Characters
The two characters who die in Act III
Mercutio and Tybalt
The city in which most of the play's action takes place
Verona
The name of Juliet's family
Capulet
The item Romeo buys from the Apothecary after learning of Juliet's death
poison
The term used in the Prologue to describe Romeo and Juliet's ill-fated love
"star-crossed lovers"
A trusted friend to Romeo and Mercutio
Benvolio
After Romeo kills Tybalt, the Prince punishes Romeo by sending him here
The name of Romeo's family
Montague
The reason Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet
He believes it will end the feud between the families
The word for the idea that the lovers' misfortune is determined by stars or some outside force
Fate
The character with a bad temper, called "Prince of Cats"
Tybalt
The item Juliet receives from Friar Lawrence to fake her death
sleeping potion
The girl who broke Romeo's heart at the beginning of the play
Rosaline
The event(s) of Act III that could be considered the turning point in the play
The fight between Mercutio, Tybalt, & Romeo; Mercutio & Tybalt's deaths; Romeo's banishment
Fill in the blanks: "What's in a ____? That which we call a _____ by any other word would smell as ____."
Name, rose, sweet
The priest who secretly marries Romeo and Juliet
Friar Lawrence
Stabs herself with Romeo's knife
His name makes him Juliet's enemy
The reason Friar John cannot deliver Friar Lawrence's letter to Romeo
He is detained due to fears about the plague and cannot find another messenger
When asking "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" - Juliet is really asking this
The character who speaks in puns, is careless about love and women, and is always ready to fight
Mercutio
The first step in Juliet's plan to avoid marrying Paris
telling her family that she WILL marry Paris
The speaker of the prologue that sets the scene and outcome at the start of the play
The Chorus
The outcome of Romeo and Juliet's deaths
Peace between the Capulet and Montague families
The reason Romeo and Juliet are called "star-crossed lovers"
It is their fate that they should not be together