Starter quiz
- Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' is a __________ play.
- comedy
- history
- tragedy ✓
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- Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' was written in the __________ era.
- Elizabethan ✓
- Jacobean
- Victorian
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- 'Qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men or boys' is the definition of which word beginning with 'm'?
- 'masculinity' ✓
- 'A set idea that people have about what someone or something is like' is the definition of which word beginning with 's'?
- 'stereotype' ✓
- Which of the following is the definition of a 'feud'?
- a peaceful reconciliation
- a prolonged dispute ✓
- feeling apathetic towards someone
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- 'A quality that combines respect, being proud, and honesty' is the definition of which of the following?
- selflessness
- bravery
- honour ✓
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Exit quiz
- Starting with the first, put the plot points of 'Romeo and Juliet' in chronological order.
- 1⇔Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love.
- 2⇔Mercutio is killed.
- 3⇔Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona.
- 4⇔Juliet fakes her own death.
- 5⇔Romeo kills himself.
- 6⇔Juliet kills herself.
- Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' begins with __________ in Act 1, Scene 1.
- a declaration of love
- an olive branch of peace
- a street fight ✓
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- 'A contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honour' is the definition of which word beginning with 'd'?
- 'duel' ✓
- To be 'dominant' means which of the following?
- to be out of control
- to be in control ✓
- to ask for help
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- In Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet', which of the following is true of how Shakespeare stages the fight scenes?
- They mostly happen secretly at night.
- They mostly happen in daylight. ✓
- They mostly occur with witnesses. ✓
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- Complete the quotation from the prologue of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet': “Two households, both alike in ______”.
- 'dignity' ✓
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Key learning points
- ‘Romeo and Juliet’ opens and ends with acts of violence.
- Exposure to violence would have been a reality in Elizabethan England.
- By staging the fights in daylight, Shakespeare implies violence was acceptable in society.
- Honour was a central aspect of men’s identities in Elizabethan England.
- Arguably, we might see honour as something that must be proven in public.
Common misconception
That everyone considers 'Romeo and Juliet' to be about love.
Some critics consider 'Romeo and Juliet' to be primarily about violence and society instead.
Keywords
Masculinity - qualities or attributes regarded as characteristic of men or boys
Honour - a quality that combines respect, being proud, and honesty
Stereotype - a set idea that people have about what someone or something is like
Dominant - to be in control; to be powerful
Duel - a contest with deadly weapons arranged between two people in order to settle a point of honour
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