Prologue and Act I
What starts the fight between the servants in the opening scene?
A Capulet servant bites his thumb at Montague servants.
How does Romeo enter the Capulet garden after the party?
He climbs the wall to enter the garden.
What punishment does the Prince give Romeo?
He banishes him from Verona.
Why does Lord Capulet agree for Paris to marry Juliet in Act 4?
Because he believes that a wedding will stop Juliet's grief over Tybalt (even though it's actually for Romeo).
THIS CHARACTER IS ROMANTIC, MELODRAMATIC, DEPRESSIVE, AND A LOVER NOT A FIGHTER
Who is Romeo?
How does Benvolio try to help Romeo when he’s upset about Rosaline?
He tells Romeo to forget her and look at other girls.
Where does Friar Lawrence think Romeo was all night when Romeo comes to his cell in the morning?
He believes Romeo was with Rosaline.
What plan do Romeo and Juliet make after his banishment?
They plan to spend one night together before he leaves for Mantua.
How do the Montagues and Capulets respond to the deaths of their children?
They end their feud and vow to honor Romeo and Juliet.
THIS CHARACTER IS VIOLENT, AGGRESSIVE, EASILY INSULTED, AND DESIRES TO FIGHT
Who is Tybalt?
What does Lord Capulet think about Juliet getting married?
He says she’s too young and should wait two more years.
Who interrupts the balcony scene between Romeo and Juliet?
The Nurse
How is Mercutio killed by Tybalt?
He is able to be stabbed while Romeo is holding him back from fighting Tybalt.
What does Romeo say after he drinks the poison in the tomb?
"Thus with a kiss I die"
THIS CHARACTER IS ANNOYED WITH ROMEO’S ATTITUDE TOWARD LOVE, IS WITTY AND CLEVER
Who is Mercutio?
Who is the mythical fairy creature Mercutio talks about when making fun of Romeo for his dream on the way to the party?
Queen Mab
What is Juliet asking when she says "Wherefore art thou Romeo?"
She is asking why the one she loves (Romeo) must be who he is, a Montague.
The audience knowing that Romeo won't fight Tybalt because they are now family, but no characters in the play knowing that is an example of what literary device?
Dramatic Irony
Why doesn’t Romeo get Friar Laurence’s message about the plan?
Friar John is quarantined and can’t deliver it.
THIS CHARACTER IS A HOLY MAN, WELL INTENTIONED, AND HAS THE BEST INTEREST OF PEOPLE AT HEART
Who is Friar Lawrence?
What is Lord Capulet saying in these lines?
LORD CAPULET:
But Montague is bound as well as I,
In penalty alike. And ’tis not hard, I think,
For men so old as we to keep the peace.
At the beginning of Act 2, Romeo says the following:
"Can I go away while my heart stays here? I have to go back to where my heart is."
What is he trying to say?
He needs to go back to see Juliet, who has his heart.
Act 3.1
What is being said here, and by who?
Based on the following passage, why does Romeo chooses this particular apothecary to buy the poison?
ROMEO
Remnants of packthread and old cakes of roses,
Were thinly scattered to make up a show.
Noting this penury, to myself I said,
“An if a man did need a poison now”—
Whose sale is present death in Mantua—
“Here lives a caitiff wretch would sell it him.”
Oh, this same thought did but forerun my need,
(5.1)
The seller would be willing to sell it to him because the seller needs the money.
THIS CHARACTER IS LEVEL-HEADED, CALM, KEEPS HIS COOL, IS A PEACEMAKER AND A GOOD FRIEND
Who is Benvolio?