Romeo and Juliet background, prologue and vocab

What was Shakespeare's acting company called?

• Wilt Chamberlain's Men

• The Lord Chamberlain's Men

• Shakespeare Productions

• The Queen's Ladies

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This 17th century theatre was rebuilt in 1997. It hosted Shakespeare's plays and was destroyed twice.

• Aronoff Theater

• Dietz Auditorium

• The Globe Theatre

• Music Hall

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During Shakespeare's time, Juliet's teenage character would have been performed by an adult woman because children were not allowed on stage.

• True

• False

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A long speech revealing a character's secret thoughts to the audience.

• Soliloquy

• Dramatic Irony

• Aside

• Lecture

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A brief comment to the audience that other characters can't hear

• Soliloquy

• Briefing

• Whisper

• Aside

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When the audience knows something that the characters do not.

• Fate

• Destiny

• Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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Choose the correct statement about The Prologue of Romeo and Juliet.

• It gives background info & previews the play

• It's written in Iambic Pentameter

• It's a rhyming, 14-line sonnet

• All of the above

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Choose the incorrect statement about Iambic Pentameter.

• Each line contains five syllables

• Each line contains ten syllables

• Syllables are unstressed/stressed

• It sounds like a heartbeat

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Choose the best definition for "lamentable"

• causing great joy, jubilation

• causing anger and distress

• regrettable, unfortunate

• inspiring, motivational

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"Two households, both alike in dignity."

Choose the best definition for "dignity" as it is used above.

• self-respect

• courage

• elevated rank, office or class

• low rank, office or class

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