Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Question 1

Who are the servants to the Capulets?

Accepted Answer

Sampson and Gregory

Question 2

What was the Lord Chamberlain's Men?

Accepted Answer

theatrical company

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Juliet

Question 4

What metaphor does Romeo use to describe himself and Juliet when he first speaks to her?

Accepted Answer

saint and pilgrim

Question 5

When was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

1564

Question 6

"Let two more summers wither in their pride/ 'Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride?"

Accepted Answer

Lord Capulet

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Tybalt

Question 8

What is the rhyme scheme in the sonnet in the prologue?

Accepted Answer

ABABCDCDEFEFGG

Question 9

"Give me a torch. I am not for this ambling. Being but heavy I will bear the light."

Accepted Answer

Romeo

Question 10

Who tells Juliet that Romeo is a Montague?

Accepted Answer

Nurse

Question 11

What is the purpose of Queen Mab?

Accepted Answer

A fairy who grants dreams throughout the night

Question 12

When were plays performed?

Accepted Answer

afternoon

Question 13

What phrase best exhibits the idea of fate?

Accepted Answer

star-crossed lovers

Question 14

Where is the play taking place?

Accepted Answer

Verona, Italy

Question 15

In the play who speaks in prose?

Accepted Answer

Peasants

Question 16

"Tell me in sadness, who is that you love?"

Accepted Answer

Benvolio

Question 17

Who does Lady Capulet want Juliet to marry?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 18

In the play who speaks in iambic pentameter?

Accepted Answer

nobels, protagonists

Question 19

What kind of person is Mercutio?

Accepted Answer

has a vivid imagination

Question 20

The chorus is a person narrating the play- a single actor.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

154

Question 22

How many feet are in one line of iambic pentameter?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 23

What is another term for blank verse: poetry that does not rhyme?

Accepted Answer

unrhymed iambic pentameter

Question 24

What metaphor does Lady Capulet use to describe Paris in I, 3?

Accepted Answer

He is a book

Question 25

How long is the play from start to finish?

Accepted Answer

2 hours

Question 26

What was Shakespeare's wife's name?

Accepted Answer

Ann Hathaway

Question 27

What is Benvolio's relationship in the Montague family? And how is Benvolio described?

Accepted Answer

Nephew to Lord M and cousin and BFF to Romeo . Benevolent

Question 28

"Sin from my lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again."

Accepted Answer

Romeo

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

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