Characters
Who is unable to give the letter to Romeo in Mantua?
Friar John
Who said "I do but keep the peace?"
Benvolio
What is a simile?
two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as.
Romeo is originally heart broken because...
Rosaline does not love him
How many people die in the play AND who are they?
Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague, Tybalt, Mercutio, Paris
Who took care of Juliet as a baby?
The Nurse
Who said "Peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee."
Tybalt
What is personification?
an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human.
What event causes Juliet to fake her death?
Her marriage to Paris
In what century was this play written and who is the playwright?
15th century-William Shakespeare
Which religious figure knows about herbs and poisons?
Friar Lawrence
Who said "I would rather the fool be married to her grave?"
Lady Capulet
What is alliteration?
reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds.
Why is Romeo banished to Mantua? Provide all details of the events leading up to the banishment.
Tybalt tries to kill Romeo. Mercutio fights him. Romeo intervenes and Mercutio is stabbed. Romeo rages out and kills Tybalt
Does the Nurse support the marriage to Paris? Why or why not?
Yes, she says Juliet would be happier in this second marriage.
Who is the "Prince of Cats?"
Tybalt
Who said "Oh brawling love, oh loving hate, oh nothing of first create?"
Romeo
What is an allusion?
a reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar
Why does Romeo kill himself? What happened to Juliet afterwards?
Romeo believes she is dead so he drinks poison. Juliet finds Romeo dead and stabs herself with a dagger.
Why does Mercutio say "you have made worms meat of me...a plague on both your houses!"?
It is Romeo and Tybalt's fault that Mercutio was stabbed and is dying.
Who encourages Romeo to go to the Capulet party and forget about Rosaline?
Benvolio
Who said "Deny thy father and refuse thy name or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love and I'll no longer be a Capulet."
Juliet
What is imagery?
literary device that refers to the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture with words for a reader. By utilizing effective descriptive language and figures of speech, writers appeal to a reader’s senses of sight, taste, smell, touch, and sound, as well as internal emotion and feelings.
What eventually ends the feud between the Montague and Capulets? Who gives that decree?
Their children's death ends the feud. The Prince makes the announcement.
Who is the most to blame for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet?
You tell me! Be persuasive.