Weird Words
This four-letter word means soon.
What is anon?
About her, Romeo says, "O! It is my lady. It is my love."
Who is Juliet?
He asks, "What light through yonder window breaks?"
Who is Romeo?
Plot: The feud between the Capulets and Montagues forms the conflict to the main plot--the love of these two.
Who are Romeo and Juliet?
Juliet twists Romeo's heart from this girl.
Who is Roselyn?
This word is a form of here, meaning specifically "from here".
What is hence?
He is Juliet's "ghostly confessor".
Who is Friar Laurence?
This character makes the famous observation, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
Who is Juliet?
Key complication: Following the marriage, Romeo meets with this character, who spoils the day by killing his friend.
Who is Tybalt?
When Romeo tries to break up the fight, it turns one of these into Mercutio's chest.
What is a rapier (sword)?
This word is the subjective form of you.
What is thou?
He is killed by a wound that is "not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church door."
Who is Mercutio?
When the nurse asks for her fan, this character jibes, "to hide her face, for the fan is the fairer of the two."
Who is Mercutio?
Complication: Most newlywed husbands stay with their wives, but Romeo must leave Verona due to this sentence/punishment.
What is banishment?
Paris wants to marry Juliet soon, but Lord Capulet turns him another direction by asking to let two of these "wither in their pride before we think her apt to be a bride."
What are summers?
This word means why.
What is wherefore?
This character calls Juliet a "young baggage! disobedient wretch!"
Who is Lord Capulet?
This character warns that "violent delights have violent ends."
Who is Friar Laurence?
Another complication: Lord Capulet arranges this for Juliet and Paris, which throws her into a rage.
What is marriage (to Paris)?
Things take a turn for the worse when, on Thursday morning Lord Capulet walks into Juliet's room to find her in this state on the day of her wedding.
What is dead?
This word means does.
What is doth?
Romeo calls on this character to draw his sword to beat down the swords of Tybalt and Mercutio, just before Mercutio is slain.
Who is Benvolio?
This character concludes the tragedy by saying, "never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
Who is the Prince (Escalus)?
A consequential complication: Friar John would deliver the message to Romeo, but he cannot leave the road-house due to worry over this disease.
What is the plague?
An unexpected turn happens when Juliet tries to poison herself by kissing Romeo's lips. Since she cannot, she turns to this pointy tool.
What is a dagger?