Romeo and Juliet Act 1
This is where the majority of the play takes place.
Where is Verona, Italy?
These two servants of the Capulet house start the fight with Montague servants.
Answer: Who are Sampson and Gregory?
This servant cannot read and asks Romeo and Benvolio to read the invitation list.
Answer: Who is the Capulet servant (Peter)?
Romeo first sees Juliet at this event.
Answer: What is the Capulet party?
This Shakespearean word means “you” when speaking to one person.
Answer: What is thou?
The objects worn by Romeo and his friends to escape detection at the party.
What are Masks?
Benvolio tries to do this when the fight breaks out.
Answer: What is stop the fight or keep the peace?
Capulet plans to host this type of social gathering at his house.
Answer: What is a feast or party?
When Romeo and Juliet speak to each other, their dialogue forms this poetic structure.
Answer: What is a shared sonnet?
This word means “your” or “belonging to you.”
Answer: What is thy?
This person tells Romeo that Juliet is a Capulet.
Who is the Nurse?
This hot-tempered Capulet cousin encourages the fighting.
Answer: Who is Tybalt?
Who wants to marry the Capulet daughter, Juliet?
Answer: Who is Paris?
Romeo learns Juliet is a Capulet from this person.
Answer: Who is the Nurse?
This Shakespearean verb form means “do” or “do you.”
Example: “Dost thou love me?”
Answer: What is dost?
Who said this line? "My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown and known too late!"
Who is Juliet?
The Prince declares that anyone who disturbs the peace again will face this punishment.
Answer: What is death?
Tybalt recognizes Romeo’s voice at the party and wants to do this.
Answer: What is fight or kill Romeo?
Juliet discovers Romeo belongs to this rival family.
Answer: What is the Montague family?
This word means “to you” or “for you.”
Example: “I give this ring to thee.”
Answer: What is thee?
This is the Full name of the character that threatens to kill anyone who starts fighting in the city.
Who is Prince Escalus?
Romeo says he is sad because the woman he loves does not love him back; her name is this.
Answer: Who is Rosaline?
Capulet stops Tybalt from attacking Romeo because he believes Romeo has this reputation.
Answer: What is being virtuous or well-behaved?
Romeo describes his lips this way in the sonnet when he says they are ready to “smooth that rough touch.”
Answer: What are pilgrims?
This word means “has” or “does” when used with “he” or “she.”
Example: “He hath slain many men.”
Answer: What is hath?