“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?”
(2. 1. 2-3)
Romeo
When the play begins, Romeo is in love with this girl.
Rosaline
“Juliet is the sun” is an example of what literary device?
Metaphor
I thought Juliet would have been better off with Paris than with Romeo, but I want her to be happy. Now that Romeo has killed Tybalt, I am afraid this whole secret marriage was a bad idea.
Nurse
When Romeo is still upset by Rosaline’s rejection, what advice does Benvolio give his cousin?
Find another girl
“I’ll look to like, if looking liking move.”
(1. 3. 97)
Juliet
In Act 1, Romeo discusses the reasons for his sadness with this cousin of his.
Benvolio
“I am a grave man” is an example of what literary device?
Pun
After Mercutio and Tybalt were killed, I didn’t want Romeo to end up dead too, so I told him to run away. I tried to explain to the Prince that Romeo didn’t start the fight, but I know not everyone believed my story.
Benvolio
Even though Mercutio is Romeo’s best friend he is invited to the Capulet party because he is related to which character?
Prince Escalus
"Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here"
(3. 1. 122)
Tybalt
Despite encouragement from his friends, Romeo does not want to attend this event.
The Capulets' Party
“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep…” This is an example of what literary device?
Simile
I’m not sure if the marriage of Romeo and Juliet is a good idea, but I hope it ends the violent feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. Although I hope for the best, these young lovers and their extreme emotions make me fear the worst.
Friar Laurence
In the beginning of the play Lord Capulet doesn’t want Juliet to marry Paris because _________________.
She's too young
"Well, we were born to die."
(3. 4. 4)
Old Capulet
Mercutio suggests that this queen of the fairies has been visiting Romeo the dreamer.
Queen Mab
“O brawling love. O loving hate.” This is an example of what literary device?
Oxymoron
I feel like fortune’s fool. I have been banished from Verona – a punishment worse than death since my wife and family are there. My life has completely fallen apart in the last couple days, and I don’t know what to do now…
Romeo
After Tybalt’s death Lord Capulet plans what for Juliet? AND on what day?
Juliet to marry Paris on Thursday
“These violent delights have violent ends…”
(2. 6. 9)
Friar Laurence
When Romeo sees Juliet on her balcony, he uses a metaphor, comparing her to this bright object.
The Sun
“Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love, and therefore hath the wind-swift Cupid wings.”
This is an example of what literary device?
Allusion
I am now dead, and I blame my tragic death entirely on the ridiculous feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. I am not even a member of either family, and their fighting has cost me my life.
Mercutio
When Romeo runs to Friar Lawrence after killing Tybalt, Friar tells Romeo to be thankful for three things. Name the three things he should be happy/thankful for.
Juliet's alive and well
Tybalt is dead (otherwise Tybalt would've killed Romeo)
The Prince only sentenced him to exile, not death