Characters
Describe the character of Tybalt
argumentative and short-tempered
Who are the two dueling households in Romeo and Juliet?
Capulet and Montague
Does Juliet want to marry Paris?
No!
Who are the main characters in scene 5?
Romeo and Juliet
When a character delivers a soliloquy, he or she....
expresses private thoughts to the audience
On the Capulet side, who wants to marry Juliet?
Paris
When Benvolio talks with Romeo for the first time in the play, he finds his cousin...
depressed and focused on the failure of his love-life.
Who are the 3 main women in the play?
Nurse, Juliet, and Lady Capulet
When does Juliet first meets Romeo?
Capulet's Party
Dramatic irony is when...
when the audience knows something that characters in the play do not
This character is a peacemaker, he's empathetic, and he cares about his depressed cousin.
Benvolio
What point does Prince Escalus of Verona make in his dramatic monologue to the Montague and Capulet families?
Those who continue the feud will be put to death
What does Lady Capulet talk about with Juliet?
Marriage to Paris
Who wants Romeo thrown out of the Party?
Tybalt
What of the following best describes a pun?
a joke on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
This character has to step up to be a mother figure, but is also an big talker.
Nurse
The fight in Scene 1 starts when...
Capulet and Montague servants fight over petty insults
Romeo has a dream about the party, how does it make him feel?
Very bad, he thinks this party will lead to his death
What was the theme of the party at the Capulet house?
Masquerade
The son and daughter of two rival families falling in love with each other - this is a great example of
Situational Irony
Who tells Juliet that Romeo is a Montague?
Juliet's Nurse
True or False: Mercutio is a Montague cousin.
False, he is a friend to Romeo and actually related to the Prince
True or False: Romeo kisses Juliet.
True
Actors learn how to move onstage and say their lines with the help of a plays...
Stage Directions