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“I am not what I am.” Iago, Roderigo “I have charged thee not nor haunt about my doors.”Speaker:Audience: Brabantio, Roderigo “Even now, now, very now, an old black ram / Is tupping your white ewe. Arise, arise! / Awake the…

“I warrant it grieves my husband / As if the case were his” Iago has even deceived his wife about Cassio and Othello. This is a startling comment filled with dramatic irony and a sense of foreboding “I’ll intermingle everything…

adversary enemy boisterous loud; noisy Nuptial Pertaining to Marriage Aside words spoken not to be heard Blank verse unrimed iamic contamator Characterization how an author reveals a personality Conflict A main Struggle between apposing forces example of external conflict Man/man,…

Act A section of the play. Shakespeare’s plays were put into 5 of these sections. Scene A small section of a play. Acts were divided into scenes. Aside Short comment by a character heard by the audience but not the…

Juliet goes to who for help? Friar Lawrence How does Juliet “Die” in this scene? Sleeping potion Juliet’s parents want her to marry who? Paris Juliet would rather ___ _______ than marry Paris. Kill herself Who finds Juliet “Dead”? Nurse…

Romeo Montague Basic: Good- Handsome, smart, sensitive, respected, idealistic Bad- Immature, impulsive, emotional/angstMaturing: Comic lover-inflated infatuation for Rosaline Traditional lover- intense and genuine love for JulietBlood feud view: not interested in violenceProving seriousness of feelings: Secretly marries Juliet Takes abuse…

Friar LaurenceRomeoThese good things can end badly “These violent delights have violent ends.” RomeoHimselfComparing Juliets beauty with the sun and how the moon is envious “Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moonWho is already sick and pale with griefThat…

What are Mercutio and Benvolio talking about in Scene 1? That there are Capulets out and they might get angry if they see any Montagues What does Benvolio say they should have done? That they should retire and avoid the…

What is the Friar’s real reason for wanting to slow down the wedding plans between Paris and Juliet? To buy some time to reveal Romeo and Juliet’s marriage, to get Romeo back, and also because he knows Juliet is already…

Romeo A handsome, intelligent, and sensitive young man. Though impulsive and immature, his idealism and passion make him an extremely likable character. Juliet Begins the play as a naïve child who has thought little about love and marriage, but she…