Act 1-3
Who is Peter?
A servant
What did Juliet say to Friar Lawrence to convince him to help her so she would not be forced to marry Paris?
She threatened to kill herself.
What was Paris’ last wish?
“Lay me next to Juliet.”
What literary device is this?
“My generosity to you is as limitless as the sea.”
Simile.
Who is Romeo's best friend?
Mercutio.
What did Juliet do to upset her father so much?
She defied him and refused to marry Paris.
In the Capulet tomb.
When Romeo is buying the poison, he says, “Contempt and beggary hangs upon thy back.”
What is the connotative meaning?
You are a poor beggar.
What does Tybalt do when he sees Romeo at the Capulet party?
Asks Mister Capulet if he can attack Romeo (but he is refused).
What is the Nurse’s advice to Juliet after Romeo gets banished?
To marry Paris.
What is the instrument of Juliet’s death?
A dagger/knife
What is a synonym for denotative language?
Literal meaning.
How long have Romeo and Juliet known each other when they get married?
24 hours (or less).
To where is Romeo banished?
To the city of Mantua.
What is the instrument of Romeo's death?
Poison.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two unlike things by saying one this IS the other thing.
ie. Her writing is a warm fire by which I rest.
Who are the witnesses to the marriage of Romeo and Juliet?
The nurse and Friar Lawrence.
Who helps Juliet devise a plan to be with Romeo?
Friar Lawrence.
What do the parents of Romeo and Juliet promise to do after the young lovers are found dead?
To build golden statues of the children and/or to put all their grievances behind them.
What does Romeo mean when he says, “Here will I set up my everlasting rest, and shake the yoke of inauspicious stars.”
This (the tomb) is where I will remain, and where my bad luck ends.
"O, be some other name!
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."
Juliet (Act 2, Scene 2)