Plot & Conflict
Who are the two feuding families in Romeo and Juliet?
Who are the Montagues and the Capulets?
Who is Juliet’s closest confidant?
Who is the Nurse?
What is the overall tone of Romeo and Juliet?
What is tragic?
What literary device compares Juliet to the sun?
What is a metaphor?
What is rhetoric?
What is the art of persuasion?
What event brings Romeo and Juliet together for the first time?
What is the Capulet party?
Which character tries to keep peace between the families?
Who is Benvolio?
How does Romeo’s mood change after meeting Juliet?
What is hopeful or joyful?
What is dramatic irony?
What is when the audience knows something the characters do not?
Which appeal targets emotions?
What is pathos?
Why is Romeo banished from Verona?
What is killing Tybalt?
What tragic flaw best describes Romeo?
What is impulsiveness?
What mood is created after Mercutio’s death?
What is dark and tense?
Give one example of foreshadowing in the play.
What is Romeo predicting his untimely death?
How does MLK build credibility in his speech?
What is by referencing his leadership and experiences?
What causes the tragic misunderstanding at the end of the play?
What is the failure to deliver Friar Lawrence’s letter?
How does Juliet change throughout the play?
What is becoming more independent and mature?
How does Shakespeare use setting to influence mood?
What is that public violence increases tension and danger?
Why are fate and stars important symbols?
What is that fate controls their lives?
Why are biblical allusions effective for his audience?
What is that they connect to shared religious beliefs?
How does the Prologue prepare the audience for the ending?
What is revealing the lovers’ deaths and fate from the start?
Why is Friar Lawrence considered a complex character?
What is that he means well but makes poor decisions?
How does the final scene affect the audience emotionally?
What is sadness and loss?
How does Pyramus and Thisbe connect to Romeo and Juliet?
What is that both stories show forbidden love ending in tragedy?
What is MLK’s main message in “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”?
What is continuing the fight for justice through nonviolence?