Romeo and Juliet Review

A stanza or poem of four lines is called… A quatrain

A lyric poem that is 14 lines long is called… A Sonnet

The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words is called… Alliteration

Poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter is called… Blank verse

A majority of Shakespeare’s plays were performed at… The Globe Theater

Any literary reference to the five senses is called… Imagery

“Jumbo-Shrimp” is an example of… An oxymoron

This character tries to keep the peace… Benvolio

This person asks Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage Paris

What does “Star-Crossed” mean? doomed

What does the prince say will happen to anyone that breaks the peace? death

Who delivers the Queen Mab speech? Mercutio

Juliet’s mother is… Lady Capulet

At the beginning of the play, Romeo is in love with… Rosaline

Who first recognizes Romeo at the Capulet party? Tybalt

What time of year does the play take place? Summer

“Discourses” are… Utters or speaks

A showy but worthless thing, trinket, cheap jewel A “bauble” is… A showy but worthless thing, trinket, cheap jewel

Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? In hopes to end the feud between the families

What does Romeo say helped him climb over the high walls of the Capulet orchard? Love gave him wings

What excuse is Juliet to give for going to friar Laurence’s cell? She needs to go to shrift or confession

Romeo won’t fight Tybalt because… They are related

Romeo is most upset about being banished because… He can’t be with Juliet

Before fleeing to Mantua, what does the Friar tell Romeo to do? Go see Juliet

Who is sent to wake up Juliet from her chamber on the morning of her marriage to Paris? The nurse

How do the wedding plans change after they find Juliet dead? They change to a funeral

Who tries to console the Capulets by saying Juliet is better off in heaven? Friar Laurence

How does Juliet kill herself? with Romeo’s dagger

What incident prevents the letter from Friar Laurence to remain undelivered? A quarantine

Why does Paris think Romeo has come to the Capulet tomb? to harm the bodies

Name the people who have died in Act V. Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague, Paris

“It is the East, and Juliet is the sun “It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!” is an example of what literary device? A metaphor

A “Sepulcher” is… A tomb