Shakespeare And Romeo And Juliet

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When was Shakespeare born? Where?

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Born in 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon

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Who ruled England until 1603

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Queen Elizabeth I

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What is The Renaissance?

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The cultural rebirth of Europe (14th-17th centuries)

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Details of The Globe?

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Built in 1598 in the Bankside district of London
Open-air octagonal amphitheater, seats 3000 people.
All shows in day, not night because no lighting.
No scene changes, pit is on floor surrounding stage where spectators stand.

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Romeo

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The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague.

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Juliet

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The daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet.

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The Nurse

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Juliet’s nurse, the woman who breast-fed Juliet when she was a baby and has cared for Juliet her entire life.

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Benvolio

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Montague’s nephew, Romeo’s cousin and thoughtful friend,

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Mercutio

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A kinsman to the Prince, and Romeo’s close friend.

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Tybalt

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A Capulet, Juliet’s cousin on her mother’s side.

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Paris

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A kinsman of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred by Capulet

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The Prince

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The Prince of Verona. A kinsman of Mercutio and Paris.

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Rosaline

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The woman with whom Romeo is in love with at the beginning of the play.

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Capulets

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he patriarch of the Capulet family, father of Juliet, husband of Lady Capulet, and enemy, for unexplained reasons, of Montague.

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Montagues

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Romeo’s father, the patriarch of the Montague clan and bitter enemy of Capulet.

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Queen Mab

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she was a Fairy Queen

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What is the setting?

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SETTINGS (TIME) · Renaissance (fourteenth or fifteenth century)

SETTINGS (PLACE) · Verona and Mantua (cities in northern Italy)

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Aside

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a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

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Soliloguy

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a speech given by a character alone on stage

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Couplet

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two lines of poetry that usually rhyme

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Foil

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a character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another

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Who all died?

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Lady Montague, Romeo, Paris, Juliet, Tybalt, and Mercutio.