Characters
This character says that their life is over because their love has sworn to be chaste.
Romeo and Juliet struggle to be together because of their families' disapproval. This is an example of __________ conflict.
External
What is the definition of dramatic irony?
Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something the characters in the play do not.
"For my mind misgives some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin his fearful date with this night's revels...but He that hath the steerage of my course direct my sail!"
Romeo
Where does Romeo go after he is exiled?
Mantua, a nearby city
This character acts as a mentor for both Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Lawrence
Internal
Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt in Act 4?
Romeo knows that he is now Tybalt's cousin by marriage and refuses to fight with a family member.
"...hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for, by my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee...Trust to't, bethink you, I'll not be forsworn."
Lord Capulet
Who does Romeo love at the beginning of the play?
Rosaline
Mercutio and Paris
Lord Capulet's explosive reaction to Juliet's refusal to marry Paris shows that his _________ has outweighed his _________.
ego; concern for his daughter's happiness
What is the definition of situational irony?
Situational irony occurs when something unexpected happens.
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
Juliet
Describe Mercutio's attitude at the time of his death and justify your answer.
He calls down a curse on both the Montagues and the Capulets and asks Romeo why he interfered in the fight. Mercutio is bitter.
This character becomes enraged when it seems like they may be "forsworn."
In Act 4, which two unfortunate events ruin Friar Laurence's intricate plan?
Balthazar tells Romeo that Juliet is dead, and Lord Capulet sets up a hasty marriage to Paris.
When Juliet says to the Nurse (after being advised to abandon Romeo), "You have comforted me wondrous much," this is an example of ______ irony.
Verbal irony; Juliet says something that she does not mean.
"True, I talk of dreams, which are the children of an idle brain...which is as thin of substance as the air and more inconstant than the wind..."
Mercutio
What brings Paris to the Capulet graveyard in Act 5?
He has come to weep on the grave and spread flowers, which he says he will do every night to honor Juliet.
This character announces the false death of Juliet, which triggers the tragic events of the fifth Act
Balthazar, Romeo's servant
What prevents Friar Laurence from telling the Montagues and Capulets that Juliet is already married?
He is afraid he will get in trouble for his role in their marriage.
When Romeo encounters Juliet's "corpse" for the final time, he keeps commenting on this detail that alerts the audience to the fact that, ironically, Juliet is about to revive.
He wonders why she still looks so beautiful and why she hasn't lost her color.
"And I, for winking at your discords too, have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punished."
Prince
Romeo's exile makes him as good as dead to Juliet, and she should marry Paris because it will make her life much easier.