Who Said It?
"A plague o' both your houses!"
Who is Mercutio?
After being stabbed, Mercutio tells Romeo, "Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man."
What is a Pun?
The reason Friar John couldn't deliver the letter to Romeo.
What is a Quarantine (Plague house)?
What is two hours?
"These violent delights have violent ends"
Who is The Friar?
In the very first scene of the play, a depressed Romeo describes the feud as "Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health!"
What is an Oxymoron?
This character dies of a broken heart (grief) after Romeo is banished.
Who is Lady Montague?
This is the specific amount of time the Friar’s sleeping potion is supposed to last.
42 hours (two and forty)
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life."
What is The Prolouge?
In her Act 4 soliloquy, Juliet describes her fears of the tomb, calling it a "detestable maw" (mouth) that has "gorged" itself on the dead.
What is Personification?
The specific punishment the Prince gives Romeo for killing Tybalt.
What is Banishment (Exile)?
On Monday, Romeo and Juliet are married; later that same day, this "fiery" Capulet is killed in a duel.
Who is Tybalt?
"O happy dagger,
This is thy sheath: there rust, and let me die."
Who is Juliet?
During the balcony scene, Romeo says Juliet's eyes are like "Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven."
What is a Simile?
Paris's final request as he dies at the tomb.
What is to be buried next to Juliet?
Lord Capulet originally plans the wedding for Thursday, but in a fit of excitement/rage, he moves it up to this day.
What is Wednesday?
“I defy you, stars.”
Who is Romeo?
When Juliet’s parents are mourning her "death" in Act 4, the audience knows she is actually just asleep from the Friar's potion.
What is Dramatic Irony?
This is the only "good" result that comes from the death of the two lovers.
What is the end of the family feud?
This is the total number of days that pass from the opening brawl to the deaths in the tomb on Thursday night/Friday morning.
What is five days?