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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
emotions
by
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