Romeo and Juliet Unit Test Review

When a character in a play speaks to the audience, but other characters onstage do not hear.

"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life"

A speech delivered while a character is alone, to inform the audience of character's thoughts.

Benvolio's foil is

"For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo" is spoken by

In the prologue before Act 1, Romeo and Juliet are referred to as

A reference to a statement, a person, or an event from literature, history, religion, etc.

Lord Capulet will agree to Juliet's marriage to Paris only if she loves him back.

Lady Capulet feels that looks and admiration are the most important thing when choosing a mate.

The Friar reminds Romeo of his blessings. What are they?

Romeo's punishment is banishment instead of death because the Prince is related to Mercutio.

An extended, exaggerated comparison or metaphor between two unlike things.

A fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, with abab cdcd efef gg rhyme.

Friar Laurence's plan for Romeo: go to Mantua to find a job before Juliet joins him there.

Why is Romeo exiled?

"Ask for me tomorrow and you will find me a grave man" is an example of a(n)

Juliet objects to Romeo swearing his love on the moon because it isn't as bright as the sun.

While Juliet speaks from her balcony, Romeo says to the audience "shall I hear more?" This is

Romeo compares Rosaline to a

"These violent delights have violent ends" is spoken by

Why does the Apothecary agree to sell Romeo the poison?

A Shakespearean play in which romantic love is blocked and does not lead to marriage.

"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" is spoken by

What time period is the Elizabethan era?

When Lord Capulet learns that Juliet is refusing to marry Paris, he tells her

Which character first persuades Romeo to attend the masquerade ball?

The Prince makes a decree that anyone fighting on the streets of Verona will be put to death.

Juliet is angry with Romeo when she first learns that he killed her cousin Tybalt.

Tybalt is aggressive and a fighter.

The nurse agrees to help Juliet marry Romeo.

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

Mercutio thinks Romeo is a coward.

Juliet's life ends when she

Comic scene or event that breaks up a serious play or narrative.

Character who is used as a contrast to another character.

Who speaks the Prologue of Act 1 in Romeo and Juliet?

"Part fools! Put up your swords. You know not what you do." These lines are spoken by

After Romeo and Juliet die, the two feuding families

Tybalt becomes furious with Romeo when

What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo is exiled?

How and where does Romeo commit suicide?

Generally, a Shakespearean play that ends happily is a

Who speaks these line? "But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart"

With whom is Romeo madly in love for the first two scenes of the play?

Why is Romeo's love for Juliet a problem?

Benvolio tells Romeo when he sees all the pretty women at the party his swan will be a crow.

A lengthy speech one character delivers to another character.

Benvolio is quick to anger and a fighter.

Shakespeare gains the attention of the groundlings by beginning the play with a(n)

When a person loves someone who does not love him/her back.

When Juliet says, "My bounty is as boundless as the sea/My love as deep" it is an example of

The friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because

Romeo and Juliet meet

"Ha, banishment! Be merciful, say death." This line is spoken by which character?

Why is Friar John unable to deliver Friar Laurence's message to Romeo?

Romeo compares Juliet's eyes to the stars because he wants her to be his destiny.

The poetic form of the prologue is a soliloquy.

William Shakespeare built the first permanent theater in England.

In Act 3 Scene 2, the nurse delivers the sad news to Juliet that Romeo has died.

"What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other word would smell as sweet."

Prose is ordinary language, not poetry. In R and J, which characters speak in prose?

The Nurse tells Juliet that she should marry Paris even though she is already married to Romeo.

As the play opens, Romeo is sad because

The Friar gives a lengthy speech reminding Romeo of all his blessings. This speech is a(n)

Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something the characters do not.

Tybalt knows that Romeo and Juliet are married, but he still wants to fight Romeo.

The sets for the plays during the Elizabethan era were minimal (very few).

To which city does Romeo go after being exiled from Verona?

Before Juliet drinks the potion, she gives a lengthy speech about her fears. This is a(n)

Lady Capulet composes a conceit about Paris. What does she compare him to?

In Romeo and Juliet the following characters provide comic relief:

"But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?/It is the East and Juliet is the sun"

Romeo feels that Tybalt's death is his fault, and he feels guilty.

"A plague o' both your houses!"- a line spoken by what character?

The Nurse functions as

When Juliet hears of her parents' wish that she marry Paris, she is excited.

"feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health" an example of what literary technique?