VOCABULARY MATCHING: Use each answer in the right-hand column only once. Four answers will not be used. 1. Sonnet 2. Iambic Pentameter 3. Romeo 4. Juliet 5. Prologue 6. Pun 7. Verona 8. Groundlings 9. The Globe 10. London 11. Elizabeth 12. Aside 13. Soliloquy 14. Alliteration 15. Classical allusions 16. Metaphor A. An actor s line that only the audience can hear; either (s)he is thinking aloud, or (s)he is addressing the audience B. A poem 10 lines long, written in iambic pentameter, that closes with a rhyming couplet C. The people who stood and watched the play closest to the stage, in the cheap seats D. A group of words in which the first letter of each word is the same E. The leading lady. She s a Montague. F. The leading man. He s a Montague. G. The leading lady. She s a Capulet. H. The leading man. He s a Capulet. I. One thing is described using the imagery of another thing ( That dog is a pig. ) K. A character s long speech L. The name of the theater where Shakespeare s plays were performed M. The name of the city where Shakespeare lived N. The name of the city where Romeo + Juliet takes place O. England s Queen when Romeo + Juliet was first performed around 1596 P. A poem with 14 lines, written in iambic pentameter, that closes with a rhyming couplet Q. Talking before the beginning of the story R. References to things that are a part of ancient Greece and Rome S. The rhythmic pattern of five feet the first syllable in the foot is unstressed; the second is stressed T. A play on words in which one word has two different meanings U. A play on words in which two words have the same meaning
PHRASE MATCHING: Use each answer at the bottom of the page only once. Four answers will not be used. 1. star-cross d lovers Act I Prologue 2. civil blood makes civil hands unclean Act I Prologue 3. Younger than she are happy mothers made. I.2.12 4. Compare her face with some that I shall show / And I will make thee think thy swan a crow. I.2.93-4 5. No less? Nay, bigger. Women grow by men. I.3.104 6. If love be rough with you, be rough with love. / Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down. I.4.27-8 7. My only love sprung from my only hate. I.5.154 8. O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? / Deny thy father and refuse thy name! II.2.35 9. What s in a name? that which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet. II.2.46 10. Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow II.2.206 11. A plague o both your houses! III.1.95 & III.1.113 12. O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. / Thus, with a kiss I die. V.3.122 13. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die. V.3.182-3 A. Men make women bigger because a woman s value grows if she has a husband, and she grows physically if she is pregnant. B. The only man I love comes from the only family I was taught to dislike. C. The only man I dislike comes from the only family I was taught to love. D. Respectable bloodshed ruins the reputation of public families. E. Public bloodshed ruins the reputation of respectable families. F. Don t fall in love so easily. It will only cause you pain. If you can learn how to have fun with women without falling in love with them, you won t get hurt. G. Romeo and Juliet were not meant to be together. Fate says their love will end in tragedy. H. Romeo and Juliet were meant to be together. Fate says their love will overcome all obstacles. I. The girl you love will seem ugly compared to the other girls I will show you. J. Why do you have to be a Montague? Give up your family name so we can be together! K. Where are you, Romeo? Defy your father and come be with me! L. I feel your medicine, pharmacist. I will kiss my love, and then die. M. Plenty of women have been happy mothers at a younger age than this girl. N. Curse all you Montagues and Capulets! May you suffer as much as those who have had the Black Plague. O. I m going to use this knife to stab myself, and there it will grow rusty long after it has killed me. P. Names don t matter. For example, no matter what you call a rose, it still smells good. Q. I must leave now. Leaving you hurts me, but being in love feels wonderful! Bonus points if you can identify who said each line! (5 per line)
GRID MATCHING: Use each answer in the right-hand column only once. Four answers will not be used. Event Act & Scene 1. Mercutio s Queen Mab Speech A. I.1 2. Friar John tells Friar Laurence that he couldn t deliver the message to Romeo. 3. Juliet tells Friar Laurence she will kill herself if he can t help her. 4. Friar Laurence suggests to Romeo that he see Juliet before leaving Verona. 5. Juliet s nurse delivers Romeo s message back to Juliet: It s time to get married! 6. Romeo kills Paris in the tomb, then both he and Juliet end up committing suicide. 7. Juliet sends her mother away and drinks the sleeping potion. 8. Juliet tells her mother she does not look forward to getting married to Paris. 9. Romeo overhears Benvolio and Mercutio making fun of him. 10. The most famous scene: Romeo in the orchard and Juliet on her bedroom balcony. 11. Juliet apologizes to her father and tells him she will marry Paris after all. 12. Just after Romeo leaves, Juliet s parents tell her she will marry Paris. 13. Balthasar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead; Romeo asks the Apothecary for poison. 14. Romeo is banished from Verona after he kills Tybalt. 15. Romeo gives Juliet s Nurse a message to meet him in Friar Laurence s cell. 16. Juliet arrives at Friar Laurence s cell for her secret wedding with Romeo. 17. Juliet s Nurse tells her that Tybalt is dead and Romeo has been banished. 18. After the nurse finds Juliet, the Capulets move her body into the tomb. 19. Paris visits the Capulets, who are mourning the death of Tybalt. 20. Romeo and Juliet kiss for the first time. B. I.2 C. I.3 D. I.4 E. I.5 F. II.1 G. II.2 H. II.3 I. II.4 J. II.5 K. II.6 L. III.1 M. III.2 N. III.3 O. III.4 P. III.5 Q. IV.1 R. IV.2 S. IV.3 T. IV.4 U. IV.5 V. V.1 W. V.2 X. V.3
TRUE / FALSE: Write O for false and T for true. All other answers will be marked incorrect. 1. Shakespeare s primary reason for writing plays was to earn a living. 2. Women were allowed to perform on stage in England in Shakespeare s day. 3. If King James wanted to see Shakespeare s company perform, he reserved a seat in the Globe Theater s highest level, in the section furthest from the stage. 4. Only the rich were educated in Shakespeare s day. 5. Shakespeare wrote and performed his plays after the Puritans left England, settled at Plymouth Rock, and shared their first Thanksgiving with North American natives. 6. The play Romeo and Juliet is about overwhelming romantic love. 7. The play begins with Romeo and Juliet realizing that they truly love one another. 8. The play ends with both Romeo and Juliet committing suicide, but this is the only thing that will bring the two families together.
Romeo + Juliet Study Guide Vocabulary: sonnet, iambic pentameter, Romeo, Juliet, prologue, pun, Verona, groundlings, London, King James, Queen Elizabeth, The Globe, aside, soliloquy, alliteration, classical allusions, metaphor Scene Grid: Make sure your scene grid is filled out. You should be familiar with what happens in each scene. Life in Shakespeare s Day Where did Shakespeare write and perform his plays? Who could read and write 400 years ago? What is the play Romeo and Juliet about? What was Shakespeare s primary reason for writing plays? Who played the female parts in Shakespeare s plays, and why? If the King or Queen wanted to see Shakespeare s company perform, what did they do? Famous lines from Romeo + Juliet: Understand the meaning of the following lines: Act I Prologue I.2.12 I.2.93-4 I.3.104 I.4.27-8 I.5.154 II.2.35 II.2.46 II.2.206 III.1.95 & III.1.113 V.3.122 V.3.182-3