Teen Brain
Romeo is sad at the start of the play because of this.
What is Rosaline rejected him?
Romeo eventually fights and kills Tybalt for this main reason.
What is to avenge Mercutio's death?
"If ever you disturb our streets again, Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."
Who is Prince Escalus?
a hint or warning of future events
What is foreshadowing?
Romeo & Juliet primarily takes place in [this] city and briefly in [this] city.
What are Verona and Mantua?
This is how Romeo and Juliet meet.
What is Romeo and Benvolio sneak into the Capulet party?
Romeo tells the apothecary to sell him poison because the apothecary clearly needs this.
What is money?
"Why the devil came / you between us? I was hurt under your arm. A plague a' both your houses."
Who is Mercutio?
where and when a story takes place
What is setting?
These people started the fight in the opening scene of the play.
Who are the Capulet and Montague servants?
Romeo and Juliet meet at Friar Laurence's cell at the end of Act 2 for this purpose.
What is to get married?
Lady Montague dies of heartbreak because of this.
What is Romeo's banishment?
"She speaks. O, speak again bright angel!"
Who is Romeo?
a type of drama which ends in the downfall (and often, death) of the protagonist
What is tragedy?
This character is portrayed as an honest voice of reason.
Who is Benvolio?
This false information from Balthazar prompts Romeo to buy poison to kill himself.
What is news that Juliet is dead?
Juliet takes her own life in this way.
What is stabbing herself with a dagger?
"But woo her, gentle Paris, get her heart; my will to her consent is but a part."
Who is Lord Capulet?
a lesson or moral of a story
What is theme?
Friar John is kept from delivering Friar Laurence's message to Romeo because of this.
What is being held in quarantine (to prevent the spread of illness)?
Modernize: "Wisely and slow, They stumble that run fast."
What is impulsiveness leads to problem?
Count Paris dies in a sword fight with Romeo. This is his dying wish.
What is to be laid with Juliet in her tomb?
"Yea noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die!"
Who is Juliet?
a character trait that leads to or contributes to a character's tragic downfall
What is a tragic flaw?
the names of the 6 characters who died by the end of Romeo & Juliet
Who are Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague, Tybalt, Mercutio, & Count Paris?