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What do the characters in Romeo and Juliet strive to express?
The
purity
of their love
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How does the play link opposed terms?
To show love is shadowed by its
opposite
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What metaphor does Romeo use to describe Juliet's beauty?
She hangs upon the
cheek of night
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How does Juliet compliment Romeo's beauty?
By contrasting it with the wings of
night
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What does brightness in the play symbolize?
It is linked to
darkness
and
hatred
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What is significant about Romeo and Juliet's wedding night?
It is also their
last
moment together
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What does the tomb symbolize in the play?
It is where they come together, not a home
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What does the phrase "all things change them to the contrary" imply?
Life's
nature opposes their love
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How does rhyme function in Romeo and Juliet?
It
emphasizes
pairs and couples
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What are the fourteen-line rhyming poems called?
Sonnets
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What do the sonnets in the play emphasize?
It is about
romantic
ideals
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How does Shakespeare modernize the sonnet form in the play?
By allowing
Juliet
to share the poem
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What imagery do Romeo and Juliet use to describe their love?
Stars
,
moons
, and
suns
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What does the imagery of stars signify in the play?
It reflects their
tragic
fate
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How is Romeo's view of Juliet expressed?
Juliet
is
the
sun
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What does Juliet imagine about Romeo?
He is
cut out
in little stars
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What does the term "star-crossed" imply?
Their fate is
predetermined
and tragic
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How does the language of stars change throughout the play?
It shifts from love to
tragic fate
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What does the final speech about the sun signify?
The sun will not show his
head
for
sorrow
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How does the language of the lovers contrast with that of Mercutio?
The lovers' language is
romantic
, Mercutio's is aggressive
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What type of jokes do Mercutio and Romeo exchange?
Sexual jokes with
verbal aggression
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What leads to Mercutio's death?
Verbal aggression
with sexual overtones
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How does Mercutio respond to Tybalt's word "consort"?
He takes it as a punning
accusation
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What role does humor play in Mercutio's character?
It traps him into his
tragic
fate
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