Characters
Who are the two main families that are feuding?
Capulets & Montagues
The play is set in this city and country.
Verona, Italy
Benvolio suggests that they should do this to make Romeo feel better.
Go to the Capulet's party
Who is the author of the play?
William Shakespeare
Who said it:
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word would smell as sweet.”
Juliet
This character dies of a broken heart.
Lady Montague
This is the place Romeo and Juliet were married.
Friar Lawrence's cell
Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He thinks it will help the feud between the families.
What is Romeo's servant's name? (The one who waits outside the tomb).
Balthasar
Who said it:
"Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast."
Friar Lawrence
This character has a bad temper, and it gets him into trouble.
Tybalt
Romeo ran away to this city.
Mantua
Why does Mercutio blame Romeo for his death? Who actually killed him?
He was injured when Romeo stepped between them; Tybalt killed him.
What was Shakespeare's wife's name?
Anne Hathaway
Who said it:
"A plague a'both your houses!"
Mercutio
Romeo's friend who tries to keep the peace:
Benvolio
Three main characters died in this location.
The Capulet's crypt
Why does Romeo NOT get the letter that Juliet is not actually dead?
Friar John was sick, and not allowed to leave.
When did Shakespeare die?
April 23rd or his birthday
Who said it, and why is it ironic?
“Did my heart love ‘til now? Forswear it, sight!
For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.”
Romeo; he loved Rosaline about ten minutes before this.
This character gives a speech about Queen Mab, the fairy queen, and dreams.
Mercutio
This is the place that Romeo went to buy the poison.
The Apothecary's shop
What do Capulet and Montague offer to do to signify the end of the feud?
Montague: Build a statue of Juliet
Capulet: Allow Romeo to be buried in the crypt with Juliet
What is the name of the theater that Shakespeare's company built?
The Globe
Who said this and where in the play is it said?
“A glooming peace this morning with it brings;
The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head:
Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things;
Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished:
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”
The Prince; it's the final lines of the play.