Prologue
Where does the play take place?
How old is Juliet?
Who is Romeo’s cousin?
How does Juliet show her impulsivity?
She plans to get married after one day. She is impatient with the nurse.
Name another play by Shakespeare
What happens to the lovers?
How would you characterize the nurse?
She is silly, loving, and a little bawdy.
What is making Romeo sad at the beginning of the play?
He is in love with Rosaline and she doesn’t love him back.
How would you characterize Friar Laurence?
Wise, stern, optimistic, paternal
When was Shakespeare writing plays?
What style of poetry is the prologue written in?
Who wants to marry Juliet?
How is Mercutio a FOIL to Romeo?
He is funnier and more cynical about love and dreams.
In act 2 scene 4, what is one thing the nurse says instead of telling Juliet if she is getting married?
head hurts/back hurts/ where is your mom?/ have you had dinner?
What do the stars represent in “star-crossed lovers”?
What does the prince decree in the city after the brawl breaks out?
What does Lord Capulet say when Paris asks for Juliet’s hand?
First he says to wait two years, then he says he can marry her if he wins her over.
What does Romeo discover at the party?
How beautiful Juliet is / the fact that she is a Capulet
What advice does Friar Laurence give Romeo, both at the end of Act 1 scene 3 and during the wedding scene?
Be cautious and slow
Who is Mercutio related to?
What do the actors ask the audience to do at the end of the prologue?
What upsets Tybalt at the dance?
Romeo is a Montague and he thinks that he is being disrespectful in coming to the party.
There are a number of puns in Romeo and Juliet - name one.
Maidenhead / lie / coals
What is the name of the dramatic convention when Juliet wishes to herself that Romeo had another name?