Mrs. Rodriguez's Romeo & Juliet Study Game!

An over exaggeration for effect.

To be unpleasantly loud or vivid in colour and brightness

A prolonged hatred/conflict

The series of linked events that make up the story.

A person who takes everything from someone but gives nothing in return.

Owing (money or a favor)

The person who secretly marries Romeo & Juliet. This person also devises a plan to help Juliet.

To avoid extremes and have limits

A comparison between things that does not use “like”, “as” or “than”.

To cry/sob noisily and uncontrollably

Someone who does not have the courage to do the right thing

Plays that include human suffering and often death.

Romeo’s father. He is a powerful man who does not like to be crossed.

Connected with God—something regarded with great respect

The power or right to give orders and make decisions

Something that is unfamiliar or from another country

Having and showing courage and determination

A comment...

Relative of the Prince and Romeo’s friend. He finds Romeo’s romanticized ideas of love stupid.

To order someone not to do something

Nonsense

A complete loss of hope

A serious promise

Inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue used to relieve tension.

Romeo’s servant. The person who informs Romeo of Juliet’s “death”.

A speech...

Romeo’s cousin and close friend. He makes a genuine effort to diffuse violent scenes.

Joined together for a common purpose

To say or do the opposite

Made to work very hard at dull, unpleasant tasks

Extremely cruel or devilish

_____________________ were not allowed to perform in plays.

To not brag and show off

Showing violence and bloodshed

A person with evil actions or motives

The woman Romeo “loves” at the beginning of the play, but who does not return his affections.

A young man around sixteen. He is impulsive, yet idealistic and passionate. He kills himself.

To call upon someone to attend

The main idea, moral or message in a literary work.

The most important, powerful, or influential

The person who dies from grief after Romeo’s exile from Verona.

This poor person sells Romeo poison. This person risks being punished by law.

Severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage

Juliet’s father. A stubborn old man who is used to getting his own way.

A speech...

Being careful to avoid potential problems or dangers

When the audience knows more than the character.

To express that someone or something is worthless

To tempt someone to do something

How a person is known to others

Shakespeare wrote in:

A servant of Lord Capulet who has the task of delivering invitations to their masquerade.

A conversation between characters that is often used to reveal characters and advance the plot.

Why

Repeating similar sounds in a sentence.

Audiences during the Elizabethan era were:

Used to emphasize how small or insignificant something is

Shakespeare accidentally caused a _______________ during one of his plays.

A formal release of guilt

A comparison between things that uses “like”, “as” or “than”.

A statement that contradicts itself, but still makes sense.

A play on words based on similarity of sound and difference in meaning.

To talk for a long time without making much sense

Making a false spoken statement that damages a person’s reputation

Shakespeare wrote three kinds of plays:

The prince of Verona. He is a wise man and tries to be a tough leader.

A person who boasts about achievements or possessions

Juliet’s cousin. This person is argumentative and a troublemaker who loves fighting. Dies.

When the writer gives human traits to non-living objects.

A mocking smile

To feel deep sorrow/sadness about a death

Having high moral standards / someone who always does the right thing

A contagious bacterial disease that spreads quickly and kills many people

Shakespeare was a poet/playwright of what era?

A medicine taken to counteract a particular poison or sickness

The man who loved Juliet, but was never able to marry her. He died in act five of the play.

An angry argument or disagreement

A theory or attitude held by a person

A rough fight

What theatre was Shakespeare part owner of?

The problem or obstacle in the play.

Language that assists in the forming of mental images and often appeals to the five senses.

To be very stubborn and not likely to change your opinions

To bring about or produce

A phrase that combines opposite or contradictory terms one after the other.

The personality trait of a character that leads to his or her downfall.

Extreme

The basic divisions of a drama.

The person who fails to reach Romeo with the important letter.

The woman who cares for Juliet and loves her like a daughter.

A writer’s technique that provides clues or hints as to what is going to happen later.

To hide

When the writer plays one character off against another to magnify their contrasts.

The mother of Juliet.

Extremely unpleasant

A young girl around 13 years of age. She is very romantic. She dies at the end of the play.

To send someone away from a place or country as an official punishment