English Honors, Romeo and Juliet, Mrs. W: Final/Midterm

what did Shakespeare write

comedies, histories, tragedies, sonnets, and other essays

romeo

always blames fate for unfortunate events

after romeos banishment what does the nurse want juliet to do

forget abt romeo and marry paris

gives queen mab speech

mercutio

tybalt

“prince of cats” and is known for being fiery

“man of wax”

paris said by nurse

becomes a crow

rosaline

motif of fate and fortune begins

prologue

whats the resolution

when romeo and juliet kill themselves causing their families to reunite

lady capulet wants juliet to do what

“ read o’er the volume of young paris’ face”

shakespear

acted in his own plays

shakespear’s plays

are still preformed more than any other because playwright is free and assessable

who says “we should known you for a holy man”

prince to the friar lawerence

best example of foil

Tybalt and Benvolio

what are tybalt and benvolio’s contradicting characteristics

t, fight all the time, liar, trickster ; b, peaceful, honest

who says, “I am sped tis js a scratch”

mercutio after he gets stabbed by tybalt

fate is refered to when romeo says

“but he that hath” he=faith

who says “my child yet but a stranger in the world”

capulet says this when paris asks to marry juliet

did not preform in shakesperian time plays because it was seen as indecent and disrespectful

women

“Flower as she was, deflowerèd by him. Death is my son-in-law; Death is my heir.”

personification

shakespeare lived through

many outbreaks of the bulhonic plauge

“Speak to my gossip Venus one fair word,”

allusion said by mercutio

ex. of extended metaphor

romeo and juliet’s shared sonnet bc it went across multiple lines and pages

mercutio

often talks of nothing

“I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword,

Or manage it to part these men with me.”

benvolio

“Three civil brawls bred on an airy word…

Have thrice disturbed the quiet of our streets…”

prince

“What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word

As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.”

tybalt

“My child is yet a stranger in the world.”

Capulet

“Compare her face with some that I shall show,

And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.”

benvolio

“A man, young lady!Lady, such a man

As all the world– Why, he’s a man of wax.”

nurse

“I was your mother much upon these years

That you are now a maid.”

lady capulet

“...for my mind misgives/ Some consequence yet hanging in the stars”

romeo

“My only love, sprung from my only hate!

Too early seen unknown, and known too late!”

juliet

“But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? / It is the East and Juliet is the sun.”

romeo

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet.”

juliet

“Within the infant rind of this weak flower / Poison hath residence and medicine power”

friar lawerence

“More than prince of cats. O, he’s the courageous captain of compliments.”

mercutio

“I do protest I never injured thee / But love thee better than thou canst devise / Till thou shalt know the reason of my love.”

romeo to tybalt

“A plague o’ both houses! I am sped… Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch. Marry, ‘tis enough.”

mercutio

“O, I am Fortune’s fool!”

romeo

“Methinks I see thee, now thou art so low, / As one dead in the bottom of a tomb.”

juliet

“I do spy a kind of hope, / Which craves as desperate an execution/ As that is desperate which we would prevent.”

friar lawerence

“Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, I drink to thee.”

juliet

“Then I defy you, stars!”

romeo

“If thou be merciful, open the tomb, lay me with Juliet.”

paris

“O true apothecary!/ Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.”

romeo

“Drunk all, and left no friendly drop/ To help me after?I will kiss they lips…/ Thy lips are warm!”

juliet

“We still have known thee for a holy man.”

prince

foreshadowing

be a warning or indication of (a future event).

hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

pun

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

oxymoron

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

theme

the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work

extended metaphor

A detailed comparison that extends through lines, pages, or even entire works

motif

a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.

personification

something which is not human being given traits a human would have

symbol

mark, sign, or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, relationship, or mathematical formula

allusion

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

“A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; “ (prologue.6).

foreshadowing

“There is no world without Verona walls But purgatory, torture, hell itself” (3.3.18-19).

hyperbole

“With nimble soles. I have a soul of lead” (1.4.15).

pun

“O brawling love, O loving hate,” (1.1.81).

oxymoron

“O, swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon,

That monthly changes in her circled orb,

Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.” (2.2.114-116) the moon shows inconsistency and faltering qualities

symbol

“Death lies on her” (4.5.33).

personification

“Speak to my gossip Venus one fair word,”(2.1.14).

allusion

foil

a character who contrasts with another character typically to highlight qualities of the protagonist

dramatic irony

a literary device that happens when the spectators or readers are aware of information, events, or actions that the characters are completely ignorant of.

conflict/ inciting incident

Romeo and Juliet, heirs of rivalry houses meet at a party and fall in love. They soon find out that they cannot be together because of their families conflict.

rising action 1

balcony scene and plan wedding.

rising action 2

Juliet sends her nurse to find Romeo and plan their wedding while Romeo goes and finds the Friar Lawrence

rising action 3

Romeo and Juliet get married in secret and are happily in love.

climax

mercution gets killed by tybalt, tybalt gets killed by romeo, romeo is banished by the prince, juliet is distraught and refuses to marry paris

falling action 1

The Friar makes a plan with Juliet to fake her death by drinking a potion. Romeo is in Mantua and does not receive the letter and believes she is dead.

falling action 2

Romeo finds Juliet dead not knowing she is acting and kills himself. Juliet then wakes up and finds out he is dead then kills herself too

resolution

The tragic end of Romeo and Juliet’s life ended the conflict between the Capulets and Montagues when they realize their dispute caused the end of their children's lives.

shakespeare lived

1564-1616 in stratford upon avon

shakespeare wrote

38 plays and 154 sonnets

comedies

end in wedding or 2

histories

about royal family to impress them

tragedies

end in multiple deaths, often of main characters

shakespeares plays are…

translated into at least 100 languages

shakespeare added

1700 words to english language

history plays

most popular

the theater

produced for general public, 3 levels, no artificial lighting, roofless open air

how long were plays normally

2 hours

romeo characteristics

impulsive, immature, unresponsible, sensitive, lovesick

juliet characteristics

naive, courageous, quick-whitted

mercutio characteristics

hotheaded, witty, and flamboyant

benvolio characteristics

peacemaker, temper in private

capulet characteristics

quick to anger, prudent to juliet

lady capulet characteristics

vain, ditsy

lady montague characteristics

compassionate

rosaline characteristics

intelligent and witty

paris characteristics

calm and decorous

friar lawerence characteristics

wise

prince characteristics

level headed and fair

nurse characteristics

forgetful, long-winded, bawdy,