Name:______Final Exam Study Guidems. Smolko / Mr. Giles

Name:______Final Exam Study Guidems. Smolko / Mr. Giles

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

Drama terms:

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

  • Pun
  • Soliloquy
  • Aside
  • Couplet
  • Tragedy
  • Dramatic Irony

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

Order of events in the play:

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

  • Romeo and Juliet meet
  • Romeo and Juliet get married
  • Mercutio’s death
  • Tybalt’s death
  • Romeo’s suicide
  • Juliet’s suicide

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

Characters and their significance to the play:

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

  • The Nurse
  • Mercutio
  • Lord Capulet
  • Benvolio
  • Romeo
  • Friar Lawrence
  • Tybalt
  • Balthazar
  • Paris
  • Juliet
  • Lady Capulet
  • Paris
  • Rosaline
  • Friar John

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

Review all Acts and scenes for setting and plot:

  • Main conflict?
  • Climax/turning point of the play?

Quotes from the play - Who is speaking, who is being spoken to, and what is the significance of the exchange?

  • “My only love sprung from my only hate!” (I.v.152).
  • Entire balcony scene - Example: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet” (II.ii.46-7).
  • “For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo” (V.iii.320 – 21).

Constructed Response

Using the textbook, and any notes you have taken in class, craft a detailed response to prompt below. I would suggest using the TIDIDE model for writing as a guide to constructing your response. Be sure you cite textual evidence according to MLA format.

  • William Shakespeare uses many different elements to reveal the meanings of his works as a whole. We’ve examined his use of language and characters within The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and discussed how these elements illustrate the themes of mortality and fate vs. free-will. By using AT LEAST three pieces of textual evidence to support your claims, choose ONE theme and craft a detailed response to the prompt.
  • How does Shakespeare expose the various themes in his work, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

Drama terms:

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

  • Pun
  • Soliloquy
  • Aside
  • Couplet
  • Tragedy
  • Dramatic Irony

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

Order of events in the play:

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

  • Romeo and Juliet meet
  • Romeo and Juliet get married
  • Mercutio’s death
  • Tybalt’s death
  • Romeo’s suicide
  • Juliet’s suicide

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

Characters and their significance to the play:

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

  • The Nurse
  • Mercutio
  • Lord Capulet
  • Benvolio
  • Romeo
  • Friar Lawrence
  • Tybalt
  • Balthazar
  • Paris
  • Juliet
  • Lady Capulet
  • Paris
  • Rosaline
  • Friar John

Name:______Final Exam Study GuideMs. Smolko / Mr. Giles

Review all Acts and scenes for setting and plot:

  • Main conflict?
  • Climax/turning point of the play?

Quotes from the play - Who is speaking, who is being spoken to, and what is the significance of the exchange?

  • “My only love sprung from my only hate!” (I.v.152).
  • Entire balcony scene - Example: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet” (II.ii.46-7).
  • “For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo” (V.iii.320 – 21).

Constructed Response

Using the textbook, and any notes you have taken in class, craft a detailed response to prompt below. I would suggest using the TIDIDE model for writing as a guide to constructing your response. Be sure you cite textual evidence according to MLA format.

  • William Shakespeare uses many different elements to reveal the meanings of his works as a whole. We’ve examined his use of language and characters within The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and discussed how these elements illustrate the themes of mortality and fate vs. free-will. By using AT LEAST three pieces of textual evidence to support your claims, choose ONE theme and craft a detailed response to the prompt.
  • How does Shakespeare expose the various themes in his work, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?
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