Who Said It?
"A plague o' both your houses!"
Who is Mercutio?
When Romeo says Juliet is "the sun," he is using this figure of speech.
What is a metaphor?
This is the character who tells Romeo that Juliet is "dead," causing him to rush back to Verona before the Friar’s letter arrives.
Who is Balthasar?
"A pair of star-cross'd lovers..."
What is take their lives?
Juliet's age at the start of the play.
What is 13?
"Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast."
Who is Friar Lawrence?
In the Prologue, the Chorus tells the audience exactly how the play will end (the "star-cross'd lovers take their life"). This technique is known as...
What is foreshadowing?
In Romeo & Juliet's honor, what will the Capulets and Montagues build?
What are statues?
"That which we call a rose by any other name would..."
What is smell as sweet?
The name of the Nurse’s deceased daughter, who would have been the same age as Juliet.
Who is Susan?
"Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here shalt with him hence."
Who is Tybalt?
Romeo does not know that Juliet is not really dead.
What is dramatic irony?
Romeo is banished to this nearby city after killing Tybalt.
What is Mantua?
"For never was a story of more woe than this of..."
What is Juliet and her Romeo?
This character was supposed to deliver the letter to Romeo but was quarantined.
Who is Friar John?
"Under love's heavy burden do I sink."
Who is Romeo?
In Act 4, while Juliet is actually "dead" from the potion, her father describes her as a "flower" killed by an "untimely frost." This is an example of...
What is a simile?
The length of time Friar Lawrence’s sleeping potion is supposed to last.
What is 42 hours?
"Good night, good night! Parting is such..."
What is sweet sorrow?
Before meeting Juliet, Romeo is depressed because Rosaline has taken a vow of this
What is chastity/celibacy?
Who is the Nurse?
"Parting is such sweet sorrow" is an example of this (a self-contradictory phrase).
What is an oxymoron?
After Juliet wakes up and finds Romeo dead, the Friar tries to convince her to leave the tomb and join a...
What is a sisterhood of holy nuns?
"My only love sprung from my..."
What is only hate?
The apothecary sells Romeo poison for this many ducats.
What is 40 ducats?