This character acts as Romeo’s confidante. Romeo turns to him for advice and support.
Who is Friar Laurence?
When Juliet says “Wherefore art thou Romeo,” she is really saying what?
Why are you, Romeo, a Montague?
How many lines are in an English sonnet?
What is 14?
This character sentences Romeo to exile or banishment after Romeo kills Tybalt.
Who is Prince Escalus?
When Romeo first sees Juliet at the balcony he compares her to the _____.
What is the sun?
What meter is used in English sonnets?
What is iambic pentameter?
This character wants Juliet to be happy. She first helps her be with Romeo then tells her to consider Paris.
Who is the Nurse?
Romeo and Juliet agree that the nurse will meet him on what day of the week?
What is Monday?
This signifies a "turn" or "solution" in an English sonnet.
What is a couplet?
Tybalt’s death directly affects Romeo, but it also causes Lord Capulet to set what up?
What is a marriage between Juliet and Paris?
This character is Romeo’s cousin and a peacemaker between the two families.
Who is Benvolio?
When Juliet says that her love is "as boundless as the sea" what device is used?
What is simile?
What is a four line stanza called?
What is a quatrain?
This character is offended after seeing Romeo at the Capulet party. Instead of fighting Romeo there, he sends Romeo a letter and challenges him to a fight.
Who is Tybalt?
Fill in the blank from Juliet’s speech. “That which we call _______ by any other word would smell as sweet.”
What is a rose?
These three passages in Romeo and Juliet are actually Shakespearean sonnets.
What is the Act 1 Prologue, the Act 2 Prologue, and the first lines Romeo and Juliet speak to each other?
Who did Romeo and Benvolio meet that allows (causes) them to go to the Capulet party?
Who is the illiterate Capulet servant?
Friar Laurence says “I am the greatest, able to do the least.” This is an example of what literary device?
What is paradox?