Act 1
biting your thumb
Friar Lawrence is shocked when Romeo says he loves Juliet for this reason
He was just in love with Rosaline
Romeo receives this punishment from the Prince
Exile
Descriptive or figurative language to paint a sensory picture for the reader.
Imagery
This man kills Tybalt
Romeo
The Prince threatens the Capulet's and Montague's with this punishment if the families brawl again
Death
Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet for this reason
to end their families feud
Tybalt
Language that has figurative meaning is different from its literal meaning. e.g.) I’m feeling under the weather
idiom
The full name of the Prince of Verona
Escalus
This person is responsible for Romeo's initial melancholy
Rosaline
The person who warns Romeo about the dangers of acting too rashly with love
Friar Lawrence
The reason Romeo has to love Tybalt
A monologue delivered by a character alone on stage
soliloquy
Tybalt
Benvolio
Love
The Nurse betrays her and Romeo by encouraging Juliet to marry Paris
When the audience knows something the characters do not
dramatic irony
Friar who was tied up by the plague
Character who asks Romeo to read Capulet's invitation list
Peter
Juliet asks Romeo to swear his love by this (instead of the moon)
Romeo
Capulet threatens to do this to Juliet if she doesn't consent to marry Paris
disown her
Words spoken by an actor that are only heard by the audience
aside
Romeo's man
Balthasar