What is the purpose of the chorus in the beginning of the play?
Provides the audience with background information about the play and a basic summary of what happens.
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Why does Mercutio decide to fight Tybalt?
He thought Romeo was being a wuss for not standing up for himself so Mercutio stood up for him.
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How long will the potion that Juliet takes last?
42 Hours
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Why does Paris confront Romeo at the Capulet tomb?
He thinks Romeo is going to rob the family tomb and tries to stop him.
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What was the name of the city The Globe Theater was built in?
London, England
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What were Juliet and Romeo called in the chorus? (hint-it has to do with astrology)
Star-crossed lovers
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How does Tybalt kill Mercutio?
Tybalt stabs him under Romeo's arm.
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What is the irony behind Juliet saying "That may be, sir, when I may be a wife"?
Juliet is talking about how she is already a wife to Romeo
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Where does Romeo get his poison from? Why does this character feel guilty?
The apothecary. He feels guilty because it is illegal to sell any poisons but since he is poor he needs the money.
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Where does this story take place?
Verona, Italy
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How does Romeo find out about the masquerade ball?
The servant Peter shows Romeo the invitation.
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What is Juliet's first reaction to the news that her new husband has murdered her cousin?
She feels deceived and fooled by Romeo's good looks.
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Why was Friar John unable to deliver the letter to Romeo?
A plague, he wasn't allowed to leave the house he was in.
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What century was Romeo and Juliet written in?
Late 16th century (1595)
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What does Romeo dream of that is major foreshadowing (hint hint!) for the end of the play?
Untimely death
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Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt?
Why does Romeo fight Tybalt?
He thought Romeo was being a wuss for not standing up for himself so Mercutio stood up for him.
He killed his friend Mercutio.
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Why does Juliet not want the Nurse in her room the night she takes the potion?
She feels betrayed by the Nurse for telling her to marry Paris and does not want the Nurse to spoil her plan.
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Give the total number of dead people and their names (in order!)
6: Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Lady Montague
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Shakespeare wrote his plays mostly in what poetic form? (Think back to your R&J vocal list!)
Blank verse (iambic pentameter)
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Who discovers Romeo at the party and why does Capulet say he is to be "tolerated"?
Tybalt. Capulet says Romeo has done no harm by being there and was not involved in the marketplace fight earlier in the day.
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Why does Lord Capulet become so mad at Juliet? What does he say her punishment will be is she does not obey him?
He has arranged a marriage for her and Paris. If she doesn't marry him she will be disowned and thrown out on the streets.
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List 3 of Juliet's fears/concerns about taking the potion Friar Laurence has given her.
It may be poison and not a potion.
It may not work at all and she'll have to marry Paris.
Suffocating in the vault.
Waking up before Romeo can save her.
Losing her mind and playing with the bones of her ancestors.
Bashing out her brains using the bones of her ancestors as a club.
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Who says the last line in the play? "For never was a story of more woe/Than this of Juliet and her Romeo"