Characters
How are Romeo and Mercutio character foils?
Romeo doesn't want to continue fighting the family feud while Mercutio does.
Who banned Romeo and where was he sent?
Prince banned Romeo to Mantua
What is the importance of Juliet's line "my grave is like my wedding bed?"
It foreshadows something that will happen later.
What is parallel structure?
using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
What theme/message is presented in Juliet's line "What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
Individuality is more important than a family name.
Who is Romeo first in love with?
Rosaline
Where does the story take place?
Verona
Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He hopes the feud will come to an end.
A pair of contradictory words
Oxymoron
When Lady Capulet thinks Juliet is weeping for Tybalt when she is actually weeping for Romeo in Act III,
Scene 5, the dramatic irony —
makes Lady Capulet believe they are grieving for the same person.
What are the names of the families that have a feud?
Capulets and Montagues
Where does the wedding take place?
In Friar Laurence's cell
Why does Friar Laurence's plan fail?
The letter doesn't get delivered to Romeo
A speech delivered by a character alone on stage to allow people to know what he or she is thinking or feeling.
Soliloquy
What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?
Tragedy
Who challenges Romeo to a duel?
Tybalt
How many days pass from the moment the play started until the end?
5 days
In the balcony scene, what does Juliet mean when she says "Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
She is asking why Romeo is a Montague.
What does 'bite my thumb' refer to?
An insult
What happened to Romeo's mother?
She died of grief after Romeo was banished
What does Mercutio say when Tybalt kills him? What does it mean? Both questions must be answered for full credit.
"A plague on both your houses." Mercutio has cursed the Montague and Capulet household which foreshadows the death of Romeo and Juliet.
Where and how do Romeo and Juliet die?
Romeo takes poison believing Juliet is dead. Juliet stabs herself with a dagger after finding out Romeo is dead. They are in the Capulets' tomb.
Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed lovers because-
it is their fate to never be together.
What is a prologue and why is it important?
The prologue establishes the setting of the play, gives the audience an idea of what will happen, and helps the audience to understand the importance of fate in the play.
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