romeo and juliet test review. short answer question relate our theme “personal identity through...

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 RomeoDeny 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 RomeoDeny 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

orbLest 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

orbLest that thy love prove likewise

variableJuliet

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 endsAnd in their triumph die, like fire

and powderWhich, 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

satisfiedRomeo

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