Romeo and Juliet Test Review

"O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die."

When everyone arrived at the Capulet vault, the entire story was explained by

Uncle,this is a Montague, our foe, that is come in spite to scorn at our solemnity this night.

The reason that I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such a greeting. 

"I do but keep the peace.  Put up thy sword, or manage it to part these men with me."

Which of the following are NOT dramatic foils?

"I am hurt. A plague a both houses!”

Which theme best fits Romeo and Juliet?

"Condemned villain, I do apprehend thee.Obey, and go with me:  for thou must die."

Paris tells Friar Lawrence, "Immoderately she weeps for Tybalt's death"  Which device?

"Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?" Which conflict does this best exemplify?

Juliet stands on her balcony after the party thinking about

"Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here."

A major division of a play is called a/an

How many syllables does a line of pentameter have?

Characters that are clearly opposites, but are paired together for affect are called?

Romeo's confidant and counselor; tries to help the young lovers.

"My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown and known too late!"

Shakespeare improved his writing skills during his days at a prestigious university in England.

Verse written in unrhymed iambic pentamenter is called

Lady Montague dies of grief after Romeo's banishment.

Juliet warned Romeo of the danger of being at her home, but Romeo

"O,she doth teach the torches to burn bright! Did my heart love till now?  Forswear it, sight!"

The Queen Mab speech is an example of a/an?

“Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she, she is the hopeful lady of my earth.”

Where does Romeo and Juliet take place?

"It was the nightingale, and not the lark that pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear."

Not I, believe me. You have dancing shoes with nimble soles. I have a soul of lead

Fiery and hot-tempered; the "Prince of Cats"

"Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast." Which device does it best exemplify?

Servant to Romeo

Wants to send a man to kill Romeo and avenge Tybalt's death.

"Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man"  Which device does this best exemplify?

"What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East and Juliet is the sun!" Device?

Juliet kills herself when she sees Romeo's corpse by

Fiesty and jokes around a lot; killed by Tybalt

Dies from grief.

When syllables alternate between unstressed and stressed syllables, it is called

One of Shakespeare's three children died, leaving Shakespeare no male heir.

Governed Verona

From the beginning, Juliet is a disobedient girl who goes against her parents' wishes.

"Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical! Dove-feathered raven! Wolvish-ravening lamb!"  Device?

Romeo learned about the party when he

"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee."

Friar Lawrence lectures Romeo on love when Romeo asks him to marry him to Juliet.

Shakespeare's theater held 3500 to 4000 people.

The prologues in the play and the first interaction between Romeo and Juliet were written as

Romeo does not receive Friar Lawrence's message about Juliet's plan because

"If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."

“What’s in a name?  That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”

What is Romeo's tragic flaw?

Romeo's cousin; persuaded him to go to the Capulet party.

The woman Shakespeare wrote about in his sonnets is called "The Lady of Light."

“Here’s to my love!  O true apothecary!  Thy drugs are quick.  Thus with a kiss I die.”

William Shakespeare's plays were performed