Plot
What does the Friar give Juliet?
A sleeping potion
Who is Romeo's servant?
Balthasar
"May a plague curse both your families" (Act 3, scene 1)
Mercutio, blames the two feuding families for his death, so he curses them with a plague
What literary term is used in this quote? "The sun is too sad to show itself."
Personification
The Capulet party or the balcony scene?
Capulet party
Why does Romeo want to sneak into the Capulet party?
To see Rosaline
Who wanted Romeo dead after Tybalt died?
Lady Capulet
"I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear it shall be Romeo" (Act 5, scene 3)
Juliet, when she is talking about how she would rather marry her "enemy" than Paris
What is one theme of this play?
Love/ Relationships
Revenge
Fate
Communications
Romeo and Juliet get married
Why does Capulet want to disown Juliet? What does he say?
Because she does not want to marry Paris.
He says that she could starve, beg, or die in the street and he would not care.
Who died of a broken heart when Romeo was banished?
Lady Montague
"And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for, by my soul, I'll never acknowledge thee" (Act 3, scene 5)
Capulet, when Juliet refuses to marry Paris
Where is the globe theater?
London, England
The nurse finds Juliet "dead" or the Prince banishes Romeo
The Prince banishes Romeo
What are two things that the prologue reveals about the story?
The play takes place in Verona
Two families are feuding
Who is Friar John?
The one who was supposed to deliver the letter to Romeo
"Oh, good, a knife! My body will be your sheath. Rust inside my body and let me die." (Act 3, scene 5)
Juliet, when she realizes Romeo is dead, and so she takes the dagger to die to be with Romeo again.
What is dramatic irony? What is an example in Romeo and Juliet?
When the audience knows something that the character does not.
Juliet is not actually dead
Capulet sets a date for Juliet's wedding or Paris is killed
Capulet sets a date for Juliet's wedding
When do Romeo and Juliet get married?
In Act 2.6
Who is Romeo's friend who spoke of what happened after Tybalt died?
Benvolio
"When you're in bed, take this vial, mix its contents with liquor, and drink." (Act 4, scene 1)
Friar Lawrence, when he hands Juliet the potion to be placed in a sleep coma for 42 hours
What kinds of plays did Shakespeare NOT write?
Histories
Romeo drinks poison or Lady Montague dies
Lady Montague dies