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Shakespeare may have lived in England, but he sets the story of Romeo & Juliet in this very different country.
What is Italy?
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their _____"
What is life?
This character gives Juliet a potion to fake her death in Act 4.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
This character kills Paris at the beginning of Act 5, Scene 3.
Who is Romeo?
This actor plays Romeo in the '90s version of the play.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
This is the place where Romeo and Juliet first meet.
What is the Capulet party?
"It is the East, and Juliet is the _____"
What is sun?
This character first discovers Juliet's "dead" body in Act 4.
Who is the Nurse?
Romeo gives Juliet this right before committing suicide.
What is a kiss?
This character in the 1968 version of Romeo & Juliet looks like Zac Effron.
Who is Romeo?
This is the city where most of the play is set.
What is Verona?
"What's in a name? That which we call a _____ by any other word would smell as sweet"
What is rose?
This character tells Juliet to "keep this holy kiss."
Who is Paris?
This character incorrectly informs Romeo that Juliet is dead in Act 5, Scene 1.
Who is Balthasar?
In the 1968 version of the play, this character takes a dip in a water fountain on a hot Verona day.
Who is Mercutio?
This is the city Romeo is exiled to in Act 3.
What is Mantua?
"Poor soul, thy face is much abused with _____"
What is tears?
This is an old, animalistic Shakespearean term for a man who likes to chase women.
What is a "mouse-hunt"?
This is the character who fails to deliver Friar Lawrence's message to Romeo.
Who is Friar John?
In the '90s movie, this character dresses like Cleopatra at the Capulet party.
Who is Lady Capulet?
In the '90s movie version of Romeo and Juliet, this is the slightly revised name of the city where the play takes place.
What is Verona Beach?
"I pay thy poverty and not thy _____"
What is will?
In Act 4, Juliet mentions this type of plant that was believed to "shriek" once it was pulled from the earth.
What is a mandrake?
This character has the very last line of the play.
Who is the Prince?
This movie, recently nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, is a retelling of the Romeo & Juliet story set in the 1950s.
What is West Side Story?