Act 1
JULIET
WHO IS THE SON/DAUGHTER OF THE CAPULET FAMILY?
BECAUSE HE WANTS TO SEE JULIET AGAIN
AFTER CAPULET'S BALL WHY DOES ROMEO RUN AWAY FROM HIS FRIENDS BENVOLIO AND MERCUTIO?
HE WANTS TO CHALLENGE HIM TO A DUEL
WHY HAS TYBALT COME LOOKING FOR ROMEO?
SO THAT JULIET CAN GET OVER TYBALT'S DEATH FASTER
WHY DOES LORD CAPULET SPEED UP PARIS AND JULIET'S MARRIGE?
LORD CAPULET BELIEVES HER EXCESSIVE GRIEF, WHICH HE BELIEVES IS ABOUT TYBALT'S DEATH, THREATENS HER HEALTH.
WHY DOES LORD CAPULET WANTS JULIET TO GET MARRIED QUICKLY?
SAMPSON BITES HIS THUMB AT TWO MONTAGUE SERVENTS
WHAT IS THE ACTION THAT STARTS THE FIGHT BETWEEN CAPULETS AND MONTEGUES IN SCENE 1?
BECAUSE THE MOON ALWAYS CHANGES AND IS DIFFERENT
WHY DOES JULIET SAY SHE DOES NOT WANT ROMEO TO SWEAR HIS LOVE BY THE MOON?
HOW DOES MERCUTIO RESPOND TO ROMEO'S NOT WANTING TO FIGHT WITH TYBALT?
HE DECIDES TO FIGHT ON BEHALF OF ROMEO AND LOSES
SHE SAYS THAT IF HE CAN'T PREVENT THE WEDDING, SHE'LL HURT HERSELF
WHAT DOES JULIET SAY WHEN FRIAR LAWRENCE TELLS HER HE CAN'T PREVENT HER WEDDING TO PARIS?
CAPULET O brother Montague, give me thy hand
This is my daughter’s jointure, for no more
Can I demand.
MONTAGUE But I can give thee more,
For I will raise her statue in pure gold,
That whiles Verona by that name is known,
There shall no figure at such rate be set
As that of true and faithful Juliet.
CAPULET As rich shall Romeo’s by his lady’s lie,
Poor sacrifices of our enmity. (5.3.296-304)
How did the Montagues and Capulets reconcile at the end of chapter 5?
13 AND WILL BE TURNING 14 IN 2 WEEKS
HOW OLD IS JULIET?
FRIAR LAWRENCE BECAUSE HE THINKS IT WILL BRING THE TWO FAMILIES TOGETHER.
WHO AGREES TO PERFORM THE WEDDING CEREMONY OF ROMEO AND JULIET? WHY?
ROMEO KILLS TYBALT AND FLEES
WHAT IS THE OUTCOME OF THE FIGHT BETWEEN ROMEO AND TYBALT?
THE NURSE ENTERS THE BEDROOM AND IS SHOCKED
WHO FINDS JULIET "DEAD" IN HER BEDROOM?
MERCUTIO'S NAME SOUNDS LIKE 'MERCURIAL'.
MERCURY IS A METAL THAT IS CHANGEABLE AND SOMETIMES FICKLE.
WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF MERCUTIO'S NAME?
CAPULET PLACES THE CONDITION TO LET 2 YEARS PAST ON PARIS'S SUIT FOR JULIET
WHAT CONDITION DOES CAPULET PLACE ON PARIS'S MARRIAGE TO JULIET? SCENE 2
'BUT, SOFT! WHAT LIGHT THROUGH YONDER WINDOW BREAKS?... ARISE... FAIR JULIET AND KILL THE ENVIOUS MOON.'
WHAT DOES ROMEO COMPARE JULIET TO WHEN HE SEES HER ON THE BALCONY?
TYBALT HAS BEEN KILLED AND ROMEO BANISHED
WHAT NEWS DOES THE NURSE BRING TO JULIET?
IN ORDER TO GET POISON
WHY DOES ROMEO GO TO THE APOTHECARY?
THE CAUSE OF THE 'ANCIENT GRUDGE' BETWEEN THE MONTAGUES AND THE CAPULETS IS NEVER IDENTIFIED.
WHY DID WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE NEVER IDENTIFY THE 'ANCIENT GRUDGE' BETWEEN THE MONTAGUES AND THE CAPULETS?
SO HE CAN SEE ROSALINE
WHY DOES ROMEO AGREE TO GO TO THE CAPULET PARTY IN ACT 2?
TWO WORDS THAT CONTRADICT EACH OTHER AND SOUND 'POINTEDLY STUPID'
WHAT IS AN OXYMORON?
THAT PARIS AND JULIET ARE TO BE MARRIED THAT THURSDAY
WHAT DOES CAPULET TELL PARIS WHEN HE COMES TO PAY HIS RESPECTS?
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS DISEASE IN THE TOWN AND NO ONE WAS ALLOWED TO LEAVE
WHY COULDN'T FRIAR JOHN SEND ROMEO THE LETTER ABOUT THE PLAN?
BENVOLIO IS THE PEACEMAKER IN THE PLAY. HIS NAME COMES FROM THE LATIN WORDS “BENE,” WHICH MEANS “GOOD,” AND “VOLO,” WHICH MEANS “I WISH.”
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BENVOLIO'S NAME AND HOW MIGHT IT HIGHLIGHT HIS TEMPERAMENT?