Characters
This character is a Capulet whom Romeo kills
Who is Tybalt?
The purpose of this passage is to introduce the play, let the audience know the plot, and give away the ending
What is the Prologue?
Romeo can't meet Juliet in public for these reasons
Because she is not allowed out by herself, Because she is a Capulet and he's a Montague
This means giving away hints about what will happen later in the play
What is foreshadowing?
Put it into your own words:
"Ha! Banishment! Be merciful, say 'death'"
Romeo, 2.3
Exile! Be kinder, tell me that I'm to be put to death instead!
This character serves as the messenger between Romeo and Juliet AND raised Juliet as her own child
Who is Nurse?
Tybalt wants to fight Romeo during the feast/party for this reason.
Romeo, a Montague, is at the Capulet party
Romeo is sad in the beginning of the play because
Rosaline doesn't love him back
This means saying thoughts aloud, regardless of who is listening
What is a soliloquy?
Put it into your own words:
"Two households, both alike in dignity,/In fair Verona, where we lay our scene"
Prologue
Two households, of similar status,/in beautiful Verona, where this play takes place"
This character explains to the Prince what happened after the fight in which Tybalt and Mercutio died
Who is Benvolio?
This is what the Prince says he will do to the families if he catches them fighting again
At the end of the play, this character takes full credit for Romeo and Juliet's deaths
Friar Lawrence
This means when the audience knows what's going to happen but the characters don't
What is Dramatic Irony?
Put it in your own words:
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?/Deny thy father and refuse thy name!"
Juliet, 2.2
Oh Romeo, Romeo, why do you have to be Romeo? Deny that Lord Montague is your father and stop being a Montague!
These characters make fun of Romeo for being in love
Who are Mercutio and Benvolio?
Comic Relief is most often provided by this character
Who is Mercutio?
Friar Lawrence's letter doesn't get to Romeo because:
Friar John was trapped/quarantined in a town and couldn't deliver it
This means providing funny moments in sad of intense scenes
What is comic relief?
Put it in your own words:
At this same ancient feast of Capulet's/Sups the fair Rosaline, whom thou so loves,/...go thither, and with unattainted eye/compare her face with some that I shall show"
Benvolio, 1.2
Beautiful Rosaline, the one you're so in love with, will be at this same party. Go there, and with an open mind compare her beauty with that of the other beautiful women I'll show to you
These minor characters start a fight between the Montague and Capulet families in the beginning of the play
Who are Sampson, Gregory, and Abraham?
_______ killed Mercutio, then ______ killed ______
Tybalt, Romeo, Tybalt
Lord Montague promises to do this for Lord Capulet at the end of the play
Build a solid gold statue of Juliet in the town square
This is a main character who has a personal flaw that leads to his or her downfall
What is a tragic hero?
"Take thou this vial, being then in bed/And this distilling liquor drink thou off;/When presently through all thy veins shall run a cold and drowsy humour, for no pulse/Shall keep his native progress, but surcease"
Friar Lawrence, 4.1
Take this cup, and when you're in bed drink the mixture in it. Soon, your blood will stop and your pulse will go away. You'll seem like you're dead.