Question

25 POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Match each event from Romeo and Juliet to the correct stage of the dramatic structure.

Romeo and Juliet get married.

Juliet finds out that Romeo killed Tybalt.

Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb, and he kills Paris.

Juliet’s mother asks her to marry Paris.

Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona.
exposition

rising action

climax

falling action

denouement

Answer 1

climax~Romeo and Juliet get married.

falling action~Juliet’s mother asks her to marry Paris.

rising action~Juliet finds out that Romeo killed Tybalt

denouement~Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb, and he kills Paris.

exposition~Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Romeo and Juliet get married: Rising action
• Juliet finds out that Romeo killed Tybalt: Falling Action
• Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb, and he kills Paris: Denouement
• Juliet’s mother asks her to marry Paris: Exposition
• Romeo kills Tybalt and is banished from Verona: Climax

Explanation:

This is the correct way to match the events of the play to the stages of dramatic structure. Exposition is the name of the section in which we are introduced to important background information. Rising action occurs when the story begins to move in a faster pace in preparation for the most dramatic events. Climax is the point of highest tension in the story. This leads to the falling action, in which emotion decreases again and the conflicts of the story begin to be resolved. Finally, the denouement describes the conclusion.