Romeo and Juliet: WAR!!!
Feraco
English 9
12 May 2009
Characters
Question #1: Why does Romeo struggle
to get over Rosaline, and what is
Benvolio’s advice?
Concepts
Question #2: What is a soliloquy, and
how is it distinguished from a
monologue?
Themes
Question #3: Explain the role of mistakes
in Romeo and Juliet (what does their
presence teach us?), and provide
examples of important mistakes in the
play.
Plot
Question #4: Why does Mercutio’s (and
Benvolio’s) mistaken belief regarding
the object of Romeo’s affection in Act
II, Scene I matter?
Characters
Question #5: How are Mercutio’s
attitudes – towards life, towards the
conflict between the Montagues and
the Capulets, etc. – different from
those of the other characters?
Concepts
Question #6: Which important moment
between Capulet and Tybalt provides
an example of foreshadowing, and
what does that moment foreshadow?
Themes
Question #7: How does Friar Lawrence
characterize Romeo’s love in II.iii –
and why doesn’t he characterize it the
same way in II.vi?
Plot
Question #8: In the outline we discussed
last week, which plot point/arc
represents a complication for Romeo
and Juliet?
Characters
Question #9: How does Capulet change
over the entire play, and why does he
develop this way?
Concepts
Question #10: What is dramatic irony,
and how is it important to Romeo
and Juliet?
Themes
Question #11: Describe the relationship
between good and evil in Romeo and
Juliet.
Themes
Question #12: How is Romeo and Juliet
in many ways a play about the
struggle for control? (Don’t just think
of the two main characters…)
Plot
Question #13: Why is Romeo banished
for his crime? (It’s not just the crime
itself – why that punishment in
particular?)
Characters
Question #14: How is the Prince
responsible for what happens over the
course of the play?
Concepts
Question #15: What is blocking?
Themes
Question #16: Where do we see sacrifice
and compromise – or a willingness to
do so – in Romeo and Juliet? Where
don’t we see them?
Themes
Question #17: Explain the importance of
haste – the act of proceeding rapidly
or hurrying – in the play. (Again, the
main characters aren’t the only hasty
ones…)
Plot
Question #18: Which character is the last
to die – or at least the one whose
death we learn about last?
That’s All for Today!
Tally up your answers and your bets!
More WAR!!! tomorrow!