Shakespeare Terms

In Romeo and Juliet, we see the two feuding families named...

• The Romulans and The Caterpelts

• The Montagues and The Capulets

• The Millers and the Collins

• The Ramirez and the Carmelis

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Romeo and Juliet is a...

• Comedy

• History

• Tragedy

• Horror

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Romeo and Juliet was written by the famous British playwrite named...

• Wilson Seaborn

• Homer

• William Wordsworth

• William Shakespeare

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

A MONOLOGUE refers to...

• A long speech made by a character to other characters

• A long speech made by a character to express their inner thoughts to the audience

• When a play features only one character

• When a play ends with the main characters dying

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which best describes a SOLILOQUY?

• A long speech made by a character to other characters

• A long speech made by a character to express their inner thoughts to the audience

• A play that is performed only outside during the daytime

• When two characters get into a fight on stage

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The best example of a MONOLOGUE would be...

• Two characters getting in a fight on stage

• A character in a TV show narrating what they're thinking

• A news reporter reading the news on TV

• A coach giving an inspirational speech to his players in a movie

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Because Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy, it features a character who's main purpose is to be funny. What term best defines this character?

• Comic Relief

• The Joker

• The Clown Performance

• The Laugh Bringer

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Shakespeare's plays were most famously performed at the historic...

• London Academy

• Avon Theater

• Globe Theater

• Prince Albert Performance Hall

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

When talking about Shakespeare, another word for a PLAY is...

• Drama

• Tragedy

• Matinee

• Performance

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Romeo and Juliet are "Star-Crossed Lovers" meaning they love each other, but...

• They are too young

• They don't know it yet

• They only speak to each other at night

• They can't be together because of their families

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5