Friar Lawrence
What plan does Friar Lawrence give to Romeo after Romeo is banished?
Say goodbye to Juliet, go to Mantua, and wait for news from the Friar. The Friar promises to work things out.
Who killed Tybalt? How and why?
Romeo killed Tybalt with a sword out of revenge for Mercutio's death
"A plague on both your houses!"
Who says this? When? What does it mean?
Mercutio says this after Tybalt fatally stabs him. He is cursing the Montagues and the Capulets for his death.
What punishment does Prince Escalus give to Romeo after Tybalt's death?
The Prince has mercy and banishes Romeo from Verona
What day of the week does Lord Capulet plan the wedding between Juliet and Paris?
Thursday
Why does Paris go to Friar Lawrence's cell?
to make wedding plans
How did Juliet kill herself?
She stabbed herself with a dagger
"Love moderately."
Who says this? When? What does it mean?
Friar Lawrence gives this advice to Romeo before he marries Romeo and Juliet. The Friar wants Romeo to take things slowly and think things through.
When the Nurse brings news to Juliet about what happened between Romeo and Tybalt, how did Juliet FIRST react?
She thinks Romeo has been killed
What will Friar Lawrence's potion do? For how long?
It will make Juliet appear "dead" for forty-two hours.
Friar Lawrence's letter does not get to Romeo in Mantua. Why?
Friar John was supposed to bring it to Mantua but was quaranteened after he was exposed to the plague.
How and why did Lady Montague die?
She died of grief over the fact that Romeo was exiled
Who says the final lines of the play: "For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo"?
Prince Escalus
What news does Lady Capulet mistakenly believe is causing Juliet's tears?
Tybalt's death
What three characters did Romeo have a direct hand in killing?
Romeo, Tybalt, Paris
Why is Friar Lawrence hesitant to marry Romeo and Juliet? Why does he ultimately agree to do it?
Romeo changes his love so quickly, but Friar Lawrence agrees because he hopes their marriage will end the feud between the families.
Who killed Paris? How and why?
Romeo killed Paris in a sword fight after Paris provoked him to fight in the Capulet tomb.
In the last scene, Balthasar turns to the audience and says, "For all this same, I’ll hide me hereabout/ His looks I fear, and his intents I doubt" (5.3.43-44).
Is this a monologue or an aside?
Aside
Why does Juliet apologize to her father?
She wants to make her father happy so he will go forward with the plans for her to marry Paris.
How many characters died in the play Romeo & Juliet?
Six
In Act 4, Friar Lawrence gives a long speech to Juliet telling her of his plan to reunite her with Romeo. He starts by saying, "Hold, then; go home, be merry, give consent." Is this a soliloquy or a monologue?
Monologue
He drinks the poison that he bought from the Apothecary.
In the first scene of Act 5, Rome and the apothecary have the following discussion:
APOTHECARY: My poverty, but not my will, consents.
ROMEO: I pay thy poverty, and not thy will.
Is this an aside or dialogue?
Dialogue
What are the three fears that Juliet expresses before she drinks the potion that Friar Lawrence gave her?
She is afraid that it won't work and she will have to marry Paris, that it is really poison and will kill her, or that she will wake up early and go insane inside the tomb with the dead body of Tybalt.
What part of the plot diagram occurs in Act 5?
Resolution