Shakespeare Information
What time of day were performances held and what was the shape of the theatres during this time period?
Time: afternoon
Shape: circular
In the Prologue, we are told that the play takes place where? Also, we are told what about the Capulets and the Montagues?
Setting: Verona, Italy
The Capulets and Montagues hate each other.
What does Romeo do after killing and who does Tybalt kill?
Romeo runs away when he kills Tybalt and Tybalt killed Mercutio.
Who discovers Juliet’s seemingly dead body?
Nurse
What is the first way Juliet tries to die and how does she actually die?
1: Kissing Romeo's poisoned lips
2. Stabbing herself with Romeo's dagger
What is Shakespeare's first name and where is he from?
First name: William
From: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Which gesture starts the fight between the Montagues and the Capulets at the beginning of the play and who stops the street battle?
Gesture: Thumb biting
Prince Escalus stops the street battle by threatening death to anyone who fights in his streets again.
Where are Romeo and Juliet when they meet for the second time?
She is on her balcony and he is in Capulet’s orchard
What does Paris think has upset Juliet so much?
Tybalt's death
What is Paris's dying request and how does Romeo die?
Paris's last request is that his body be laid in the tomb with Juliet.
Romeo dies from poison.
Who was the ruler of England when Shakespeare was living/writing and what was this time period in history called?
Ruler: Queen Elizabeth 1
Time Period: Elizabethan Era
How do Romeo and his friends get into the Capulet’s feast?
Who first discovers that there is a Montague at the Capulet's feast?
Romeo and his friends get in by wearing masks and Tybalt discovers Romeo first.
What is Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt and what city does he run away to in act III?
His punishment is banishment/ exile and he goes to Mantua.
How does Juliet surprise her father and how does Lord Capulet react to this surprise?
She surprises him by saying she will marry Paris and he responds by moving up the date of Juliet’s wedding to Paris from Thursday to Wednesday.
Why didn't Friar John deliver the letter to Romeo and what does Friar Laurence plan to do with Juliet when this plan falls through.
Friar John was quarantined.
Friar Laurence plans to take her back to his cell until Romeo comes to find her.
What was the name of the theatre where most of Shakespeare's plays were first performed? Who played the part of women in this time period and why?
Theatre: The Globe
Men played the part of women because most women were not allowed to have any job beside marriage. Therefore, women were also not allowed to act.
Why is Romeo so sad when the play begins?
Why does Benvolio want Romeo to go to the Capulet’s feast?
At the beginning of the play, Romeo is in love with Rosaline and she doesn’t love him back. Benvolio wants him to go to the Capulet feast so he can meet other women who actually like him.
How does Juliet plan to sneak away to Friar Laurence’s cell and what happens when she sneaks away at the end of act II?
She sneaks away by pretending to go to confession so that they can get married.
What does Juliet fear may happen when she drinks the potion?
It won’t work and she’ll have to marry Paris
That Friar Laurence is trying to poison her
She will wake up before Romeo arrives and die of suffocation
That the sounds of ghosts will drive her mad
How does Lady Montague die and how do Lord Capulet and Lord Montague react to the deaths of their children?
Lady Montague dies of grief over Romeo’s banishment.
They end their feud and promise to erect gold statues of them both.
What year was Shakespeare born and when did he die?
Born: 1564
Death: April 23, 1616
Why does Lord Capulet want Paris to wait before marrying Juliet?
When Lady Capulet pressures Juliet, what does Juliet agree to do at the party with regard to Paris?
She's too young at 13 years old.
Juliet agrees to look at Paris (see if she finds him attractive) and get to know him.
What does Capulet promise Paris at the end of act III?
What does Capulet say to Juliet when she refuses to marry Paris?
That he can marry Juliet on Thursday.
He says she must either marry Paris on Thursday or never look him in the face again.
What plan does Friar Laurence put together when Juliet is upset?
Juliet will drink a potion that makes it appear as if she is dead
She will be taken to the family tomb
Friar Laurence will send a letter to Romeo with the plan
Romeo will come get her from the tomb so they can run away together
Why does Paris fight Romeo and why does Romeo fight Paris?
Paris fights Romeo because he thinks Romeo is trying to harm the bodies of Juliet and Tybalt.
Romeo fights Paris because he does not recognize him and thinks he is being jumped.