Who's to Blame
This character pressures Juliet into marrying Paris, ultimately pushing her to take desperate measures.
Who is Lord Capulet?
This character gives Juliet the potion that will make her appear dead for 42 hours.
Who is Friar Laurence?
This character enters the Capulet home expecting a joyful celebration but is met with the news of Juliet’s “death.”
Who is Paris?
“Go, nurse, go with her: we’ll to church to-morrow.”
Who is Lord Capulet?
This character fails to check Juliet’s pulse and assumes she is truly dead.
Who is the Nurse?
Before drinking the potion, Juliet worries that she might wake up too soon and be trapped in this location.
What is the Capulet tomb?
Juliet drinks this the night before her wedding, leading to a funeral instead.
What is the sleeping potion?
“O me, O me! My child, my only life!”
Who is Lady Capulet?
This character, despite claiming to love Juliet, never directly asks how she feels about the marriage.
Who is Paris?
Juliet drinks the potion on this night.
What is the night before her wedding to Paris?
Instead of a honeymoon, Juliet’s family believes she will be spending eternity in this place.
What is the Capulet tomb?
“She’s not well married that lives married long, / But she’s best married that dies married young.”
Who is Friar Laurence?
This character provides comic relief by arguing with musicians while the family mourns Juliet’s “death.”
Who is Peter?
If the potion does not work, Juliet plans to do this instead.
What is stab herself (with a dagger)?
Juliet’s wedding dress is replaced by this garment as part of her funeral rites.
What is a burial shroud?
“Or bid me go into a new-made grave / And hide me with a dead man in his shroud.”
Who is Juliet?
This character is blamed by Lord Capulet for Juliet’s supposed death, as he claims grief over this person led to her demise.
Who is Tybalt?
Juliet fears that Friar Laurence may have given her real poison to avoid this consequence.
What is getting caught for secretly marrying Romeo and Juliet?
The joyful wedding music is replaced by this somber sound.
What is funeral dirges (or mourning music)?
“O day, O day, O day! O hateful day! / Never was seen so black a day as this.”
Who is the Nurse?