Prologue
Where does the play take place?
How old is Juliet?
Who is Romeo’s cousin?
Name another play by Shakespeare
What happens to the lovers?
How would you characterize the nurse?
She is silly, loving, annoying, and a little bawdy.
What is making Romeo sad at the beginning of the play?
Why did Romeo go see Friar Lawrence?
To ask him to marry him and Juliet
What style of poetry is the prologue written in?
Who wants to marry Juliet?
How is Mercutio a FOIL to Romeo?
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 family is Mercutio associated with?
The Prince and Paris
What do the actors ask the audience to do at the end of the prologue?
What upsets Tybalt at the dance?
There are a number of puns in Romeo and Juliet - name one.
Maidenhead / lie / coals
In what theatre did Shakespeare perform?