lit and comp romeo juliet final
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Who is Romeo?
Main male character; falls in love with Juliet.
Who is Juliet?
Main female character; falls in love with Romeo.
Who is Mercutio?
Romeo’s funny, witty friend; killed by Tybalt.
Who is Tybalt?
Juliet’s angry cousin who loves fighting.
Who is Benvolio?
Romeo’s peaceful cousin and friend.
Who is Friar Laurence?
Priest who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet.
Who is the Nurse?
Juliet’s caretaker and helper.
Who is Paris?
Rich nobleman who wants to marry Juliet.
What happens first in the story?
Romeo and Juliet meet at the Capulet party.
What famous scene happens after the party?
The balcony scene.
What secret do Romeo and Juliet keep?
Their marriage.
Who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
Who kills Tybalt?
Romeo
Why is Romeo banished?
For killing Tybalt
What is Juliet’s fake-death plan?
Friar Laurence gives her a sleeping potion.
Why does Romeo die?
He thinks Juliet is really dead.
What happens to Juliet at the end?
She kills herself after Romeo dies
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”
Juliet — asking why Romeo must be a Montague.
A plague o’ both your houses!”
Mercutio — blaming both families
“These violent delights have violent ends.”
Friar Laurence — foreshadowing tragedy
Thus with a kiss I die.”
Romeo before his death
What is a simile?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison without “like” or “as.”
Juliet is the sun.”
Metaphor.
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
Death is my son-in-law.”
Personification
What is hyperbole?
Extreme exaggeration
What is foreshadowing?
A hint about future events
What is dramatic irony?
The audience knows something characters do not
Example of dramatic irony in Romeo and Juliet?
Audience knows Juliet is alive, but Romeo does not
What is an oxymoron?
Two opposite words together
“Sweet sorrow” is what literary device?
Oxymoron
What is a pun?
A joke using wordplay
What is a sonnet?
A 14-line poem.
How many lines are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
14
What is a couplet?
Two rhyming lines
What is a quatrain?
A four-line stanza
What is iambic pentameter?
A heartbeat-like rhythm with 10 syllables per line
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
ABAB\ CDCD\ EFEF\ GG
What is exposition?
Introduction of characters and conflict
What is rising action?
Events building tension
What is the climax of Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo killing Tybalt
What is falling action?
Events after the climax leading to the ending
What is resolution/denouement?
The ending where conflicts are solved
What is a protagonist?
The main character
What is an antagonist?
A force opposing the protagonist
What is a dynamic character?
A character who changes
What is a static character?
A character who stays the same
What is a round character?
A complex, realistic character
What is a flat character?
A simple character with few traits
What is an internal conflict?
A struggle inside a character
What is an external conflict?
A struggle with outside forces
Main theme of Romeo and Juliet?
Love vs. hate
Another major theme in Romeo and Juliet?
Fate and bad timing
Romeo belongs to which family?
Montague
Juliet belongs to which family?
Capulet
What causes most problems in the play?