Romeo and Juliet Notes; Act 1; William Shakespeare
Name a play from Shakes. second period
A midsummer Night's Dream
"Take thou some new infection to thy eye, And the rank poison of the old will die
Benvolio to Romeo
"I do but keep thy peace, put up thy sword"
Benvolio to Tybalt
Who played women's roles?
Boys
What family are Sampson and Gregory in?
Capulet
What family is Peter in?
Capulet
Who was the seventeenth earl of Oxford?
Edward De Vere
Name a play from Shakes. third period
Hamlet and Macbeth
What were some of the sources of Shakespeare's plots?
Holinshed Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
"It's an honor I dreamed not of"
Juliet to Lady Capulet
"My only love sprung from my only hate"
Juliet to Nurse
We know that Romeo is a Montague and that Juliet is a Capulet
Juliet to Nurse
When is Juliet's birthday?
July 31st
"How stand your disposition to be married?
Lady Capulet to Juliet
Who made Romeo and Juliet the subject of a novella?
Manteo Bandello
Who gives the Queen Mab speech?
Mercutio
Who are the people in Prince Escarus family?
Mercutio and Paris
True, I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an idle brain"
Mercutio to Romeo
When did Shakespeare marry Anne Hathaway?
1582
shakespearean sonnet
3-four line unit then 2-two line unit
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
How many periods were they in Shakespeare's development?
4
how many years ago did Shakespeare write his plays?
400
How long ago did Shakespeare write about his plays?
400 yrs
What family is Balthasar and Abram in?
Montague
What family is Benvolio in?
Montague
What home did William Shakespeare purchased?
New Place
Who was the actor who performed shakespeare's leading tragic roles?
Richard Burbage
Name a play from Shakes. first period
The Taming of the Shrew, The two Gentleman of Verona
What was generally thought to be the last play Shakespeare wrote by himself?
The Tempest
What was the name of the first permanent theater?
The theatre
what was the name of the first permanent theater?
The theatre
What two characters are dramatic foil of each other?
Tybalt and Benvolio
"What,drawn and talk of peace,I hate the word!"
Tybalt to Benvolio
Where does the play take place?
Verona,Italy in the 1300's
What is Paris compared to?
a book without a cover(wife)
dialogue
a conversation between characters
masque
a great costumed festival at the country home of a noble
monologue
a long, uninterrupted speech spoken by a character in the presence of other characters
What is farce?
a play that makes fun of people using stereotypical situations and exaggerated characters
aside
a short speech by an actor in a play expressing the characters thoughts-directed to the audience
paradox
a statement that appears contradictory or absurd but expresses a kind of truth
drama
a story written to be performed by actors
What were plays divided into?
acts
the people who lived in Shakespeare's time believed in...
astrology,the stars, and fate
When was Romeo and Juliet written?
between 1594 and 1596
What is the insulting gesture the servants use?
biting their thumbs
Lines of poetry are usually written in..
blank verse
What is unrhymed iambic pentameter called?
blank verse
oxymoron
combination of contradictory terms
What types if plays did Shakes. write in his second period?
comedies and histories
What are the two line unit in a poem called?
couplets
characters that highlight or bring out the personality traits of other characters
dramatic foil
We know that Romeo is a Montague and that Juliet is a Capulet
dramatic irony
Lines of poetry are either...
end-stopped or run-on
When does end rhyme occur?
ends of lines
Gregory and Sampson are both........characters
flat
poorer, uneducated spectators
groundlings
What is the pattern in a blank verse?
no rhyme at the end of words
stage directions
notes included in a drama to describe how the work is to be performed
What was Romeo dressed as?
pilgrim
pun
play on words based on the different meanings that sound alike
What makes up 2 genres?
poetry and fiction
blank verse
poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Romeo and Juliet is written in...
prose and blank verse
What is R and J written in?
prose and blank verse
What are the four line units in a poem called?
quatrains
Romeo and Mercutio and Benvelio are all.......characters
round
What was juliet dressed as?
saint
what were acts divided into?
scenes
What period was romeo and Juliet written in?
second
Who wrote these plays
shakespeare or the seventeenth Earl of Oxford-Edward De Vere
What does Romeo compare love to?
smoke,fire,the sea, madness
Why is Capulet having a masque?
so that Paris and Juliet can meet
14-line lyric poem that is usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter
sonnet
What are Romeo and Juliet called?
star-crossed lovers
Where did the KM mainly perform?
the Globe theater
What did the LC men evolve to?
the King's Men
From 1594 to 1603, Shakespeare was a member of.....
the Lord Chamberlain's Men
pit
the central countyard where the groundlings stood
What is the chorus?
the prologue spoken by the chorus
rhyme
the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
What did Elizabethans believe determined a person's fate?
the stars
Words Shakes. used are now archaic which means..
the words have disappeared from common use
What types of plays did Shakes. write in his fourth period?
three comedies and a history
What types if plays did Shakes. write in his third period?
tragedies
What types of plays did Shakesp. write during the first period?
tragedy, comedy, history, and farce
"Examine other beauties"
Benvolio to Romeo
When was William Shakespeare born?
April 23, 1564
Romeo and Juliet is based on a long poem by..?
Arthur Brooke
Who is the peace maker?
Benvolio
"My life is my foe's debt"
Romeo to himself
"Oh she doth teach the torches to burn bright"
Romeo to himself
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning of the story?
Rosaline
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
What were the names of Shakespeare's children?
Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith
What was the most famous theater in England?
The Globe
What was the name of the theater Shakes. wrote for...
The Globe