| 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