Communications

  1. what does mercutio mean?
    changing temperament (mercurial)
  2. what does "romeo" mean?
    romantic
  3. oxymoron
    figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear side by side
  4. romeo and benovolio's conversaition is full of _______
    oxymorons
  5. Chorus
    group of people that speaks as one. like an actor who helps the audience understand what will happen.
  6. family names
    montague and capulet
  7. allusion
    reference to something outside of work that reader should know. Shakespeare used historic and current events as well as greek and roman mythology and bible.
  8. Iambic pentameter
    root iamb. Invented by Greeks. 1 unstressed syllable followed by 1 stressed syllable. Natural hear beat. 5 units=1 line of iambic pentameter. not rhyming= blank verse.
  9. solioquys and asides reveal...
    private thoughts and feelings
  10. Aside
    a remark to the audience or another character that other characters arent supposed to hear
  11. Soliloquy
    A speech that a character gives alone, on stage
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Communications
Description
Romeo and Juliet Quiz Acts 1 and 2
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