Romeo and Juliet 1
Why does Friar Lawrence say that exil is a good thing?
Because he should have been put to death?
Who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
She doesn't look it in the movie, but how old is Juliet supposed to be?
13
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford Upon Avon
Wherefore art thou Romeo? means what?
Why are you Romeo?
Because it was seen as a "just" murder
Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt?
Because he is now his cousin
How many plays does Shakespeare write?
38
Who is Romeo infatuated with at the beginning of Act 1?
Rosaline
In the first act Capulet tells Paris to wait this many more years for Juliet
2
Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt?
Romeo's immediate reaction after he kills Tybalt
regret
Shakespeare is known as this nickname
The Bard
Who is asking to marry Juilet at the start of the play?
Paris
Where is Romeo exiled?
Exiles him to Mantua
Why does Tybalt want to fight Romeo?
because he disrespect him by showing up to the party univited
What does Mercutio say as he dies?
He curses the Montagues AND the Capulets
Who ruled England when The Globe opened?
Queen Elizabeth I
How will Juliet sneak away to Friar Lawrence’s cell?
Pretend to go to confession
How does Romeo view his exile?
worse than death
This character is considered comic relief
Shakespeare changed his theater company to this after King James became ruler?
The King's Men
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet. / So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called, / Retain that dear perfection which he owes without that title."
What does this mean? Who said it?
Juliet
A name does not make a thing.