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How old is Romeo? 15-17 What does Romeo’s name mean? pilgrim to Rome impetuous acting or done quickly and without thought or care What is Romeo’s tragic flaw? impetuous What do they suffer and die for? romantic love introvert a…

What news does Balthasar bring to Romeo? Juliet’s “Death” What does Romeo mean when he says, “Then I defy you, stars!” Romeo is challenging fate by returning to Verona after being banished from there What actions does Balthasar’s news prompt…

The place where the play is set Verona, Italy The role Benvolio serves in the play peacemaker The type of lovers Romeo and Juliet are said to be star-crossed This character serves as a buffoon in the play nurse People…

Where does the story take place The story takes place in Verona, Italy How does Shakespeare describe Romeo and Juliet He describes them as a pair of star -crossed lovers who take their life What does it mean in terms…

the sonnet: 2 main types the petrarchan/italian sonnet and the shakespearean/english sonnet how many lines does a sonnet have? 14 Iambic pentameter: is a ___ verse if it is both stressed and unstressed iambic pentameter has ___ syllables per line?…

Act 1, Scene 1 1.A street fight breaks out between the Montagues and the Capulets2.Prince Escalus, the ruler of Verona, breaks up the fight and threatens death for future fighting. 3.Benvolio questions a sad Romeo and learns that the cause…

He thinks Juliet is talking to the Friar to grieve over Tybalt’s death. What does Paris imagine that Juliet is thinking when he visits Friar Laurence? She gives him a double meaning. She says her face is hers but also…

“it is the east and Juliet is the sun” Romeo marvels at Juliet’s beauty as he watches her whilst she speaks; yet again he connotates her beauty with light, and in this instance the sun ( and again with ‘bright…

at what point in the book does this take place? when romeo and juliet first talk, meet, and kiss “this holy shrine” what literary device metaphor; referring to juliet What is this poem an extended metaphor for? Romeo- pilgramJuliet-saint (holy…

Toward Phoebus’ lodging! Such a wagoner As Phaeton would whip you to the west- type of figurative language Allusion Then, window, let day in, and let life out- type of figurative language apostrophe Dove-feathered Raven! solving-ravening lamb!- type of figurative…