Act 1
Does Juliet want to get married when her mother asks her to think of marrying Paris?
No, she says it is "an honour that she dreams not of"
Why does the Friar begrudgingly agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He believes the marriage will end the feud between the Montagues and Capulets
After Romeo gets revenge for Mercutio’s death by killing Tybalt, what consequence does the Prince give him?
Romeo is banished from Verona
In case the potion doesn’t work, what item does Juliet keep with her in the bed?
A dagger
Who is present when Juliet awakens at the end of the play?
The Friar
How does Romeo feel about going to the Capulet party?
He does not want to go because he had a dream that something bad will come from it
What is a soliloquy?
A speech not intended to be heard by others that reveals the character’s inner thoughts
Why does Romeo initially refuse to fight Tybalt?
He has just married Juliet which makes Tybalt his kinsman
Who is the first to find Juliet’s body and think that she’s dead after taking the potion?
The Nurse
Romeo honors a request from Paris after Paris is slain. What is this request?
Paris requests to be laid in the tomb with Juliet
Which character gives the famous “Queen Mab” speech in act 1 scene 4?
Mercutio
During the balcony scene, why does Juliet tell Romeo not to swear his allegiance by the moon?
The moon constantly changes and she doesn’t want his love to be inconsistent
How does Romeo react to hearing that he has been banished?
He wishes for death instead since he can no longer be with Juliet
What is the first step in the Friar's plan?
Go home, act happy, and consent to marry Paris
Six people died in this play. What is the correct order of when we hear about their deaths?
Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague
What literary device is repeated in the passage:
“Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate,
O anything, of nothing first created!...
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health” (1.1.179-180;183).
Oxymoron
Identify the two literary devices in the line below:
“Parting is such sweet sorrow” (2.2.184).
Oxymoron and alliteration
When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, how do her parents respond?
They threaten to disown her if she does not obey
The Friar decides to help Juliet by creating a plan to keep her and Romeo together. Which part of the Friar’s plan goes wrong and causes Romeo’s death?
The letter with the plan is not delivered to Romeo
When Paris confronts Romeo at the Capulet's tomb, Romeo says, “Put not another sin upon my head” (5.3.62). What does this line indicate about Romeo’s intent for going to the Capulet’s tomb?
Romeo already intends to sin by killing himself
Based on the quote below, how does Romeo feel about Rosaline’s rejection at the beginning of act 1?
“She is too fair, too wise, wisely too fair,
To merit bliss by making me despair.
She hath forsworn to love, and in that vow
Do I live dead that live to tell it now” (1.1.224-227).
Romeo is depressed and in despair because Rosaline does not love him back.
Mercutio thinks that Romeo is still in love with Rosaline after the Capulet party. How is this an example of dramatic irony?
The audience knows something that the characters don’t which is that Romeo is in love with Juliet now
When the Nurse brings Juliet news of Tybalt’s death, how does Juliet react?
At first she is angry with Romeo but then chooses to stand by him as his wife
Why does Shakespeare end Juliet’s emotional “death” scene with the odd exchange between Peter and the musicians?
Shakespeare tried to add some comedic relief
Explain how the following line from Romeo is an example of foreshadowing:
“Death, lie thou there, by a dead man interred" (5.3.87).
Romeo is foreshadowing his own death by calling himself a dead man