1. impale v. to pierce through with any accrue v. to accumulate over time
sharp pointed object

2. ransack v. to search thoroughly; pillage. abash v
ransack v. to search thoroughly; pillage abash v. to make ashamed or uneasy

3. Act 1 Quiz Friday, October 27th
Plot questions: what happened and to whom? Use your questions as a guide; you might also want to reread any scenes that were confusing to you
Quotation identification: who said what?
Dramatic terminology: act, scene, monologue, soliloquy, pun, blank verse, prose, iambic pentameter, sonnet

4. How to Parenthetically Cite Verse or Prose: General Guidelines
Always introduce the character who is speaking.
If quoting three lines or less of verse use the short quotation format and use a / to indicate line breaks. Keep all original punctuation.
If quoting four lines or more of verse, break the lines as they are shown in the text of the play. Do not use / to indicate line breaks. Keep all original punctuation and format as a block quote.
Citation includes act.scene.line number(s)

5. Citing a play examples Citations of Plays: (act. scene. line numbers)
Mercutio says, “If love be rough with you, be rough with love./Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down” ( ).
The Chorus recites, “The fearful passage of their death-marked love, / And the continuance of their parents’ rage” (Prologue 9-10).

6. Block quote example (4 or more lines)
Mercutio says:
If love be rough with you, be rough with love.
Prick love for pricking, and you beat love down.
Give me a case to put my visage in.
A visor for a visor! What care I
What curious eye doth quote deformities?
Here are the beetle brows shall blush for me. ( )
Use a colon after introducing speaker for a longer quotation
Period goes before citation

7. Romeo and JuLiet : Motifs
Motif: any recurring element that has symbolic significance. Through its repetition, a motif helps emphasize other literary aspects such as theme or mood
Motifs in Romeo and Juliet tend to focus on oppositions:
light vs. dark
fate vs. free will
love vs. hate
public vs. private

8. Homework: Find 5 Examples
Motif/Opposition/
Tension/Theme
Example
Citation
Explanation
Love v. Hate
“Why then, O brawling love! O loving hate!”
( )
At this point in the play, Romeo is so lovesick over Rosaline that he is making contradictions, confusing love and hate.
“The fearful passage of their death-marked love,/ And the continuance of their parents’ rage”
(Prologue 9-10)