Vocabulary
Characters
Acts I and II
Act III
Acts IV and V
100

What is carrion?

What is the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food?
100

Who is a friend of Romeo's and a relative of Prince Escalus?

Who is Mercutio?

100

Who stops Tybalt from fighting Romeo at Capulet's party?

Who is Lord Capulet?

100

Who kills Tybalt?

Who is Romeo?

100

What does Romeo do to Paris when he runs into him at the tomb?

What is he kills Paris?

200

What is a charnel house?

What is a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited?

200

Who is a nobleman who wants to marry Juliet; cousin to the prince?

Who is Paris?

200

Who is Romeo "in love" with at the beginning of the play?

Who is Rosaline?

200

Who kills Mercutio?

Who is Tybalt?

200

Romeo's servant, Balthasar, brings what news to Romeo? Who was supposed to tell Romeo of the Friar's true plan?

What is Balthasar tells Romeo of Juliet's "death." Friar John was supposed to tell Romeo of Friar Laurence's true plans, but was unable to because of the black death?

300

What does maw mean?

What is the mouth, jaws, or throat
300

Who is the authority of Verona? Hint: He is neutral in the feud.

Who is Prince?

300

What message does the nurse deliver to Juliet?

What is Romeo says, "Meet me at Friar Laurence's cell this afternoon, and we will there be married."

300

How is the Prince going to punish he man responsible for Tybalt's death?

What is they fear he will execute him; he ends up banishing the culprit?

300

Who tells the friar that Romeo has been in Juliet's tomb for half an hour?

Who is Balthasar?

400

What is a blazon?

What is the official symbols of a family, state, et cetera?
400

Who sells Romeo the poison?

Who is the apothecary?

400

What does the Act II Prologue say happened to Romeo's love for Rosaline?

What is it states that Romeo's love for Rosaline has died and is not there anymore?

400

Who wants Paris to marry Juliet? Why?

What is Lord Capulet wants Juliet to marry Paris because he believes it will cheer her up following Tybalt's death?

400

What was Friar Laurence's plan?

Juliet will "agree" to the marriage with Paris. On Wednesday night she will take a potion that will make her appear dead, but she will awake 42 hours later. Once they move Juliet to the tomb, Romeo will meet her there, and they will run off to Mantua.

500

Which does beshrew mean?

What is to wish harm or evil upon?

500

Who is Romeo's servant

Who is Balthasar?

500

Why does the nurse keep putting Juliet off in Act II though she knows her to be impatient?

What is she realizes how important marriage is to this impatient teenage girl; she is teasing Juliet, milking the moment for all it is worth?

500

Who tell the prince the true story surrounding the killings?

Who is Benvolio?

500

At the conclusion of the play, what are the Capulets and Montagues planning on doing?

What is Montague says he will build a golden statue of Juliet, and Capulet states that he will build a golden statue of Romeo to go beside her?