Characters
This character acts as Romeo’s confidante. Romeo turns to him for advice and support.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
Who is Rosaline?
When Romeo is still upset by Rosaline’s rejection, this is the advice that Benvolio gives his cousin.
What is find another girl?
The reason Romeo killed Tybalt.
What is Tybalt killed Mercutio?
When the reader/audience knows more information than the characters do.
What is dramatic irony?
This character sentences Romeo to exile or banishment after Romeo kills Tybalt.
Who is Prince Escalus?
When Romeo first sees Juliet at the balcony he compares her to the _____.
What is the sun?
This character gets into a fight with Tybalt because he is defending Romeo's honor.
Who is Mercutio?
This character dies because Romeo gets banished.
Who is Lady Montague?
A drama in which the central characters meets disaster or great misfortune.
What is a tragedy?
This character wants Juliet to be happy. She first helps her be with Romeo then tells her to consider Paris.
Who is the Nurse?
Romeo and Juliet agree that the nurse will meet him at what time?
What is 9 a.m.?
The reason Capulet doesn't want Juliet to get married earlier in the play.
What is she is too young?
A lengthy speech addressed to other characters, rather than the audience.
What is a monologue?
This character is Romeo’s cousin and a peacemaker between the two families.
Who is Benvolio?
Romeo and Juliet agreed to get married after knowing each other for this long.
What is less than one day?
After Tybalt’s death Lord Capulet plans what for Juliet? AND on what day?
What is Juliet will marry Paris on Thursday?
To flip someone off.
A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.
Shall I/ compare/ thee to/ a sum/ mer’s day
What is iambic pentameter?
This character is offended after seeing Romeo at the Capulet party. Instead of fighting Romeo there, he sends Romeo a letter and challenges him to a fight.
Who is Tybalt?
Fill in the blank from Juliet’s speech.
“That which we call _______ by any other word would smell as sweet.”
What is a rose?
The "good" cousin.
Who is Benvolio?
Who did Romeo and Benvolio meet that allows (causes) them to go to the Capulet party?
Who is the illiterate Capulet servant?
A speech in which a character, alone on stage, speaks directly to the audience.
What is a soliloquy?