Quotes
“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”
Juliet
This hotheaded Capulet is always ready to start a fight.
Tybalt
The city where the story of Romeo and Juliet unfolds.
What is Verona?
When the audience is aware of information the characters are not.
What is dramatic irony?
MAL
What is "bad"?
“A plague o’ both your houses!”
Mercutio
Romeo’s cousin who tries to keep the peace.
Benvolio
The second person that Romeo kills.
Who is Paris?
There are always this many Acts in Shakespeare's plays.
What is five?
BEN
What is "well, good"?
“These violent delights have ___ ends.”
This character provides comic relief and serves as Juliet’s confidante.
Nurse
True or False: The ill-fated delivery of the letter is mentioned in the Prologue (Chorus' speech on page 1)
What is false?
A character of elevated status that has a fatal flaw.
What is a tragic hero?
CLUS/CLUD
What is "to close"?
"Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch!
I tell thee what: get thee to church o’ Thursday,
Or never after look me in the face."
Capulet
The priest that can't deliver the message about Juliet to Romeo
Friar John
True or False: The nurse advises Juliet not to take the potion.
What is false?
The trait that leads to the main character's downfall.
What is the tragic flaw?
LEG
What is "law"?
“Death lies on her like an untimely frost / Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.”
Capulet
This character tells Romeo that Juliet is dead.
Who is Balthasar?
The final death mentioned in the play.
Who is Lady Capulet?
A speech given by a character alone on stage.
What is a soliloquy?
CORD
What is "heart"?