Characters
Who is Romeo's love interest?
Who is Juliet?
What event brings Romeo and Juliet together for the first time?
What is the Capulet's party?
What theme contrasts love and hate throughout the play?
What is the theme of love vs. hate?
What is an example of an oxymoron in "Romeo and Juliet"?
What is "living corpse"?
What is foreshadowing?
What is a literary device that gives hints about what will happen later in the story?
Who is known for his witty remarks and is a close friend to Romeo?
Who is Mercutio?
What does Romeo do after he kills Tybalt?
What is he is banished from Verona?
Which theme emphasizes the impulsive nature of youth?
What is the theme of youth and rash decisions?
Explain why oxymorons are significant in understanding the theme of love in the play?
What is the highlight of complexities and contradictions of love?
What is a foil in literature?
What is a character who contrasts with another character to highlight particular qualities?
Which character is Juliet's cousin and known for his fiery temper?
Who is Tybalt?
How do Romeo and Juliet ultimately die?
What is they both take their own lives?
What theme explores the idea of fate and destiny?
What is the theme of fate?
Read line 133 spoken by Juliet in Act I, Scene 5.
My grave is like to be my wedding bed.
What is the effect of this line on the plot?
It foreshadows something that will happen later.
Identify a moment in the play where the tone shifts from light-hearted to serious.
What is the change after Mercutio's death?
Identify the main plot or a parallel plot.
Romeo and Juliet’s love story
Read lines 43–44 spoken by Juliet in Act II, Scene 2.
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
What theme is being developed through Juliet’s words?
Individual merit is more important than family name.
In Act III, Scene 2, when Juliet finds out that Romeo has killed her cousin Tybalt, she calls
Romeo a fiend angelical, a damned saint, and an honorable villain. Juliet’s use of
oxymorons reveals that she
is confused about her conflicted feelings
How does the setting of the Capulet's party contribute to the plot?
What is it serves as a catalyst for Romeo and Juliet's meeting??
Identify a parallel plot.
Paris's interest in Juliet.
In Act III, Scene 5, Lady Capulet thinks that Juliet is weeping for Tybalt when she is actually weeping for Romeo. The dramatic irony
shows the audience the double meaning of what Juliet says