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? | 10 |
the sonnet contains what kind of rhyme pattern? | definite |
the sonnet contains another word for turn | volta |
the shakespearean sonnet pattern | flexible and simplest |
what is a quatrain | 4-lined stanzas |
how many quatrains does an english sonnet have | 3 followed by a rhyming couplet |
couplet def. | 2 lines that conclude |
what do each of these units have? | a diff. set of rhymes and slightly diff. image or thought |
usual rhyme scheme is | ABAB CDCD EFEF GG/ A thru F is the quatrain/ GG is the couplet |
placement of volta is | flexible |
meter | the pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables |
stress | the accenting of a syllable |
verse (poetry) is distinguished from prose as it is | -more compressed, more regularly rhythmic |
the dream of rosaline | to be w/her |
romeo’s dream tht night | foreboding – apprehension |
what do these dreams reveal about romeo | belief in fate and dreams and love |
how big is queen mab? who tells us this? | mercutio/ no bigger than an agate stone |
queen mab drawing parts | cricket’s bone as wand/gnat as driver/ spinners’ legs and spider web as wheels/ empty hazel nut as carriage |
lovers dream of | love |
courtiers are | ppl who go to courtrooms and bow to show respect to others to earn favors |
courtiers dream of #1 | bowing straight |
lawyers dream of | fees – money |
ladies dream of | kisses |
courtiers dream of #2 | gaining money by helping someone in court |
parson dreams of | source of income; a paid position in church |
soldier dreams of | cutting throats |
is queen mab the queen of good or bad dreams | both |
what does mercutio think of dreams | he doesnt believe in them/ he believes dreams take away power/ he believes ppl control what they dream and how they interpret them/ sees dreams as destructive/ doesnt find dreams important |
mercutio is what kind of person | ill-tempered, quick to be agitated, realistic, cynical, kinsman to the prince, great at puns, jokes a lot |
romeo(believer) and mercutio(non-believer) are | foils |
romeo(head in clouds) and juliet(realist) are | foils |
where is the play set | verona |
is juliet a capulet or montague | capulet |
tybalt is juliets | cousin |
peter | nurses servant |
cousin capulet | juliets kinsman |
paris | princes kinsman/wants to marry juliet |
sampson, gregory, and clown | capulet servants |
pertruchio | tybalts friend |
escales | prince of verona |
friar lawrence | franciscan priest/ wise |
friar john | franciscan priest |
benvolio | romeo’s friend/ peace maker |
abram | montagues servant |
balthasar | romeos servant |
is romeo a m or c | montague |
is it ever known how or why the feud began? | nope |
romeo and juliet is written in | modern english – 1600s |
foil | a character who serves as a contrast to another perhaps more primary character, to point out specific traits |
how does the play start | sampson and gregory pun back to each other and say they are better than the montagues and riot begins |
how are women seen in this play | weak/ as property |
tybalt is a foil to | benvolio |
prince does not | want public fighting and threatens death if happened again |
in the beginning of the play | romeo is depressed over rosaline whom he loves but she does not love him back |
romeo is in love with (not juliet or rosaline) | the idea of love/ he’s beaten down by love but cant get away from it |
who convinces romeo to look at other girls | benvolio |
what does capulet think of paris’ marriage engagement? | … |
Romeo and Juliet Acts 1 and 2
August 2, 2019