Who's Who in Verona
Who interrupts the fight between the Capulet and Montague servants in the opening scene of the play?
Benvolio
What is Benvolio saying when he tells Romeo, "Go thither, and with unattainted eye, / Compare her face with some that I shall show, / And I will make thee think thy swan a crow"?
Benvolio is telling Romeo to go to the Capulet party where he will find other women more beautiful than Rosaline to capture his attention.
Romeo's prophetic dreams, like this one, "I dreamed my lady came and found me dead" is a classic example of what literary device?
Foreshadowing
What did Romeo do that caused Tybalt to want revenge on him?
He crashed the Capulet party.
Who is the first character to die in the play?
Mercutio
Which character delivers the Queen Mab speech that convinces Romeo to go to the Capulet party?
Mercutio
When Juliet asks, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" what is she asking?
Why are you Romeo? She is lamenting the fact that he is a Montague and that his name carries so much importance as an enemy of her family.
"O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything of nothing first create!" is an example of what literary device?
Oxymoron
What causes Juliet to lose trust in the Nurse and no longer confide in her?
The Nurse suggests that Juliet should forget about Romeo and marry Paris instead.
How old are Romeo and Juliet, respectively, during the events of the play?
Romeo is 17 and Juliet is 13.
What is Paris's relationship to the Prince?
Paris is the Prince's nephew.
When Friar Lawrence tells Romeo and Juliet, "these violent delights have violent ends" what is he warning them of?
Romeo's declaration that the light he sees through Juliet's balcony window, "is the East, and Juliet is the sun" is an example of what literary device?
Metaphor
Why does Romeo kill Tybalt?
Tybalt killed Mercutio which caused Romeo to lose control of his emotions and act out of revenge.
How many people die throughout the entire course of the play?
Six (6)
Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague
What is the name of the woman Romeo is in love with at the start of the play?
Rosaline.
What does Romeo mean when he sees Juliet's body in the mausoleum and says the following:, "my love, my wife, / Death ... Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty. / Beauty's ensign yet / Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks"?
Romeo has noticed that Juliet doesn't look dead and still has all the beauty of a living person.
Friar Lawrence's declaration that, "Fleckled darkness liked a drunkard reels / From forth day's path and Titan's fiery wheels" includes which TWO literary devices?
Personification and simile
What event causes Romeo visit the apothecary in Act 5?
Balthasar told him Juliet was dead.
The entire play takes place over how many days?
Five (5) days.
What is the Prince's full name?
Prince Escalus
He is blaming himself as the ruler of Verona for allowing the Capulet and Montague feud to go on so long.
Explain the irony of the way the play ends.
What is Romeo's personal motivation for going to the Capulet party in Act 1? What is the result?
Romeo goes hoping to see Rosaline there. Instead he meets Juliet at the party.
Which character speaks the last lines in the play?
The Prince