Act1
Why does Romeo go to the Capulet's party?
He hopes to see Rosaline there.
Who says:
"He jests at scars that never felt a wound."
Romeo.
Who says:
"I pray thee good Mercutio, let's retire. The day is hot, the Capulets abroad, and if we meet, we shall not scape a brawl, for now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring."
Benvolio.
Who says:
"What if this mixture do not work at all? Shall I be married then tomorrow morning? No, no! This shall forebid it. Lie thou there."
Juliet.
The final lines of Romeo & Juliet are:
"For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
Who speaks them?
Prince Escalus.
Who is the character foil to Romeo?
Mercutio.
Who says the following passage, and what are they talking about?
"In one respect I'll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancor to pure love."
Friar Lawrence is agreeing to marry Romeo & Juliet with the hopes that it will end the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.
Who says the following passage?
"Art thou a man? Thy form cries out thou art; thy tears are womanish, thy wild acts denote the unreasonable fury of a beast."
Friar Laurence.
Paris thinks that Juliet grieves for Tybalt. We, the reader, know that she cries for Romeo. What type of literary device is this an example of?
Dramatic irony.
At the end of the play, what two characters were interrogated as witnesses of the tragedy at the Capulet tomb?
Balthasar & Paris's Page.
Who says:
"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee coward!"
Tybalt.
Who makes the following statement, and who are they speaking about:
"More than Prince of Cats, I can tell you. O, he's the courageous captain of compliments."
Mercutio, describing Tybalt.
What two characters, both of whom appear in Act 3, are related to the Prince?
Paris & Mercutio.
In Act 4, Scene 2, Friar Laurence has a speech that beings with the lines: "Hold, then; go home, be merry, give consent to marry Paris: Wednesday is to-morrow: to-morrow night look that thou lie alone; let not thy nurse lie with thee in thy chamber: take thou this vial, being then in bed,
And this distilled liquor drink thou off..."
What type of literary device is this speech?
Monologue.
Who says: "Now must I to the monument alone; Within three hours will fair Juliet wake"
Friar Laurence.
Who says:
"My only love, sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me, that I must love a loathed enemy."
Juliet.
In Act 2, Scene 2 Romeo gives a famous speech that begins with the lines:
"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun."
What type of literary device is Romeo's entire speech?
Romeo is explaining his inner thoughts, so this speech is a soliloquy.
How is Romeo at fault for Mercutio's death?
During the fight, Romeo stood in between Mercutio & Tybalt, trying to break it up. Tybalt used this opportunity to strike a fatal blow against Mercutio.
Who says:
"All things that we ordained festival turn from their office to black funeral."
Capulet.
What character dies because of a heart attack caused by grief?
Lady Montague.
Who says:
"I fear too early; for my mind misgives some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, shall bitterly begin this date."
Romeo.
In Act 2, Scene 2 Romeo says: "Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?" Who is he speaking to and what is he talking about?
It is an aside, so he is speaking to the audience. He is listening to Juliet express her feelings to herself?
"A plague o' both your houses!"
Who says the following passage, and who are they speaking to:
"Give me, give me! O, tell me not of fear!"
Juliet is speaking to Friar Laurence.
List all of the characters who died in Romeo & Juliet.
1. Mercutio
2. Tybalt
3. Paris
4. Romeo
5. Juliet
6. Lady Montague