Mrs. Rodriguez's Romeo & Juliet Study Game!

To express that someone or something is worthless

To order someone not to do something

Shakespeare wrote in:

To call upon someone to attend

Why

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

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

Shakespeare accidentally caused a _______________ during one of his plays.

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

Plays that include human suffering and often death.

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

A rough fight

The basic divisions of a drama.

Extremely unpleasant

Shakespeare wrote three kinds of plays:

To avoid extremes and have limits

Something that is unfamiliar or from another country

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

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

To be unpleasantly loud or vivid in colour and brightness

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

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

Audiences during the Elizabethan era were:

To say or do the opposite

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

Joined together for a common purpose

To talk for a long time without making much sense

A statement that contradicts itself, but still makes sense.

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

Extremely cruel or devilish

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

What theatre was Shakespeare part owner of?

To be very stubborn and not likely to change your opinions

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

A comment...

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

A contagious bacterial disease that spreads quickly and kills many people

The power or right to give orders and make decisions

_____________________ were not allowed to perform in plays.

An angry argument or disagreement

The series of linked events that make up the story.

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

How a person is known to others

Owing (money or a favor)

A prolonged hatred/conflict

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

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

The problem or obstacle in the play.

Connected with God—something regarded with great respect

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

The mother of Juliet.

To not brag and show off

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

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

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

Showing violence and bloodshed

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

To hide

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

A speech...

A speech...

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

Being careful to avoid potential problems or dangers

An over exaggeration for effect.

To cry/sob noisily and uncontrollably

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

Nonsense

A formal release of guilt

Extreme

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

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

When the audience knows more than the character.

A theory or attitude held by a person

To feel deep sorrow/sadness about a death

Shakespeare was a poet/playwright of what era?

A medicine taken to counteract a particular poison or sickness

A person who boasts about achievements or possessions

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

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

A complete loss of hope

Repeating similar sounds in a sentence.

The most important, powerful, or influential

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

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

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

Severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage

Made to work very hard at dull, unpleasant tasks

A serious promise

Having and showing courage and determination

A mocking smile

Used to emphasize how small or insignificant something is

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

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

To tempt someone to do something

A person with evil actions or motives

To bring about or produce

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