Romeo and Juliet & Drama Act 1

Question 1

The ______________ is the person who opposes the central character.

Accepted Answer

antagonist

Question 2

A tragic hero is one that has the potential for greatness but is doomed to make one or more serious errors in __________

Accepted Answer

judgement

Question 3

There were few props, the acting companies’ biggest expense was on elaborate _______________.

Accepted Answer

costumes

Question 4

Iambic pentameter means that there are _________ syllables per iamb.

Accepted Answer

2

Question 5

Shakespeare was born in ______ _____ _______.

Accepted Answer

Stratford Upon Avon

Question 6

The most important character in a tragedy is the ___________ hero.

Accepted Answer

tragic

Question 7

The element of ___________ occurs in sword fights, a masked ball, and the tragic death scene.

Accepted Answer

spectacle

Question 8

Performances took place in the ____________ since they did not have aritificial lighting.

Accepted Answer

daytime

Question 9

The playhouse where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed is called the ____ _____

Accepted Answer

Globe Theatre

Question 10

Ben Johnson describe Shakespeare as "Not of an age, but for _____ ________.

Accepted Answer

all time

Question 11

The _______________________ is the character who opposes the central character.

Accepted Answer

antagonist

Question 12

The stage of the Globe had a _____for the entrance and exit of actors playing ghosts.

Accepted Answer

trapdoor

Question 13

A _________ is a character who provides contrast to another character.

Accepted Answer

foil

Question 14

Shakespeare began his career in the late _____________.

Accepted Answer

1500s

Question 15

Young ___________ played the roles of females in plays.

Accepted Answer

boys

Question 16

Unrhymed iambic pentameter is callled _________ _________.

Accepted Answer

blank verse

Question 17

The most important character in a tragedy is the _______________ hero.

Accepted Answer

tragic

Question 18

The Globe Theatre had three levels of covered galleries, and a platform ___________ about 40 feet wide.

Accepted Answer

stage

Question 19

In Romeo and Juliet, most of his characters speak in ______ _______ which is unrhymed iambic pentameter.

Accepted Answer

blank verse

Question 20

The __________ is the central character in a play and is often the hero.

Accepted Answer

protagonist

Question 21

There are _________ iambs in a line written in iambic pentameter.

Accepted Answer

5

Questions 21