Prologue
Where does the play take place?
How old is Juliet?
Who is Romeo’s cousin?
To commit a transgression is to
break the law
Shakespeare's baptism date and death date?
April 26, 1564-April 23, 1616
Friar thinks the marriage will....
heal the family feud
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?
What was the name of the dramatic convention when Sampson asks Gregory PRIVATELY if their actions are illegal?
Aside
When was Shakespeare writing plays?
What style of poetry is the prologue written in?
Who wants to marry Juliet?
Violent Tybalt and peaceful Benvolio are examples of what literary term?
Character foil
Who insults the nurse by saying her fan is fairer than her face?
Mercutio
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
How many syllables are in a regular line of Iambic Pentameter?
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?
Speaker of and meaning of "Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Juliet is asking why are you Romeo Montague?
"I fear too early for my mind misgives/some consequence yet hanging in the stars..."
Romeo
In what theatre did Shakespeare perform?