Characters
Romeo’s love interest before Juliet
Rosaline
“My only love sprung from my only hate”
Juliet
Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet?
The Capulet party
The potion will make Juliet appear dead for this amount of time
42 hours
Romeo buys poison from this person who consents to sell it for what reason?
Apothecary, Poverty
Romeo’s loyal friend & cousin who tries to stop fights
Benvolio
“Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch…”
Mercutio
Tybalt recognizes Romeo at the party and wants to do this
Fight him
Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt
Banishment, exile
Romeo learns Juliet is dead from this person
Balthasar
The prince of Verona who tries to keep the peace between the feuding families
Prince Escalus
“What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word…”
Tybalt
Romeo and Juliet decide to do this within 6 hours of meeting each other
Get married
The city Romeo is banished to
Mantua
How many characters die by the end of the play?
6
Talkative & caring, her baby and husband died (before the play)
Nurse
“O happy dagger! This is thy sheath…”
Juliet
What is Friar Lawrence's motivation for marrying Romeo and Juliet?
He believes it will end the feud
List 2 things Juliet would rather do/experience than marry Paris
-Chained to a bear
-Be with snakes
-Be with criminals/thieves
-Jump from a tower
The phrase used in the prologue to describe Romeo and Juliet’s fated relationship
star-crossed
Dies offstage of heartbreak
Lady Montague (Romeo's mom)
"Take thou this vial (...) And this distilling liquor drink thou off"
Friar Lawrence
What does Juliet's rose metaphor mean?: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
Names are not significant, they do not define us
Romeo's name does not define him
Why is the letter not delivered to Romeo? Who fails to deliver it?
The plague, quarantine
Friar John
Romeo learns Juliet is dead from this person
Balthasar