Characters
A servant of the Capulets who raised Juliet.
Who is the Nurse?
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
What does Juliet say in the rooftop scene?
A 14 line poem with 4 stanzas, with the first three stanzas having an alternating rhyme scheme and the last two lines having the exact same rhyming
What is a sonnet?
The Capulet's party
Where does Romeo meet Juliet?
Everyone in Juliet's family wants her to marry Paris?
Why does Juliet seek the Friar's help?
Who is Tybalt?
"Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, and vice sometime by action dignified."
Friar Lawrence's speech about herbs and virtue and vice.
What is an example of soliloquy in Romeo and Juliet?
Tybalt killed Mercutio
Why does Romeo kill Tybalt?
A vial of liquid that puts Juliet in a death-like sleep
What does the Friar give Juliet?
The person who banned fighting in Verona and banished Romeo.
Who is the Prince of Verona?
"A plague o' both your houses!"
What does Mercutio say before he dies?
The nobility speak in rhyme.
Who speaks in rhyme?
Thursday
When was Juliet supposed to marry Paris?
The Friar will send a letter to Romeo
How will the Friar tell Romeo about the plan?
The person who marries Romeo and Juliet and helps Juliet escape her marriage to Paris.
Who is Friar Lawrence?
"Romeo slew him; he slew Mercutio. Who now the price of his dear blood doth owe?"
A line with 10 syllables. For each pair of syllables, there is one unstressed and one stressed syllable.
What is iambic pentameter?
Romeo killed Tybalt
Why is Romeo banished from Verona?
The Friar's letter doesn't reach Romeo.
Why doesn't the Friar's plan work?
Juliet's Mother
Who is Lady Capulet?
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;"
What part of the prologue tells us how the play will end?
Romeo and Juliet's first conversation and the party.
What is an example of a sonnet in Romeo and Juliet?
The Friar wants to resolve the feud
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet both die
How does the plan end?