Romeo and Juliet Test Review
Short Answer Question Relate our theme “personal identity through history” to Romeo and Juliet. How do the personal histories of Romeo and Juliet affect their lives? How does it shape who they are and how they act? How does it affect their relationships with others? (4pts)
What dramatic element is defined as a brief remark by a character revealing his or her true thoughts or feelings, unheard by other characters? Aside
What house did Paris belong to/associate with? Capulet
Who was Shakespeare’s main patron during most of his career? Queen Elizabeth
What would Romeo’s tragic or fatal flaw be? Impulsiveness/ruled by emotions
What day does Romeo kill Paris? Thursday
What would a conversation between or among characters be called? Dialogue
Mercutio was character used for comic relief by his use of what dramatic/literary element? Pun
On what day did Romeo and Juliet meet? Sunday
What day does Juliet meet with Friar Lawrence to stop her marriage to Paris? Tuesday
What house did Mercutio belong to/associate with? Montague
What house did the apothecary belong to/side with? Neutral (had no knowledge of feud)
How would Romeo’s death scene be dramatic irony? Romeo is killing himself because he believes Juliet to be dead, but we know she is alive.
What house did the Nurse belong to/associate with? Capulet
Who is constantly offering advice, guidance, and plans to support both Romeo and Juliet? Friar Lawrence
Acting became a paid profession causing what to be built? Theatres
Who says the following: O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn me love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet Juliet
What is Friar Lawrence’s plan to get Juliet out of marrying Paris? Juliet will take a sleeping potion that will make her appear dead. Romeo will come and take her to Mantua.
What day is Tybalt killed? Monday
True or False: Shakespeare had four children. False
What is verbal irony? When a character says something different from what they mean
What is the meaning of the following quote? O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn me love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet Why must you be called Romeo? Forget who you are, but if you don’t, say you love me and I will deny my name.
The time period of Queen Elizabeth’s reign was referred to as England’s __________ Golden Age (or Elizabethan Era)
What house did Benvolio belong to/associate with? Montague
What is the climax of the play? Romeo gets banished. Juliet is told she must marry Paris.
What does the following mean?: O, swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circle orb Lest that thy love prove likewise variable Don’t swear that your love will be like the moon because the moon constantly changes
Who was Shakespeare’s wife? Anne Hathaway
What day does the balcony scene ocurr? Sunday
True or False: Shakespeare and his troupe would not perform at the Globe Theatre for the Queen. The performed at the castle. True
Who says the following: Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man Mercutio
Juliet is constantly compared to what in the play? Sun/Light
True or False: Stars are associated with happiness in Romeo and Juliet? False
Who says the following: O, swear not by the moon, th’ inconstant moon, That monthly changes in her circle orb Lest that thy love prove likewise variable Juliet
When is Juliet found “dead”? Wednesday
What is Shakespeare’s death date and believed birth date? April 23
What house did Tybalt belong to/associate with? Capulet
Who says the following: A plague a both your houses! / They have made worms meat of me Mercutio
What is a soliloquy? when a character is alone on stage revealing their inner thoughts and feelings
What house did Prince Escalus belong to/associate with? Neither (Neutral)
What is the significance of “personal identity through history” to the play and unit? It was the thematic focus
Who says the following: These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder Which, as they kiss, consume. Friar Lawrence
What didn’t go according to Friar Lawrence’s plan that would stop Romeo from meeting Juliet in the tomb? Romeo never received the letter
What didn’t go according to Friar Lawrence’s plan that would stop Romeo from meeting Juliet in the tomb? Romeo never received the letter
True or False: Women actors were not allowed during Elizabethan times. True
What house did Balthasar belong to/associate with? Montague
What house did Friar Lawrence belong to/associate with? Neutral
Who became Shakespeare’s patron AFTER Queen Elizabeth? King James I
Who says the following: Oh, I am fortune’s fool! Romeo
Who says the following: I do protest I never injure thee/ But love thee better than thou canst devise / Till thou shalt know the reason of my love / And so, good Capulet, which name I tender / As dearly as mine own, be satisfied Romeo
Why were theatres forced to be moved out of London’s city limits (across the Thames)? Theatre was seen as negative due to the people who attended