Act I
Which word best describes the relationship between the Montagues and the Capulets?
Angry
Why does Tybalt get so upset at the party?
He recognizes Romeo
Why is Friar Lawrence happy about what Romeo and Juliet have decided?
He hopes it will end the feud between their families.
What is the result of Romeo’s fight with Tybalt?
Romeo kills Tybalt
According to Friar Lawrence’s plan, what should Juliet do on Wednesday night?
She should take the sleeping potion
Why has Romeo been in such a sad mood at the beginning of Act 1
He is lovesick
What is Romeo’s first impression of Juliet?
He falls in love immediately
Why does Romeo want Juliet’s Nurse to hide a rope ladder near her window?
So he can climb up to Juliet’s room.
Who demands that Romeo be put to death?
Lady Capulet
In Act V, why does Romeo have worries about getting the poison?
It is an illegal product
How does Romeo find out about the party at the Capulet’s Home?
A Capulet servant asks him to read the guest list.
After leaving the party, what does Romeo do?
He leaps over the wall to the Capulet Orchard.
When the Nurse returns after seeing Romeo, why is Juliet so impatient with her?
It takes the Nurse so long to deliver Romeo’s message.
What upsets Juliet more than the death of Tybalt?
Romeo’s banishment
Why does the apothecary decide to sell the poison to Romeo?
He is poor and needs the 40 ducats
What does Lady Capulet want Juliet to do at the dinner party?
Study Paris and think about whether she’d like to marry him.
After Juliet comes out on her balcony, what do Romeo and Juliet decide?
To get married
Why do Romeo and Juliet go to see Friar Lawrence at the end of Act II?
So he can perform the marriage ceremony
What does Romeo think of the Prince’s decision of banishment?
He is devastated because he believes that banishment is worse fate than death
Who did Friar Lawrence send to deliver the letter detailing “the plan”?
Friar John
What is Romeo’s mood as he and his friends approach the Capulet’s party?
He has a feeling of dread
What is Friar Lawrence collecting just before Romeo comes to see him?
Plants for making medicine
Why does Romeo initially refuse to fight Tybalt?
Because he sees Tybalt as family now, due to his marriage to Juliet
How does Juliet initially react when she is informed that she will be marrying Paris? How do her parents respond to her reaction?
She refuses and is berated by her father for doing so
Why doesn’t Friar Lawrence’s letter reach Romeo
The messenger was stuck in quarantine