Characters
What are the names of the two feuding families?
Montagues and Capulets
What is the setting of Romeo and Juliet?
Verona, Italy
What does Juliet swear to do if Romeo promises to love her?
Give up her name and no longer be a "Capulet"
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
He is banished from the city
Who does Juliet go to for help to not marry Paris?
Friar Laurence
Who rides to Mantua to tell Romeo about Juliet's "death"?
Balthasar
These two characters are opposites- one loves to fight and one is very peaceful
Tybalt and Benvolio
What punishment does the Prince threaten if the Montagues and Capulets do not stop fighting?
He will sentence them to death
How does Friar Laurence react when Romeo tells him that he is in love with Juliet?
Friar Laurence is shocked because Romeo was in love with Rosaline just one day ago
Why is Juliet upset in Act 3 Scene 2 when Nurse comes back home?
She thinks Romeo is dead
Funeral
Why is Romeo surprised when he sees Juliet's "dead" body?
She doesn't actually look dead
Who was Romeo in love with before Juliet and why didn't she love him back?
Rosaline- because she wanted to stay chaste
Why is Romeo sad at the beginning of the story?
The girl he loves, Rosaline, doesn't love him back (she will stay chaste)
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He hopes their marriage will end the feud between the two families
At the end of Act 3, where does Juliet tell Nurse she will go and why?
She will see Friar Laurence to confess
What does Juliet tell her parents to fool them?
She will agree to marry Paris
Why does Friar Laurence run away and leave Juliet alone in the vault?
He is scared of being caught by the guards
After he is banished, who advises Juliet to act as if Romeo is dead, keep the marriage a secret, and marry Paris?
Nurse
Who tells Juliet that she has fallen in love with her enemy (a Montague)?
Nurse
What do Romeo and Juliet do at the end of Act 2?
Get married
What premonitions do Romeo and Juliet have when they are together the morning after their wedding?
They each see that the other one will die
What are 4 things that Juliet is scared of taking the potion?
1. It won't work and she'll have to marry Paris
2. It will actually kill her
3. She wakes up in the tomb and she suffocates
4. She wakes up and goes crazy
Why does Paris think Romeo is at the Capulet's tomb?
To disrespect the Capulet family
Who tells Romeo that Juliet is dead?
Balthasar (Romeo's loyal servant)
Why does Lord Capulet allow Romeo to stay at the feast even after Tybalt tells him that Romeo is a Montague?
He heard Romeo is a nice boy; he doesn't want to ruin his party
Why does Tybalt send Romeo a letter the morning after the feast?
To challenge him to a duel
After Romeo cries over his punishment, Friar Laurence tells him he should be happy. What are three reasons that Romeo SHOULD be happy about his punishment?
2. Romeo is alive (and Tybalt is not)
3. Instead of death penalty you only got exiled
What is Friar Laurence's plan to help Juliet NOT marry Paris? List 4 steps.
Juliet will go home and agree to marry Paris. When she is alone at night she will drink a potion that will make her appear dead. Juliet's family will bury her in the family vault. Romeo will know the plan from Friar Laurence's letter and will meet Juliet in the vault.
What are 3 things that happen when the Capulets and Montagues see that Romeo and Juliet are both dead?
1. Lord Capulet asks for Lord Montague's hand
2. They decide to place gold statues of Romeo and Juliet in Verona.
3. They make peace and end their feud