Romeo's fam (Montagues)
The main character of the story; falls in love with Rosaline and then Juliet
Romeo
Gets mad when Juliet will not follow his orders; calls her "baggage"
Capulet.
What happens to Romeo when it is found out that he kills Tybalt?
He is exiled
be a warning or indication of a future event.
foreshadowing
What is the name of Ms. Walton's beloved pug?
Oswald (or Daisy)
Ruler of Verona; exiles Romeo to Mantua for killing Tybalt.
Prince.
Juliet's cousin. Romeo "loves" her at the beginning of the play
Rosaline
How does Romeo meet Juliet for the first time.
Romeo goes to a Capulet party, uninvited, in order to see Rosaline- but instead meets Juliet.
Type of irony: When the audience knows something that the characters do not.
Dramatic Irony
Who played Romeo in the Baz Luhrmann's version of "Romeo and Juliet"
Leo DeCaprio.
Marries Romeo and Juliet; warns Romeo that he may be making a mistake marrying Juliet, tries to help both Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Lawrence
Raises Juliet
The nurse
How did Romeo die? How did Juliet die?
Answers may vary.
Romeo dies by drinking poison.
Juliet dies by stabbing herself.
Type of Irony: Sarcasm. When words describe the opposite of the truth.
Verbal irony.
What is the main conflict in "Romeo and Juliet"?
Man vs. Fate
Romeo's outgoing (somewhat inappropriate) friend who dies when trying to defend Romeo's family
Mercutio
Calls Romeo a "villain" when Romeo says that he will not fight him because he "loves him".
Tybalt.
How many times did Romeo see Juliet before they died?
3.
When the playwright gives italicized instructions or descriptions of what is going on onstage
Stage directions.
How old is Juliet?
13
Romeo's best friend; tries to keep the peace between characters.
Benvolio
Juliet is betrothed (to be married) to him.
Who brings Romeo the news of Juliet and transports him to Verona to see her.
Balthasar
A speech given by a character alone on stage, meant only for the audience to hear is:
soliloquy
Explain what Friar Lawrence is saying in the following quote from Act I. : "Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken? Young men's love then lies, not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes"
Answers may vary:
1. Romeo should not rush into love with Juliet.
2. Clearly Romeo is just attracted to Rosaline and Juliet, and it's not love.