1. Romeo and Juliet Test 1 Study Game

2. Elizabeth I  Who was queen when William Shakespeare wrote most of his plays?

3. 1500s  During what century did Shakespeare begin writing?

4. The Printing Press  What was one major invention that changed the world during the Renaissance?

5. 40  Around how many plays did Shakespeare write during his career?

6. The Globe  Shakespeare wrote most of his plays for which theater?

7. He would be arrested.  What would happen to a person during the Renaissance who wore clothes from above his social station?

8. only males  In Renaissance Theater, who could act in plays on stage?

9. gambling and dancing  What were TWO hobbies that Renaissance people enjoyed participating in?

10. The Portrait Miniature  What was the most popular and influential invention in art during the Renaissance?

11. Jewelry  People during the Renaissance spent more money on ____________ than they did paintings.

12. Marlowe  Who was an author who wrote at the same time Shakespeare did?

13. Love, Religion, Development of Human Potential, the “here and now”  What four themes did we discuss that influenced writers of the Renaissance?

14. 14  How many lines does a sonnet contain?

15. Iambic Pentameter  In what meter is a sonnet written?

16. 3  How many quatrains does a sonnet contain?

17. 4  How many lines are in a quatrain?

18. 1  How many couplets does a sonnet have?

19. 2  How many lines are in a couplet?

20. Emotions  What is a sonnet usually about?

21. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG  What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?

22. the many different meanings of love  Ackerman’s essay is mostly about what?

23. love has not changed throughout time even though humans have  What important fact about love does Ackerman reveal in her essay?

24. Italy  Romeo and Juliet takes place in what country?

25. Drama  What genre of literature is Romeo and Juliet?

26. two families are feuding  What is the cause of the conflict in the play?

27. Capulet  What is Juliet’s last name?

28. Sonnet  The Prologue to Romeo and Juliet is an example of which type of literature?

29. The Chorus  Who says the lines of the Prologue in the play?

30. They are equals in society.  Shakespeare states in the Prologue that the two families are “alike in dignity.” What does he mean by this phrase?

31. Romeo and Juliet will die  In the Prologue, we are told that

32. Chorus  a group who says things at the same time

33. Foil  character who is used as a contrast to another character

34. Dramatic Irony . the audience/reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not

35. Pun  a play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings

36. Prologue  a short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plot

37. Monologue  a speech by one character in a play

38. Couplet  often signals the exit of a character or end of a scene

39. Soliloquy  an unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud