Guess Who?
Juliet's parents want her to marry whom?
Paris
Where did Romeo and Juliet first meet?
The party at the Capulets
Oh Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father, and refuse thy name: or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet.
Juliet!
Act I, scene i: Who starts the fighting at the beginning of the first scene?
The servants of both houses, the Capulets and Montagues (Sampson & Gregory to be specific)
How many TOTAL deaths are there in the play?
6 - Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague
Name the first person who died
Mercutio (Romeo's Friend)
Where did Romeo and Juliet get Married?
Friar Lawrence's cell / church
Who said to Romeo of Rosaline, "Compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow".
Benvolio.
Who tries to break up the fight between the servants of both families BEFORE the Prince arrives?
Benvolio
Who killed Tybalt?
Romeo
Where was this famous line said? "Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
On Juliet's balcony
"These violent delights have violent ends"
Friar Lawrence
Act I scene i: What threat does the Prince make to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet?
That the next person to start a public brawl will be killed / put to death
How old is Juliet?
13
Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage?
Friar Lawrence
Where does Romeo kill Paris?
Outside of the Capulet tomb/where Juliet was buried
Right before he dies, who says, "A plague o' both your houses! They have made worms' meat of me!"
Mercutio
Act I scene i: Benvolio describes the way Romeo has been acting. What do they say about him?
He has been gloomy, depressed, weepy, and is alone a lot.
What are obsequies?
Funeral rites/rituals (Paris laying flowers by Juliet's grave is an example of obsequies)
Who are the TWO characters related to Prince Escalus?
Mercutio & Paris
In what city does this play take place?
Verona
Who says, "Hang thee, young baggage! Disobedient wretch! I tell the what: get thee to church o' Thursday, or never after look me in the face."
Lord Capulet
Act I scene v: Who reveals Romeo's true identity to Juliet?
The Nurse
What is the style of writing Shakespeare uses that is a pattern of 10 syllables, 1 unstressed and 1 stressed, that mimics the sound of a heartbeat? (Hint: two words)
iambic pentameter