Capulets
Who is Juliet's cousin?
Tybalt
Who is Romeo's cousin?
Benvolio
Who does Juliet go to at the beginning of the play with all her problems?
The Nurse
Why does the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues start?
Nobody knows because it has been going on for so long
What happens with the families at the end of the play?
They forgive each other and make a plan for peace in the future
Who do the Capulets want Juliet to marry?
Paris
Who is Romeo's servant?
Balthasar
How does Tybalt die?
Romeo kills him out of rage for killing Mercutio
What happens to Romeo after the duel with Tybalt and Mercutio?
He is banished from Verona by the Prince
Romeo kills him in the Capulet tomb
How does Juliet feel about marriage at the beginning of the play?
She feels indifferent - she has not really considered the possibility
Why do Romeo and friends show up at the Capulet party?
They thought it would be good for Romeo to get out and have fun - forget about lost love
How does Mercutio die?
Tybalt kills him in a duel after Romeo refuses to fight
Why does Juliet take the vile of "poison" to appear dead?
to escape marrying a man she doesn't love and to be with Romeo again
Why does the apothecary not want to sell the poison to Romeo?
Because it is incredibly powerful and could kill twenty men - it feel immoral to him
What does "wherefor art thou Romeo?" actually mean?
Why must you be Romeo?
The Capulet servant Peter cannot read, so he asks Romeo to read the guest list to him
What does "a plague o' both your houses" mean?
It means that Mercutio blames the Capulets and the Montagues for his own death - he was collateral damage for the fued
Why does Juliet not trust the Nurse anymore towards the end of the play?
Who is fighting at the beginning of the play?
The Capulet and Montague servants
- Samson and Gregory
What type of dramatic element is Juliet's balcony speech?
Soliloquy
Who does Romeo go to in order to help him get poison?
The apothecary
What the Prince of Verona's name?
Escalus
Why does the message of Juliet's plan not get to Romeo?
Friar John does not deliver the letter correctly from Friar Lawrence to Romeo
Why does Romeo kill himself at the end of the play?
Because he truly believes that Juliet is dead - he does not know about the fake poison plan