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R & J English Final
Fenwick Freshman English Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PROSE | Not Verse – regular sentences Spoken by servants (always), Mercutio and Nurse (sometimes) |
| PUN | Intentional misinterpretation -- creating wordplay with homophones Mostly used by young gentlemen, but also sometimes by servants. |
| BLANK VERSE | Unrhymed iambic pentameter The majority of the play is in blank verse It is not spoken by servants, except for the Nurse, who uses it imperfectly. |
| COUPLET | Rhyming pairs of lines show a greater degree of orderliness of thought or emotion. The entire scene 2.3 between Friar and Romeo is in couplets. Also typically found at ends of monologues – closing idea and cue to other actors. |
| METAPHOR | Used by characters who have understanding to share. Romeo and Juliet speak and think naturally in metaphor: past the surface meanings. |
| EXTENDED METAPHOR | There is usually a lesson being given through the metaphor. Lady Capulet describes Paris as a book (1.3). Capulet describes Juliet’s crying as a boat tossed by a storm (3.5) |
| OXYMORON | Spoken by characters experiencing inner turmoil. Romeo: “Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health…” Juliet: “Dove-feathered raven, Wolvish ravening lamb…” |
| PARADOX | A contradiction that reveals a truth, reveals an understanding of life’s complexity Friar: “The earth that’s nature’s mother is her tomb,What is her burying grave, that is her womb.”Juliet: “My only love, sprung from my only hate |
| APOSTROPHE | Direct address of a thing or person not present – figurative Spoken by Romeo and Juliet during soliloquies; most frequently used in Act V. |
| SONNET | abab cdcd efef gg Problem – solution 3 in play Sonnets were traditionally love poems in which the speaker described his suffering |
| SPEECH ACTS | These are empowered expressions that serve as more than just words: Vow – important to Romeo and Juliet to declare love; also “Amen” as spoken by Juliet (3.5). Ultimatum – “on pain of…” as used by Prince; also as spoken by Capulet to Juliet (3.5). |
| ALLUSIONS | Mostly refer to mythology e.g. Juliet’s reference to Phaëton adds depth of meaning |
| TRAGEDY | “World” (microcosm: Verona) is plagued. Heroes (R+J) heal world through sacrifice. |
| COMEDY | Young lovers are kept apart by an unfair, old institution and are helped by funny, marginal characters to defeat the obstacle and marry. R&J has the structural potential to be a comedy. |
| FOIL | Minor characters are often shaped by Shakespeare to contrast with main char’s or each other |
| ARTIFICIAL PACE OF EVENTS | Shakespeare drastically compresses Brooke’s plot. Events happen at an unrealistic pace, an artifice that he is willing to remind us of. |
| MONOLOGUE | A speech given by one character with others on stage |
| SOLILOQUY | A speech by a character “thinking out loud” while alone on stage. The Shakespearean tragic soliloquy is spoken by the hero who is “poised to act” and usually shows their flawed decision making. |
| ASIDE | Speaker “thinking aloud” while not alone on stage, apart from and unnoticed by others |
| DRAMATIC IRONY | Audience, let in on secrets, is “pulled in” emotionally to the drama |
| COMIC RELIEF | Shakespeare sometimes inserted comedic scenes after highly dramatic ones. Example: Peter jokes with the musicians after Juliet is discovered “dead.” Shakespeare also blends comedic elements into many of the dramatic scenes of the play. |
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