Romeo & Juliet - 5A2

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What is the definition of assonance?

Oxymoron vs Antithesis

An oxymoron is a phrase that uses two contradictory or opposing terms, while an antithesis is a device that presents two contrasting ideas in a sentence (but not in the same phrase).

A beautifully ugly scene

That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, ...

1. antithesis
2. oxymoron
3. simile
4. understatement

How does Shakespeare's use of day and night differ from their traditional connotations?

What other themes did you recognize in Romeo and Juliet?

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Who first recognizes Romeo at the Capulet party?

1. Tybalt
2. Capulet
3. Paris
4. Mercutio

Who stabs Mercutio?

1. Romeo
2. Tybalt
3. Benvolio
4. Friar Laurence

What happened that caused Romeo to fail to receive the letter notifying him about the friar's plan involving the potion?

1. He never sent a letter
2. The person he sent to deliver the message couldn't find Romeo
3. The person he sent to deliver the message got lost
4. An outbreak of plague

How does Juliet die?

1. She uses a "happy dagger"
2. She doesn't die
3. She uses leftover poison
4. She uses a gun

Finish the quote: "For never was a story of more woe than this of..."

1. Capulet and Montague
2. Romeo and Benvolio
3. Juliet and Paris
4. Juliet and her Romeo

In what year was Elizabeth I crowned Queen?

1. 1658
2. 1558
3. 1600
4. 1616

Any questions?