1. Romeo and Juliet
Revision for Prelim

2. Anagrams UEFD LTABTY REDHAT OOERM SSCEAUL OBIELNOV PULACTE AOENVR
SPRIA
EUGMNTOA
YTTUARIOH
LTUEIJ
VEOL
CUMEIORT

3. Anagrams UEFD: FEUD LTABTY: TYBALT REDHAT: HATRED OOERM: ROMEO
SSCEAUL: ESCALUS
OBIELNOV: BENVOLIO
PULACTE: CAPULET
AOENVR: VERONA
SPRIA: PARIS
EUGMNTOA: MONTAGUE
YTTUARIOH: AUTHORITY
LTUEIJ: JULIET
VEOL: LOVE
CUMEIORT: MERCUTIO

4. Character Connections
Using the characters listed below, draw lines to connect characters and write an explanation of how they are linked.
Romeo
Juliet
Capulet
Montague
Rosaline
Tybalt
Benvolio
Mercutio?
Paris?
Nurse?

5. Characterisation
Consider the personality traits listed below. Match characters to the descriptions and find two quotes as evidence for the word you have chosen.
hostile impatient passionate troubled
authoritarian practical meddling immature
well-intentioned humorous unbalanced commanding
Remember: characterisation is proved by
what the character says about himself
what others reveal
characters own actions

6. Themes
Using the themes listed below, show how Shakespeare explores each of these themes in ‘Romeo and Juliet’. You should include at least one quote.
love
hate
family relationships
youth and age
conflict
time
fate
Themes

7. Themes - Love
One major theme that the play explores is the love between Romeo and Juliet. Yet it also explores different kinds of love.
What is Shakespeare trying to show about the love between Romeo and Juliet through his exploration of these different types of love?
TASK: Write a mini essay exploring this question.

8. Romeo and Juliet Revision Language Imagery Characters Plot Themes
Use of sonnet form
Soliloquy
Repetition
Parallel imagery (R&J)
Paradox
Antithesis
Oxymoron
Pun
Ambiguity
Hyperbole
Irony
Imagery
Dark & Light
Death
Religion
Characters
Major:
Minor:
Changes
Contrasts/comparisons
Relationships
Effect of minor on major
Plot
Events
Time (structure)
Key scenes
Use of chorus (show events)
Turning Point
Romeo and Juliet
Revision
Themes
love
hate
Family relationships / parents & children
Youth and Age
Conflict
Time
Fate (Prologue – foreshadowing)
Setting
Time
Place