question 1
How old is Juliet?
Juliet is thirteen years old.
Who kills Mercutio?
To which powerful figure is Paris related?
Who teases Romeo about Rosaline and his love-sickness?
Act II, Scenes 3 and 4
Mercutio
How is Mercurio killed?
Act III, Scenes 1 and 2
He is stabbed by Tybalt.
Why is Romeo exiled?
For killing Tybalt
Which character first persuades Romeo to attend the feast?
Why does Tybalt first challenge Romeo to a duel?
How do the Nurse and Lady Capulet feel about Paris?
Act I, Scenes 3-5
They think he is handsome and rich.
Who first tells Romeo and Juliet who the other is?
Act I, Scenes 3-5
Nurse
What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo is exiled?
What, at first, does Juliet claim that Romeo hears the morning after their wedding night?
The nightingale
Whom does Mercutio curse as he lies dying after a duel?
Which character tries to stop the fighting among the servants?
Act I, Scenes 1-2
Benvolio
How does Benvolio try to remedy Romeo's lovesickness?
Act I, Scenes 1-2
Get him a different girl.
Where do Romeo and Juliet meet?
Why do Romeo, Mercutio, and Benvolio go to the Capulets’ party?
Benvolio tells Romeo that Rosaline will be at the party. Benvolio wants to help Romeo let go of his obsession with Rosaline, and he explains that, while at the party, Romeo will be able to compare her to other girls and realize she is not the most beautiful. Romeo, on the other hand, says he will go to the party just so he can see Rosaline, the woman he believes he loves.
What are the Nurse's most important dramatic functions?
She is a Link-Person. She brings together, dramatically connects, the hero and heroine. II. She is the embodiment of humor. Her sparkling, cynical, audacious sallies contrast with the tragic in the play.
What warning does the Prince give to anyone who breaks the peace again?
Act I, Scenes 1-2
They will be killed.
Explain how Romeo finds out about the Capulet ball.
Act I, Scenes 1-2
He encounters Lord Capulet's servant, who tells him.
What is the main theme of Romeo and Juliet?
It describes the battle of love and hate, in which battle love is victorious. When Romeo first enters and sees the evidences of the fray between the partisans of Capulet and Montague he says: Here's much to do with hate, but more with love. This remark describes the play.
A deadly feud had, for a long time, existed between the Montagues and Capulets. Law could not control it. Religion could not abate it. A young Montague falls in love with a young Capulet. This love is reciprocated. It is a love which is all-absorbing, overmastering. It is a love which is literally unto death. When Romeo and Juliet are laid in the tomb, the feud which, for so long a time had existed between the Capulets and Montagues, is also buried in the same tomb. This is the theme of the drama.
What has been accomplished in Act I?
I. All the important characters except Friar Laurence have been introduced, and their salient traits revealed. II. All necessary information regarding the causes of the action has been given. III. The emotional chord that vibrates through the drama has been repeatedly struck;
Why does Romeo fight Tybalt?
At first, Romeo does not want to fight Tybalt because he is now married to Juliet, Tybalt’s cousin, and he wants to keep the peace with his new family member, even if Tybalt is unaware that they are now related by marriage. However, Romeo quickly changes his mind when Tybalt kills his good friend, Mercutio. Romeo’s impulsiveness and anger get the better of him, and he attacks Tybalt.
In what state of mind is Romeo when we first see him in the play?
Act I, Scenes 1-2
He is in a state of grief.
Who recognizes Romeo's voice at the feast and becomes furious because he is allowed to stay?
Act I, Scenes 3-5
Tybalt