ACT I
When the play opens, Romeo is in love with
Rosaline
Why did Tybalt send a letter to Romeo’s house
to challenge him to a fight
Why does Romeo try to calm Tybalt when he sees that Tybalt and Mercutio are fighting
Tybalt is now Romeo’s cousin-in-law since Tybalt is Juliet’s cousin
According to Lord Capulet, Juliet weeps all of the time because of
the death of Tybalt
Romeo rushes from Mantua to Verona because
He heard that Juliet is dead
Which character is best described as aggressive, hot-tempered, and hateful
Tybalt
The result of the Capulet servant biting his thumb at the Montagues
A fight breaks out
What happens during the balcony scene
Romeo and Juliet declare their love for each other
What happens when Romeo intervenes in the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio?
Tybalt, under Romeo’s arm, stabs Mercutio/ Tybalt kills Mercutio
Why Capulet agree to let Paris marry Juliet
He thinks it will make Juliet happy
Why does Paris go to Juliet’s tomb
to mourn Juliet’s death
How does Lady Capulet act toward Juliet in the play
distant and formal
The reason Prince Escalus angry at the beginning of the play
the Capulets’ and Montagues’ feud
During the balcony scene, what plan do Romeo & Juliet make for their future
To get married
Who kills Tybalt?
Romeo
What happens when Juliet refuses to marry Paris
Her father threatens to disown her
Paris attacks Romeo at the tomb because Paris believes that Romeo
has come to damage the tomb or the dead bodies
The name Benvolio means “goodwill.” How does Benvolio show that his names is appropriate
He tries to make people stop fighting
the punishment if the Montagues and Capulets have another brawl
death
Translate this line:
Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Why are you named Romeo?
Where does Romeo go to hide after the fight
Friar Laurence’s cell
What is Juliet’s MAIN problem at the beginning of this part of the play
She is being forced to marry Paris
Minutes before Juliet awakens..this happens
Romeo kills Paris and then poisons himself
How the reader know that Lord Capulet is used to getting what he wants
He threatens Juliet when she disobeys him
Romeo’s parents have been worried about him because
seems unaccountably sad and depressed
After he speaks to Juliet, why does Romeo visit Friar Laurence
to ask Friar Laurence to marry him to Juliet
When the Nurse brings news of Tybalt’s death, Juliet
thinks Romeo has been killed
Juliet finally agrees to marry Paris because
The Friar advised her to pretend that she agrees
Friar Laurence’s plans fail because
The letter does not get delivered to Romeo
Which word best describes the Nurse
comical
Romeo agrees to go to Capulet’s party because
wants to see Rosaline
At first Friar Laurence cannot believe that Romeo is serious about Juliet because he thinks
Romeo is in love with someone else
After Romeo learns he has been banished, Friar Laurence attempts to convince Romeo that
he has many reasons to be happy
Juliet’s 3 fears about taking the potion
might not work / might wear off too soon / might be poison
Why does Friar Laurence leave the tomb without Juliet
He hears noises that make him fear he will be caught
Which characters are related to the Prince
Mercutio and Paris
Tybalt’s nature is to
fight
The Friar agrees to perform Romeo and Juliet’s marriage in the hope that it will
stop the feud between the Montagues and Capulets
What Friar Laurence told Romeo to do secretly before he leaves Verona
Romeo should visit Juliet and spend the night with her
ACT I . Which saying BEST describes Benvolio’s advice to Romeo about the girl he loves
He should forget about her and find someone else
How Juliet dies
by stabbing herself
Why is Friar Laurence important to the plot of the story
He directs some of Romeo and Juliet’s actions
How does Capulet react when Tybalt wants to fight Romeo at the party
He is angry at Tybalt’s behavior
Why does Romeo sneak into Capulet’s orchard after he leaves the party
He wants to see Juliet again / get away from Mercutio
Both Romeo and Juliet react to the news of Romeo’s banishment by saying that
it is a punishment worse than death
Besides both being in love with Juliet, what Romeo and Paris have in common,
They die in the Capulet tomb
When the Montagues and Capulets arrive at the tomb, they realize too late
The foolishness of their feud
How does the relationship between Juliet and the Nurse change after the Nurse tells Juliet she should marry Paris
from close to distrusting