Characters
Who is Juliet supposed to marry according to her parents?
Paris
Who is Lord and Lady Montague looking for after the fight scene?
Romeo
At the end of the balcony scene, what to Romeo and Juliet decide to do?
Get married.
Who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
Who is Juliet's cousin with the fiery personality?
Tybalt
After the Capulets party, where does Romeo go?
He jumps over the garden wall into the Capulet's orchard.
When Romeo goes to Friar Laurence the morning after the Capulet's party, he has been out all night. Who does Friar Laurence think Romeo was with?
Rosaline
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
He is banished from Verona.
Who is Romeo's friend who always tries to keep the peace?
Benvolio
What does Prince Escalus say will happen to the next person who fights on the streets of Verona?
They will be put to death.
What does Friar Laurence use the herbs that he grows for?
Why does Romeo go after Tybalt after the fight?
Because Tybalt killed Mercutio.
Who is the ruler of Verona?
Prince Escalus
What is the insulting gesture that the Capulet servants give to the Montague servants?
Poison
Why is Mercutio angry at Romeo?
Because he showed up to the Capulet's party.
Who counsels Romeo after Romeo's Banishment?
Friar Laurence
In the balcony scene, Romeo is talking to Juliet and says, "My name, dear saint, is hateful to myself..." What does Romeo mean by this?
Romeo hates his name because it is because his last name is Montague that he and Juliet cannot be together.
Why does Friar Laurence decide to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Because he thinks that it Romeo and Juliet marry, it will end the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues.
Why does Benvolio say he and Mercutio should "retire" or go inside?
Because (1) it is hot and (2) the Capulets are around, and (3) if they meet there will be a brawl.