banishment
sentence of being thrown out of a place
dexterity
skill in performing tasks
idolatry
religious worship of idols
reconcile
to bring into agreement or harmony, to make peace
exile
actual being thrown out of a place
fickle
inconstant, likely to change
gallant
man who pays special attention to women
allusion
something that is real outside the story/play
example of allusion
queen mab, phoebus
climax
point at which tension breaks, and conflict resolved
dramatic structure
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
symbol
an object or word that represents another object or word
examples of symbols
light and death, look like in a tomb, juliet's ring
it's hot, and the capulets are near. the heat tends to make people easily angered
at the beginning of scene 2, why does benvolio think that there will be a fight?
being an excessive fighter, never peaceful, violent
what does mercutio accuse benvolio of in lines 15-30?
either go to a private place, drop it, or talk it over
when tybalt and mercutio first begin arguing, what does benvolio try to tell them to do?
villian
what does tybalt call romeo?
he's now tybalt's cousin and part of his family
why won't romeo fight tybalt?
he thinks that romeo's a coward
what does mercutio think is the reason that romeo refuses to fight?
cursing montagues and capulets, if romeo hadn't go in the way or fought in the first place, mercutio wouldn't be dead, and if tybalt didn't stab him, he wouldn't be dead
why does mercutio keep shouting a plague o' both your houses?
made him feminine and not brave and girly wimp
what does romeo say that juliet's love has done to him?
he thinks he's a victim of fate, played by fate, and it's not his fault that he killed tybalt - it was written in the stars
why does romeo call himself fortune's fool?
romeo tried to break up the fight and stood in between them, but then tybalt stabbed mercutio and ran off
when benvolio relates to the prince what happened, what does he say romeo tried to before mercutio was killed?
lying because he is a montague and affection is making him false
what does lady capulet accuse of benvolio of? why?
banished form Verona, and if he is found, he'll be killed
what is romeo's punishment for killing tybalt?
so she can find out what's new with romeo, and when he's coming
why is juliet so impatient for the nurse to return?
first mad for killing tybalt. then guilty for calling romeo bad names. then realizes that he'd be dead if he didn't kill tybalt. she's happy that tybalt is dead then, and then she is depressed that romeo is banished
describe juliet's rapidly changing attitudes towards romeo in scene 2
romeo being banished
what piece of news upsets juliet the most?
find romeo and give him juliet's ring and make sure he can come tonight
what does the nurse promise to do?
really upset and would rather die because he can't be with juliet if he's banished
explain romeo's reaction to the news of his banishment
never felt this way, doesn't know how it is, never been in this situation, he's not young and in love
romeo tells friar lawerence that the priest cannot know or understand how romeo feels. why?
juliet would kill herself, he's lucky because he avoided death by tybalt and the prince
what argument does friar lawerence use to prevent romeo from killing himself?
juliet's ring
what does the nurse give romeo?
she will be married on thursday
what does capulet tell his wife to say to juliet
it's night (that's the nightingale, not the lark - that's a meteror, not the sun), and we still have time
as romeo is preparing to leave juliet, what argument does she use to convince him to stay?
she accepts that it is morning and if he doesn't leave, he'll be killed
later, why does juliet think romeo should leave?
pale, dead-looking, dead man in a tomb because he's so far down
just as romeo is about to descend the rope ladder and leave juliet, what does juliet say about the way romeo looks?
tybalt's death
Why did Lady Capulet think Juliet was crying?
find someone that will get the poison and she herself will personally mix it and give it to Romeo
when lady capulet threatens to send someone to mantua to poison Romeo, what does juliet say?
really angry, she'd rather die or marry romeo, whom her mother thinks she hates
after lady capulet breaks the news about paris, what is juliet's response?
kill herself
if juliet's mother does not arrange to delay the marriage what will juliet do?
upset, worked hard to find juliet a suitable husband, threatens to disown her
what is capulet's reaction to juliet's threats
forget about romeo and start over with paris
what is the nurse's advice to juliet
betrayed, never trust her again
hwo does juliet's attitude towards the nurse change?
go to confession and be forgiven of her sins
what scheme does juliet devise to get rid of the nurse and to get out of the house?
the fight - when romeo kills tybalt
climax of the act
imagery in the play
paradoxes of romeo, fire, light and dark, sun and moon, romeo looking like a man in a grave
romeo's tragic flaw
doesn't think things out, does things without thinking, acts without thinking
juliet
who is universally considered more mature: romeo or juliet?
banishment
sentence of being thrown out of a place
dexterity
skill in performing tasks
idolatry
religious worship of idols
reconcile
to bring into agreement or harmony, to make peace
exile
actual being thrown out of a place
fickle
inconstant, likely to change
gallant
man who pays special attention to women
allusion
something that is real outside the story/play
example of allusion
queen mab, phoebus
climax
point at which tension breaks, and conflict resolved
dramatic structure
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement
symbol
an object or word that represents another object or word
examples of symbols
light and death, look like in a tomb, juliet's ring
it's hot, and the capulets are near. the heat tends to make people easily angered
at the beginning of scene 2, why does benvolio think that there will be a fight?
being an excessive fighter, never peaceful, violent
what does mercutio accuse benvolio of in lines 15-30?
either go to a private place, drop it, or talk it over
when tybalt and mercutio first begin arguing, what does benvolio try to tell them to do?
villian
what does tybalt call romeo?
he's now tybalt's cousin and part of his family
why won't romeo fight tybalt?
he thinks that romeo's a coward
what does mercutio think is the reason that romeo refuses to fight?
cursing montagues and capulets, if romeo hadn't go in the way or fought in the first place, mercutio wouldn't be dead, and if tybalt didn't stab him, he wouldn't be dead
why does mercutio keep shouting a plague o' both your houses?
made him feminine and not brave and girly wimp
what does romeo say that juliet's love has done to him?
he thinks he's a victim of fate, played by fate, and it's not his fault that he killed tybalt - it was written in the stars
why does romeo call himself fortune's fool?
romeo tried to break up the fight and stood in between them, but then tybalt stabbed mercutio and ran off
when benvolio relates to the prince what happened, what does he say romeo tried to before mercutio was killed?
lying because he is a montague and affection is making him false
what does lady capulet accuse of benvolio of? why?
banished form Verona, and if he is found, he'll be killed
what is romeo's punishment for killing tybalt?
so she can find out what's new with romeo, and when he's coming
why is juliet so impatient for the nurse to return?
first mad for killing tybalt. then guilty for calling romeo bad names. then realizes that he'd be dead if he didn't kill tybalt. she's happy that tybalt is dead then, and then she is depressed that romeo is banished
describe juliet's rapidly changing attitudes towards romeo in scene 2
romeo being banished
what piece of news upsets juliet the most?
find romeo and give him juliet's ring and make sure he can come tonight
what does the nurse promise to do?
really upset and would rather die because he can't be with juliet if he's banished
explain romeo's reaction to the news of his banishment
never felt this way, doesn't know how it is, never been in this situation, he's not young and in love
romeo tells friar lawerence that the priest cannot know or understand how romeo feels. why?
juliet would kill herself, he's lucky because he avoided death by tybalt and the prince
what argument does friar lawerence use to prevent romeo from killing himself?
juliet's ring
what does the nurse give romeo?
she will be married on thursday
what does capulet tell his wife to say to juliet
it's night (that's the nightingale, not the lark - that's a meteror, not the sun), and we still have time
as romeo is preparing to leave juliet, what argument does she use to convince him to stay?
she accepts that it is morning and if he doesn't leave, he'll be killed
later, why does juliet think romeo should leave?
pale, dead-looking, dead man in a tomb because he's so far down
just as romeo is about to descend the rope ladder and leave juliet, what does juliet say about the way romeo looks?
tybalt's death
Why did Lady Capulet think Juliet was crying?
find someone that will get the poison and she herself will personally mix it and give it to Romeo
when lady capulet threatens to send someone to mantua to poison Romeo, what does juliet say?
really angry, she'd rather die or marry romeo, whom her mother thinks she hates
after lady capulet breaks the news about paris, what is juliet's response?
kill herself
if juliet's mother does not arrange to delay the marriage what will juliet do?
upset, worked hard to find juliet a suitable husband, threatens to disown her
what is capulet's reaction to juliet's threats
forget about romeo and start over with paris
what is the nurse's advice to juliet
betrayed, never trust her again
hwo does juliet's attitude towards the nurse change?
go to confession and be forgiven of her sins
what scheme does juliet devise to get rid of the nurse and to get out of the house?
the fight - when romeo kills tybalt
climax of the act
imagery in the play
paradoxes of romeo, fire, light and dark, sun and moon, romeo looking like a man in a grave
romeo's tragic flaw
doesn't think things out, does things without thinking, acts without thinking
juliet
who is universally considered more mature: romeo or juliet?