Characters
Who does Capulet want Juliet to marry?
Paris
Lawrence to Romeo:
Thy fault our law calls death. But the kind Prince,
Taking thy part, hath rushed aside the law
And turned that word 'death' to banishment
Your mistake means death. But the Prince is kind and took your side, and turned death into banishment
"I am fortune's fool!"
Romeo
Romeo won't fight Tybalt for this reason.
They're now cousins
What is Verona's sister City that Romeo flees to?
Mantua
These characters both threaten to kill themselves during Act 3.
Romeo and Juliet
Lawrence to Romeo:
Here stands your state:
Either be gone before the Watch be set
Or by the break of day go from hence
This is your situation:
Either leave now before the Watch starts, or leave in the morning in disguise
Romeo killed Tybalt, Romeo must not live!
Lady Capulet
On what day is it currently in the play? On what day does Capulet arrange for Juliet to have her wedding?
Monday and Thursday
What is a monologue?
A long speech made by one character in the presence of other characters.
This character tells the Prince the details of what happened in the fight that led to the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio
Benvolio
Romeo to himself:
There is no world without Verona walls
But purgatory, torture, hell itself.
There is nothing outside of Verona except hell
"Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man."
Mercutio
The Prince is extra upset about the brawl for this reason.
Mercutio, his kinsman, was killed
What is a soliloquy?
A long speech made by a character that is not directed to other characters. It usually reveals inner thoughts and feelings.
This character changes their mind about a wedding date.
Capulet
Lawrence to Romeo:
Hold thy desperate hand. Art thou a man?
Thy form cries out thou art. Thy tears are womanish.
Hold on and don't act out of desperation. Are you a man? Your body says that you are, but your tears are girly.
Is romeo slaughtered, and is Tybalt dead? My dearest cousin and my dearer lord? Then, dreadful trumpet, sound the general doom! For who is living, of those two are gone?
Juliet
Why does Juliet become upset with the Nurse?
Because she advises Juliet to forget Romeo and marry Paris
What is a turning point in this play?
The slaying of Tybalt at Romeo's hand.
Juliet feels betrayed by this character.
The Nurse
Juliet to Romeo:
Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day.
It was the nightingale, and not the lark,
That pierced the fearful hollow of thine ear.
Are you going? It's still a long time until daybreak. It was a nightingale's call, not a lark's, that you heard in your ear.
Too familiar is my dear son with such sour company. I bring thee tidings of the prince's doom.
Friar Laurence
Capulet threatens to do this to Juliet if she doesn't marry Paris.
He threatens to disown her
These birds are used to represent night and day (specify which is which).
The nightingale for night and the lark for day