Characters
Son of Lord and Lady Montague. Falls in love with Juliet
Romeo
Daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. Falls in love with Romeo.
Juliet
Why is Romeo so sad at the beginning of the play?
He loves Rosaline, but she does not love him back
What's Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
The Prince exiled him from Verona forever
Where did Romeo go before visit the tomb?
HINT: he bought something
He went to the apothocary/druggist and bought poison
Monk who agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet. He is a trusted friend to both.
Friar Laurence
She cares for Juliet and wants the best for her. Juliet's "babysitter"
Nurse
Why do Romeo and his friends crash the Capulet party?
Benvolio convinces Romeo to sneak in so he can meet other beautiful women to forget about Rosaline
What was Friar Laurence's plan for Romeo and Juliet?
1. Juliet will take a potion to make her seem dead
2. Romeo and Friar will meet her at the Capulet tomb when she wakes up
How did Romeo AND Juliet die?
Romeo - he thought Juliet was dead and he drank poison to kill himself
Juliet - after she woke up, she found Romeo dead next to her. She took his sword and stabbed herself with it
Juliet's cousin. He is quick to become aggressive and violent
Tybalt
Romeo's close friend. He is very quick to start a fight
Mercutio
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Julet?
He hopes their marriage will end the family feud
How does Lord Capulet react when Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
He threatens to kick her out and disown her saying she can "beg, starve, and die in the streets"
Why is Paris at Juliet's tomb?
He wants to bring Juliet flowers
Romeo's cousin and thoughtful friend. He tries to calm people down and stay away from fighting
Benvolio
The Prince of Verona
Prince Escalus
What does Lord Capulet say when Tybalt points out Romeo at the party?
Why does Friar Laurence's letter not get delivered to Romeo?
Friar John is quarantined in his house because of the plague, so the letter was never delivered to Romeo
List all characters who died in the play
Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, and Juliet
Man who Capulet and Lady Capulet wanted Juliet to marry
Paris
In charge of delivering Friar Laurence's letter to Romeo
Friar John
What does Juliet mean by her famous line, "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
She is asking why he has to be a Montague - her family's enemy
In the beginning of Act 3, why does Tybal fight Mercutio?
Tybalt wanted to fight Romeo because he crashed the Capulet party, but Romeo didn't want to fight/ Mercutio steps in and fought Tybalt
How does the family feud end?
Prince Escalus gathers the Capulets and Montagues. Friar Laurence explains everything that happened and Lord Capulet and Montague declare a truce to stop fighting.