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Name:Period: English 9

Romeo andJuliet *

Reading Guide: Prologue & Acts I-V *

Prologue (What’s in saying in a nutshell?):

Character Map (How are the main people in this play related to one another?):

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Act 1Act I, scene i-_________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-Capulets Montagues

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

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Theme(s) - (complete sentences)______________________________________________________________________________

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Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)

pun-

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aside-

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metaphor-

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simile--

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Page 3allusion--

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repetition--

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couplet--

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Act I, scene ii-__________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

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Theme(s)-

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Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)

irony--

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analogy-

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inciting incident-

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Page 4Act I, scene iii-_________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

foil-

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exposition-

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metaphor-

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diction-

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Act I, scene iv-_________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

Page 5pun-

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foil-

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foreshadowing-

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imagery-

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Act I, scene v-__________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

figurative language-

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epithet-

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aside-

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Act 2Act II, Prologue-________________________________________________________________Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

sonnet-

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personification-

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Act II, scene i-_________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

irony-

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Act II, scene ii-_________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

personification-

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analogy-

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imagery-

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symbol-

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figure of speech-

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Act II, scene iii-________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Page 8Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

personification-

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metaphor-

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irony-

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Act II, scene iv-_________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

irony-

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pun-

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Act II, scene v-_________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

soliloquy-

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irony-

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Act II, scene vi-_________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

What simile does Friar Laurence use in lines 9-11? He compares what to what?

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How does this simile foreshadow an ominous or negative future for Romeo and Juliet?______________________________________________________________________________

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Act 3Act III, scene i-_________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

imagery-

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verbal irony-

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pun-

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dramatic irony-

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allusion- (Prince of Cats)

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indirect characterization-

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Questions-How does Shakespeare use imagery and setting to provide the mood?

How does III.i. serve as a turning point for the play?

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Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

pun-

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figurative language-

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oxymoron-

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irony-

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Question-How does the rope ladder symbolize the fact that the nature of the play has changed?

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Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

personification-

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repetition-

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Questions-How does Romeo show that he is a static character? If you disagree, explain how he is

dynamic.

Act III, scene iv-________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Term (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

dramatic irony-

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Page 13Questions-

Why has Capulet changed his mind about Juliet’s marriage?

Does this decision make him a dynamic character?

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Setting (Specifically, what is the time?)-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

allusion (Cynthia) -

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pun-

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imagery-

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foreshadowing (light and dark?)-

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personification-

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Questions-How is Juliet’s attitude toward fortune different from Romeo’s?

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What do we learn about Juliet’s relationship with her mother?

What do we learn about Juliet’s relationship with her father?

Act 4Act IV, scene i-________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

(Find at least 2!) Terms (Do not define! Provide a brief explanation of how the term presents itself in this scene, and record the line number(s) in which it appears.)-

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Term #2 _______________________

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Act IV, scene ii-________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

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Term #2 _______________________

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Act IV, scene iii-________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

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Act IV, scene iv-________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

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Act IV, scene v-________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

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Term #2 _______________________

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Act 5Act V, scene i-________________________________________________________________

Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

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Term #2 _______________________

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Act V, scene ii-________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

Theme(s)-

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Act V, scene iii-________________________________________________________________Setting-

Characters-

Summary (1-2 complete sentences)-

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