Characters
Who dies after blaming his best friend?
Who recognizes Romeo's voice at the party and issues a challenge to him?
Mercutio
Tybalt
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
Banishment or exile
Who says, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" and what does it mean?
$100 Bonus - What scene does the quote come from?
Juliet; "Why are you Romeo?"
Bonus - Balcony scene
Who does Romeo love at the beginning of the play?
Rosaline
Romeo having a dream that the Capulet party will lead to his death is an example of what device being used?
Foreshadowing
Who comes up with the plans to help the young lovers?
Who asks for Juliet's hand in marriage?
Friar Laurence
Count Paris
How do Mercutio and Tybalt die?
Tybalt kills Mercutio and Romeo kills Tybalt.
Who says, "A plague on both your houses!" and what does it mean?
$100 Bonus - what scene?
Mercutio; curse both families
Bonus - Mercutio's death scene; the fight scene
Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He thinks it will end the feud between the families.
The end of the play where Romeo and Juliet end their lives and the families come together is an example of what device?
Resolution
Who is the peaceful, level-headed Montague still alive at the end of the play?
In what city does the play take place?
Benvolio
Verona, Italy
What is Lord Capulet's reaction to Juliet's refusal to marry Paris?
He gets very angry and says he will disown her and kick her out of the house if she doesn't marry Paris.
Who says, "Wisely and slow, they stumble that run fast?" and what does it mean?
$100 Bonus - what scene?
Friar Laurence; take things slow or you will fall
Bonus - when asking for Friar to marry them
Why does Romeo refuse to fight Tybalt?
They are family now after his marriage to Juliet.
Romeo's banishment in Act 3 is an example of what device?
Climax
Who moves up Juliet's wedding from two years to two days?
Who issues a law about fighting in the streets and later banishes Romeo?
Lord Capulet
Prince Escalus
How many times have the Capulets and Montagues fought in the streets? (including the fight at the opening of the play)
3
Who says, "Did my heart love til now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty til this night." and what does it mean?
$100 Bonus - what scene?
Romeo; he's never truly loved or seen beauty until seeing Juliet
Bonus - the party; the first time seeing Juliet
What is the nurse's advice to Juliet after Romeo is gone?
Just marry Paris and forget about Romeo
During the play, the audience knows many things that the characters do not, like when Juliet fakes her death. This is an example of what device?
Dramatic irony
Who advises Juliet to just marry Paris?
Who demands that Romeo be put to death after killing Tybalt?
Nurse
Lady Capulet
Explain Juliet's plan to avoid the marriage to Paris AND how it goes wrong.
She will fake her death to get out of the marriage, and Romeo will come rescue her from the tomb. Romeo never receives the message from Friar, so he believes Juliet is really dead and takes his life to be with her.
Who says, "That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet." and what does it mean?
$100 Bonus - what scene?
Juliet; Romeo would still be the same person even if he changed his name
Bonus - balcony scene
Explain both of Lord Capulet's answers to Paris's request to marry Juliet.
1. Wait two years and get her to fall in love with you.
2. You can marry her in two days because everyone is sad about Tybalt.
The Prologue of the play is an example of what device?