Characters
What two characters in the play are considered to be the protagonists?
Romeo & Juliet
What is the introduction to the play? (Think about a plot graph!)
Who says the following passage:
Two households, both alike in dignity
(In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.
The fearful passage of their death-marked love
And the continuance of their parents’ rage,
Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage;
The which, if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend
The Chorus
What is the conflict that is a backdrop for the play?
The feud between two families
What is the significance of the following quote:
O Romeo, Romeo,
wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy name,
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I’ll no longer be a Capulet.
She thinks of Romeo in individual terms, and thus her love for him overrides her family's hatred for the Montague name.
Is Benvolio is Capulet or Montague?
Benvolio is Lord Montague's nephew
What is the rising action of the play?
Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love
Who says the following passage:
Why, such is love’s transgression.
Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,
Which thou wilt propagate to have it pressed
With more of thine. This love that thou hast shown
Doth add more grief to too much of mine own.
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs;
Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes;
Being vexed, a sea nourished with loving tears.
What is it else? A madness most discreet,
A choking gall, and a preserving sweet.
Farewell, my coz
Romeo
What are the two types of external conflict we see in the opening scene of the play?
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Society
What is the significance of the following passage:
O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you. . . .
She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate stone
On the forefinger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomi
Athwart men’s noses as they lie asleep.
We learn that Mercutio's character is cynical and full of anger
What two characters that we have met so far are "neutral" in the family feud?
Friar Lawrence and The Prince
When do Romeo and Juliet first kiss?
At the Capulet party
Who says the following quote:
O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate stone
On the forefinger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomi
Over men’s noses as they lie asleep...
Mercutio
How does the feud affect Romeo & Juliet's relationship?
What is the significance of this quote:
Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here!
Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear,
So soon forsaken? Young men’s love then lies
Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes.
Jesu Maria, what a deal of brine
Hath washed thy sallow cheeks for Rosaline!
We learn that Romeo was just in love with Rosaline and Friar Lawrence is pointing out how easily he changes his mind
What kind of character is Romeo?
Dynamic & Round
Why is Friar Lawerance so important to the story's plot?
He agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet
Who says the following quote:
This, by his voice, should be a Montague.—
Fetch me my rapier, boy.
What, dares the slave
Come hither covered with an antic face
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?
Now, by the stock and honor of my kin,
To strike him dead I hold it not a sin
Tybalt
Name an example of an internal conflict (person vs self) we have seen in the play so far.
When Juliet discovers the true identity of her true love, she is shocked and cannot believe she loves someone who she is supposed to hate
Romeo struggles with being rejected by Rosaline
What is the significance of this quote..
This, by his voice, should be a Montague.—
Fetch me my rapier, boy.
What, dares the slave
Come hither covered with an antic face
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?
Now, by the stock and honor of my kin,
To strike him dead I hold it not a sin
Tybalt discovers Romeo is at the party and he vows to kill him.
Name all the memebers of the Capulet family we have met so far
Lord Capulet
Lady Capulet
Tybalt
Juliet
The Nurse
Rosaline
What is decided during the balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet?
That they will get married and they are in love
Who says the following quote:
If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle sin is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
Romeo
What happens at the Capulet party that moves the conflict between the families forward?
Tybalt vows to get back at Romeo for coming to the party