Quotes
"If that thy bent of love be honorable, Thy purpose marriage, send me word tomorrow..."
Who is Juliet?
When Juliet says, "Wherefore art thou Romeo?" she is really saying this.
Why are you, Romeo, a Montague?
This is the difference between a soliloquy and an aside.
What is there are...other characters on stage for an aside and not a soliloquy (both have characters speaking aloud to reveal their thoughts with only audience hearing them).
His death in the first scene of Act V is sudden and surprising.
Who is Paris?
The setting of the play is in Verona, England, in the 16th century.
What is Italy in the 14th century?
"Compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow."
Who is Benvolio?
Romeo and Juliet agree to marry after knowing each other for this length of time.
What is less than one day?
"Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds,
Toward Phoebus' lodging! Such a wagoner as Phaeton would whip you to the West..."
What is an allusion?
It is fitting his name means "peacemaker" since he tries to avoid conflict in more than one situation.
This is an example of such a time...
Who is Benvolio?
In Act I he tries to defuse the fight between Capulet and Montague servants.
In Act III he tries to encourage Mercutio to leave the city square when the Capulets approach.
Benvolio informs Romeo of Juliet's death.
What is Balthasar?
"For naught so vile that on the earth doth live/But to the earth some special good doth give."
Who is Friar Laurence?
When Juliet says, "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet," she means this.
What is: a word is not the essence of a thing.
This event is the climax of the play. Explain why.
What is the death of Tybalt in Act III?
It is the point of no return for Romeo, the turning point which propels the action into a downward spiral toward tragedy.
When the Nurse does this...she unknowingly severs her relationship with Juliet.
What is -- tell Juliet to forget Romeo and marry Paris?
Juliet uses a pun when describing Romeo as a "fiend angelical" because she is so in love with him.
What is an oxymoron used to show Juliet's conflicting feelings for Romeo?
"What, drawn and talk of peace? I hate the word As I hate hell, all Montagues and thee."
Who is Tybalt during Act I street brawl?
When he complains about his banishment, Romeo is advised by Friar Laurence to be thankful for these three things.
What is 1) Tybalt is dead and not him
2) Romeo is not being executed.
3) Juliet loves him.
"I do protest I never injured thee,/
But love thee better than thou canst devise
Till thou shalt know the reason of my love."
Romeo's words are an example of this.
What is dramatic irony?
This character dies from true grief.
Who is Lady Montague?
Benvolio ends Scene 3 in Act V with this quatrain: "For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
What is - Prince Escalus reciting a couplet?
"A young man lady! such a man As all the world-why, he's a man of wax."
And this is about...
The Nurse about Paris
This is a tragic flaw for both Romeo and Juliet.
What is impetuosity/rashness?
"Ask for me tomorrow, and you shall find me a grave man."
What is a pun?
He is the moody and clever friend of Romeo.
Who is Mercutio?
The ending of the play is truly a "catastrophe" since the Montagues and Capulets will not relinquish their emnity after their children's deaths despite the admonishment of Friar Laurence.
What is--the Montagues and Capulets relinquish their hatred (emnity) because of their loss and the admonishment of Prince Escalus.