Characters
Q: This character is Romeo’s closest friend and often makes jokes.
Mercutio
Which city is the story set in?
Verona, Italy
Young love ; Fate and Fortune
"Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Juliet
When two lines rhyme one after another symbolising certainty
Rhyming couplet
Q: Juliet’s strict and protective caregiver.
The nurse
Where do Romeo and Juliet meet for the first time?
A the Capulet ball (party)
Fate is show through repeated references to these things. (hint: celestial)
The stars
Who says "By the stock and honour of my kin To strike him dead I hold it not a sin.”
Tybalt
Descriptive words about the sky, space, heaven
Celestial imagery
Q: This person is responsible for marrying Romeo and Juliet.
Q: The play ends with both families agreeing to do this.
End the feud in honour of their children
What theme is presented in the character of Tybalt? (hint: he is the opposite of someone else)
Antithesis
Who says "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"
Romeo
Comparing things to pilgrim, shrine, saint, prayers
Religious imagery, metaphors
This character kills Mercutio
These characters both die in Act 3
Mercutio and Tybalt
What theme is presented in Romeo and Juliet moving too fast in their relationship?
Impulsivity / free will
Who says “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life.”
putting two opposites next to each other
Juxtaposition
This character is known as 'the peacemaker' (Hint: he's on the Montague side)
Benvolio
Who does Romeo duel before entering Juliet's tomb?
Paris
What theme is presented in Mercutio's speech where he convinces Romeo not to listen to his dreams?
Free will/ free choice
Who says: “These violent delights have violent ends.”
Friar Lawrence
two opposite contradictory words are placed together, but they still make sense
Oxymoron