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Prompt 1. Works of literature often depict acts of betrayal. Friends and even family may betray a protagonist; main characters may likewise be guilty of treachery or may betray their own values. Select a novel or play that includes such…

What is the setting of Othello? (2 places) Venice and Cyprus What literary term refers to when the audience knows more than the characters know? Dramatic Irony How does Brabantio think Othello convinced Desdemona to marry him? Othello put a…

Act 2 Chorus (Lines 1,2-3) Pg. 605″Now old desire doth in his deathbed lie,And young affection gapes to be his heir;That fair for which love groan’d for and would die,” Act 2 Juliet (Lines 33-36) Pg. 610″ O Romeo, Romeo!…

chorus from forth the fatal lions of these two foes a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life Romeo- foreshadowing I fear to early, for my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin his fearful…

Escalus The Prince of Verona. A kinsman of Mercutio and Paris. Mercutio He is a close friend to Romeo and a blood relative to Prince Escalus and Count Paris. Paris He is a suitor of Juliet. He is handsome, wealthy,…

Why does Benvolio want to immediately get off of the street? Benvolio is hot and conditions are perfect for a violent encounter with the Capulets. Which details indicate that Mercutio’s speech is a monologue instead of a soliloquy? Mercutio is…

inundation to flood inundation “To stop the ____ of her tears” pensive dreamily or wistfully thoughtful pensive “My leisure serves me, _____ daughter, now” shield forbid shield “God ____ I should disturb devotion!” surcease stop surcease “Shall keep native progress,…

Setting of the Play Verona Relationship between Familys Feuding- similar families Poetic Form Shakespeare uses for the prologue Sonnet A B A B C D C D E F E F G G “A pair of starcrossed lovers take their…

Dramatis Personae List of characters in a play Lord Montague Romeo’s father, the patriarch of the Montague clan and bitter enemy of Capulet. At the beginning of the play, he is chiefly concerned about Romeo’s melancholy. Romeo Montague One of…

William Shakespeare English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616), 154 sonnets, 36 plays, an actor part of Lord Chamberlains men (Kings Men),major playwright in Elizabethan literature; owned Globe theater, which played his own work after…