Themes
In Act 1, Scene 5, why is Romeo and Juliet's love considered forbidden?
Feuding Families
What event occurs in Act 1, Scene 5 that sets the main plot in motion?
Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love.
Who is the character that Romeo first sees and falls in love with in Act 1, Scene 5?
Juliet
What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 5?
Capulet Party
How does Act 2, Scene 2 illustrate the tension between fate and personal choice?
Romeo and Juliet choose to pursue their love despite knowing the risks.
In Act 2, Scene 2, what does Romeo do that advances the plot?
Hint: Wherefor art thou, Romeo?
Romeo secretly visits Juliet's balcony and they declare their love for each other.
In Act 2, Scene 2, which character is known for saying, "But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?"
Romeo
In Act 2, Scene 2, what does Juliet worry about regarding Romeo's presence?
Someone (the guards) will find him and kill him.
In Act 3, Scene 1, how does Mercutio's death affect Romeo for the rest of the play?
Mercutio's death drives Romeo to seek revenge, leading to Tybalt's death and Romeo being banished out of town.
What significant plot twist happens in Act 3, Scene 1?
Tybalt kills Mercutio, and then Romeo kills Tybalt. leading to Romeo being banished.
Which character dies in Act 3, Scene 1, causing a major shift in the story?
Think about who died FIRST in 3.1
Mercutio, which caused Romeo to kill Tybalt, which caused Romeo to be banished.
What is the consequence of Romeo's actions in Act 3, Scene 1?
Romeo is banished from Verona to Mantua
How does Juliet's interaction with her parents in Act 3, Scene 5 reflect the ongoing feud?
Her parents' insist she marry Paris, partly to strengthen their position in the feud (against Romeo's family, the Montagues).
In Act 3, Scene 5, what decision does Juliet make that affects the plot?
Juliet and Friar Lawrence make a plan to get out of marrying Paris / the potion + death faking
In Act 3, Scene 5, which character tries to convince Juliet to marry Paris?
Lady Capulet
In Act 4, Scene 1, what plan does Friar Laurence propose to Juliet?
Sleeping potion to fake her death / not marry Paris
In Act 5, Scene 3, how does the theme of life vs. death culminate in the final scene?
Romeo and Juliet unalive themselves so they don't have to live without each other.
What lead to the resolution in Act 5, Scene 3?
Both kids are dead, the families finally reconcile.
In Act 5, Scene 3, which character discovers Juliet's "dead" body first?
Paris
In Act 5, Scene 3, what does Romeo do upon finding Juliet in the tomb?
He drinks all of the potion and dies.