<p> Honors English Romeo and Juliet Study Guide</p><p>I] Terms and application</p><p>1. Know your characters and settings</p><p>2. Define dramatic irony and give an example</p><p>3. Define turning point, and explain why Act 3 is the turning point</p><p>4. Identify which act is the exposition, rising action, falling action and denouement?</p><p>5. Identify theme (s) and be ready to defend why. Remember it must be stated as a complete sentence </p><p> and should not sound like a cliché, proverb, or motto.</p><p>6. Define soliloquy and give an example- purpose?</p><p>7. Define an aside and give an example- purpose? </p><p>8. Define antagonist and protagonist and give examples</p><p>9. Iambic pentameter, sonnet, prose-? Examples of when used</p><p>10. Define foil and give an example.</p><p>11. Define tragedy and tragic hero and determine whether or not Romeo and Juliet qualify.</p><p>12. Study the notes you took prior to our reading on Shakespeare on pages 177-181, and from the John</p><p>Green video. </p><p>II] Identifying speakers, context, paraphrasing, figurative language, significance. These were </p><p> introduced in your pre-reading charts. </p><p>1) Quote in which Juliet contemplates essence of a person and what’s in a name…(2.3)</p><p>2) Juliet’s concern about Romeo’s affection in her personification of the moon… (2. 2)</p><p>3) Capulet’s rage over Juliet’s refusal to marry Paris. (3. 5)</p><p>4) Example of Friar’s warning about the dangers of intense passion in 2. 6.</p><p>5) Figurative language examples from the two choruses at the beginning of Act 1 and Act 2- “old </p><p> desire” in the “deathbed” for example. </p><p>6) The metaphor Romeo uses prior to entering Juliet’s tomb. (5. 3)</p><p>7) The prince’s condemnation of the families in 5.3</p><p>8) Juliet’s fears in her pre-swig soliloquy. ( 4.3)</p><p>______</p><p>Looking ahead to the test: Your essay question will ask you to make a point-by-point comparison between the themes, characters, symbols, or settings in any work you have covered this year, including indies. Pre- AP must use full-length works. Keep connections in mind and make note of them as we read. You will be scored using the informative FSA rubric. Thanks.</p>