Characters
Who challenges Romeo to a duel after Romeo refuses to fight him?
Tybalt
Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet?
The Capulet Feast/Ball
“O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”
Juliet
“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?”
Rhetorical Question
What has hands but cannot clap?
A Clock
Who is Romeo's cousin and closest friend?
Benvolio
What happens during the fight at the beginning of the play?
The Montagues and Capulets fight in the streets of Verona.
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet.”
Juliet
“A plague o' both your houses!”
Metaphor
I’m always in front of you, but you can never see me. What am I?
The future
Which character acts as Juliet's confidante and helps arrange her relationship with Romeo?
The Nurse
Why is Romeo banished from Verona?
He kills Tybalt after Tybalt kills Mercutio.
“A plague o’ both your houses!”
“Death lies on her like an untimely frost.”
Simile
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle
Which character's death is the turning point that causes Romeo's peaceful attitude to disappear and leads to further tragedy?
Mercutio
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet, despite knowing they have only recently fallen in love?
He hopes their marriage will end the feud between the Montagues and Capulets and turn their families' hatred into peace.
“These violent delights have violent ends.”
Friar Laurence
“Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon.”
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
Who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Laurence
Explain how Mercutio's death eventually contributes to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Name at least three steps in the chain of events.
Tybalt kills Mercutio → Romeo kills Tybalt → Romeo is banished → Juliet's marriage to Paris is arranged → Friar Laurence creates the potion plan → Romeo does not receive the message → Romeo believes Juliet is dead → tragedy.
"Then I defy you, stars!”
Romeo
“These violent delights have violent ends.”
Foreshadowing -
Friar Laurence warns that intense passion can lead to destruction, foreshadowing the tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet's relationship.
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps