult for the members of the younger family to use the bathroom in the morning

it is a communal bathroom

Raise- what does mama keep on her window

a plant

raisin- what does mamas plant represent

good luck

raisin- what is mama gonna do with the insurance money

buy a house

raisin- what does Walter want to use the insurance money for

a liquor store

raisin- why is mama suspicious when ruth refers to the doctor as a female

their doctor is a boy so that means she is using a back ally doctor

raisin- why does mama get mad at Walter

he doesn’t tell ruth to not get an abortion

raisin- how much money does mama give Walter to put aside

$6,500

raisin- who is Walter a shofer for

mr and mrs. arnold

raise- how much money did mama spend on the house

$3500

raisin- why does mama put 3000 dollars in the band

for benethas nursing school

raisin- how much money does ruth put down to the abortionist

5 dollars

raise- how much money does Walter need for his store

$75,000

Raisin-Who steals water Lees money for the liquor store while they are supposed to be partners

Willy Harris

Raisin- Does the family let Mr. Linder convince them not to move

no, they move into the new house despite facing racist prototypes they may face in the white neighborhood, and ruth decides to have her baby since they have a bigger house now

raisin- why did ruth not want to have the baby?

They could’t afford it and didn’t have room in the apartment for a baby