Characters
The character who is the son of Lord Montague.
Who is Romeo?
"Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! Is Rosaline, whom thou didst love so dear, so soon forsaken?" (Name speaker and importance.)
Who is Friar Lawrence? (Shows that he is shocked to hear about Romeo's newfound love for Juliet considering he was in love with Rosaline one day before.)
This character kills Mercutio in Act 3.
Who is Tybalt?
This is the place where Friar Lawrence tells Romeo to carry out his banishment.
What is Mantua?
This is how Juliet feels about marriage at the beginning of the play.
What is she is disinterested?
This character is close to Juliet and wants what's best for her.
Who is the Nurse?
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? 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." (Name speaker and importance.)
Who is Juliet? (She wonders why Romeo must have the name "Romeo Montague," since it is what is in the way of them being together openly. She wants him to renounce his family and the name that goes with it, but if he will not, she will leave her family behind to be with him.)
Romeo, to get revenge for Mercutio's death.
This is what Friar Lawrence tells Juliet to do to get out of marrying Paris.
What is take a potion that will help her fake her death?
This is how Tybalt recognizes Romeo at the party.
What is by his voice?
This character is a medicine man who attempts to solve others' problems in the play.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
"But first let me tell you, if you should lead her in a fool's paradise, as they say, it were a very gross kind of behavior, as they say." (Name speaker and importance.)
Who is the Nurse? (She warns Romeo not to mislead Juliet, which shows that she is mainly concerned with Juliet's happiness.)
This fight at the beginning of the play results in a decree by the Prince. What does he decree?
The next person to disturb the peace will pay with their life.
This will happen to Juliet if she does not follow her father's plan for her to get married.
What is she will be disowned?
This is why Friar Lawrence decides to marry Romeo and Juliet.
What is because it will end their parents' feud?
This character doesn't believe that dreams have any meaning and often jokes at others' expense.
Who is Mercutio?
"True, I talk of dreams, which are the children of an idle brain..." (Name speaker and importance.)
Who is Mercutio? (Shows that he doesn't think dreams are important; this is how he convinces Romeo to go to the Capulet party.)
This character is who Mercutio blames for his death.
Who is Romeo?
The reason that Lord Capulet decides to arrange Juliet's marriage to Paris.
What is because Juliet has been sad recently?
Who is the speaker of this quote and what happens in it? "I dreamt my lady came and found me dead (strange dream that gives a dead man leave to think!) And breathed such life with kisses in my lips that I revived and was an emperor."
The speaker is Romeo; this is a dream that he has shortly before learning of Juliet's "death" from Balthasar.
This character is peaceful and trustworthy.
Who is Benvolio?
"Although I joy in thee, I have no joy in this contract tonight. It is too rash, too sudden, to unadvised." (Name speaker and importance.)
Who is Juliet? (This quote shows the last time we see Juliet make a rational decision before her downward spiral.)
A fight breaks out between these two characters at Juliet's tomb near the end of the play.
Who are Paris and Romeo?
This is the person who tells Romeo wrong information at the end of the play and messes up Friar Lawrence's plans.
Who is Balthasar?
Who is the speaker of this quote and what events does it detail? "Monday, ha ha! Well, Wednesday is too soon. O' Thursday let it be. -- O' Thursday, tell her, she shall be married to this noble earl."
The speaker is Lord Capulet; he has arranged for Juliet to marry Paris on Thursday because he noticed that she had been crying over Tybalt's death. This messes up Friar Lawrence's plan to speak to the Prince later about Romeo's return.