Who Said It?
"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
Who is Juliet?
Who first tells Romeo about Juliet’s identity?
Who is the Nurse?
Why is Romeo so down in the dirt at the beginning of the play?
What is Rosaline doesn't love him back?
What risky decision do Romeo and Juliet make the day after meeting?
What is getting married in secret?
What is the central theme of Romeo and Juliet?
What is the power of love and its tragic consequences?
"A plague o’ both your houses!"
Who is Mercutio?
What causes Romeo to be banished from Verona?
What is killing Tybalt?
Why does Juliet stop trusting the Nurse?
What is the Nurse advising her to marry Paris?
Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt instead of Romeo?
What is Romeo refuses to fight, and Mercutio feels his honor is at stake?
What is an example of dramatic irony in the play?
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Ex. 1: What is the audience knowing Juliet is alive while Romeo thinks she is dead?
"Thus with a kiss I die."
Who is Romeo?
What is Juliet’s plan to avoid marrying Paris?
What is taking a sleeping potion to fake her death?
What vow does Juliet make to Romeo after the balcony scene?
What is to marry him in secret?
How does Romeo’s choice to avenge Mercutio impact the rest of the play?
What is it gets him banished and separates him from Juliet?
What does the poison symbolize in the play?
What is the nature of love or fate?
"These violent delights have violent ends."
Who is Friar Lawrence?
Why doesn’t Romeo know that Juliet is still alive?
What is Friar Laurence's letter never reaching him?
How does Romeo show loyalty to Juliet after he is banished?
What is visiting her in secret before he leaves Verona?
Why does Juliet decide to fake her death instead of running away?
What is she wants to avoid marrying Paris and stay loyal to Romeo?
How does Shakespeare use foreshadowing in the play?
What is hinting at the lovers' deaths through dreams, omens, and warnings?
"My only love sprung from my only hate!"
Who is Juliet?
Who discovers Juliet after she takes the potion?
Who is the Nurse?
How does the theme of loyalty conflict with family expectations?
What is Romeo and Juliet staying loyal to each other even when it means betraying their families?
How might the tragedy have been avoided if key characters had made different choices?
What is if Romeo waited before killing himself, or if Friar Laurence had communicated better?
What is an example of a metaphor Romeo uses to describe Juliet?
What is comparing her to the sun in the balcony scene?