Who said it?
O Romeo, Romeo
Name that Literary Term
Character Perspectives
Family & Friends
100

“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?” 

(2. 1. 2-3)

Romeo

100

When the play begins, Romeo is in love with this girl.

Rosaline

100

“Juliet is the sun” is an example of what literary device?

Metaphor

100

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

100

When Romeo is still upset by Rosaline’s rejection, what advice does Benvolio give his cousin?

Find another girl

200

“I’ll look to like, if looking liking move.”

(1. 3. 97)

Juliet

200

In Act 1, Romeo discusses the reasons for his sadness with this cousin of his.

Benvolio

200

“I am a grave man” is an example of what literary device?

Pun

200

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

200

Even though Mercutio is Romeo’s best friend he is invited to the Capulet party because he is related to which character?

Prince Escalus

300

"Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here"


(3. 1. 122)

Tybalt

300

Despite encouragement from his friends, Romeo does not want to attend this event.

The Capulets' Party

300

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep…” This is an example of what literary device?

Simile

300

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

300

In the beginning of the play Lord Capulet doesn’t want Juliet to marry Paris because _________________.

She's too young

400

"Well, we were born to die."


(3. 4. 4)

Old Capulet

400

Mercutio suggests that this queen of the fairies has been visiting Romeo the dreamer.

Queen Mab

400

“O brawling love. O loving hate.” This is an example of what literary device?

Oxymoron

400

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

400

After Tybalt’s death Lord Capulet plans what for Juliet? AND on what day?

Juliet to marry Paris on Thursday

500

“These violent delights have violent ends…”

(2. 6. 9)

Friar Laurence

500

When Romeo sees Juliet on her balcony, he uses a metaphor, comparing her to this bright object.

The Sun

500

“Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love, and therefore hath the wind-swift Cupid wings.”
This is an example of what literary device?

Allusion

500

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

500

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

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