Romeo and Juliet and Drama Terms

Shakespeare was born in…

• 1564

• 1216

• 1776

• 1992

Shakespeare’s plays include…

• Comedies

• Histories

• Tragedies

Shakespeare’s plays were performed in a theatre called the…

• Sphere

• Circle

• Globe

• Amphitheatre

Female roles in Shakespeare’s plays, during Shakespeare’s time, were played by…

• Young women

• Young men

a play of serious actions that ends unhappily

• blank verse

• dramatic irony

• tragedy

• comedy

several lines spoken by one character alone on stage

• sonnet

• monologue

• soliloquy

• aside

a play that ends happily, usually in a wedding

• tragedy

• drama

• comedy

• Shakespeare

one character speaks multiple lines in a row to others on stage

• monologue

• sonnet

• soliloquy

• oxymoron

lines spoken to the audience as if other actors can't hear them

• oxymoron

• aside

• exuent

• run-on line

What is the conflict in the play?

• Juliet does not want to marry Paris.
• Nurse refuses to help Juliet.
• The Capulets and Montagues are in a feud that prevents Romeo and Juliet from expressing their love.
• Juliet is in love with Tybalt, which is forbidden by her parents.