Act 1
Who are enemies in the town of Verona?
Montague and Capulet
Who does Romeo talk to after the party?
Juliet
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
Banishment
When is Juliet supposed to marry Paris originally?
Thursday
What does Balthasar do?
He tells Romeo that Juliet is dead even though it is just the distilled liquor that is making it appear like she is dead.
Why is Romeo depressed?
He is heartbroken over Rosaline.
Where is Juliet going and why?
To Friar Lawrence's cell to get married to Romeo.
What are Mercutio and Benvolio arguing about?
What happens that moves the marriage to Wednesday?
Juliet's mood changes and so the Capulet family moves the marriage because they think she is better from when Tybalt died.
What do Capulet and Montague promise to do for each other because of the death of their children?
They promise to make golden statues for each other of their children.
Who does Romeo meet and talk to?
Juliet, the daughter of Capulet
Where does Romeo go after he leaves the party?
Outside of Juliet's window.
Why does Juliet's family think she is sad?
Tybalt, her cousin, was stabbed
What is the Friar's plan?
Juliet will take distilled liquor, making her appear dead for 42 hours. The family will take her into the tomb and then she will be rescued by Romeo.
Why does Friar John have to go to the tomb?
Because the letter was never delivered to Romeo to tell him he has to save Juliet and now he has to go and save Juliet from the tomb.
Where and why does Romeo go with Benvolio and Mercutio?
The Capulet's costume party to look for a new girl.
Why is the Friar disappointed in Romeo?
He left Rosaline too soon and doesn't care about her anymore and he already wants to get married again.
What does Juliet swear to do at the end of act 3?
She won't be honest with the nurse and she won't listen to her advice.
Why is the Capulet family so distraught?
They think Juliet is dead.
Why does Romeo go to the apothecary?
He needs poison to kill himself because he thinks that Juliet is dead.
Why do Romeo, Benvolio, and Mercutio need to leave?
The Capulets know that they are there.
Why does the nurse get mad?
Mercutio makes rude comments toward her.
Who dies in the big fight and how/why?
Mercutio is stabbed by Tybalt under the arm of Romeo who is trying to break up the fight, then Romeo kills Tybalt out of vengeance.
What is Juliet worried about?
She wonders if the potion doesn't work for long enough and if she wakes up in the tomb she will be scared or the potion will kill her.
What happens to Romeo, Juliet, and Paris in the end?
Romeo kills Paris in a fight then kills himself because he thinks Juliet is dead and when Juliet wakes up, she finds Romeo dead and she kills herself.