Vocabulary
Obsessive feelings towards someone, often confused as love
What is infatuation?
Juliet's age at the start of the play
What is 13?
Romeo is associated with this family.
What is Montague?
Based on how Tybalt is introduced in the play, what can you infer about his personality?
What is a aggressive?
A hint to what may happen in the future
What is a foreshadowing?
“Wherefore art thou Romeo”
This quote means…
What is ”Why are you Romeo?"
Juliet sends this character to get news from Romeo.
Who is the Nurse?
Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt
What is banishment/exile?
Romeo and Juliet have their romantic meeting here after the ball.
What is the balcony?
A comparison of two unlike things
Example: “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun”
What is a metaphor?
Acting quickly and without thinking much
What is impulsive?
Juliet's suitor and her parents choice for a husband
Who is Paris?
Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet for this reason.
What is to end the feud?
A brief summary of events found at the beginning of a play
What is a prologue?
An ongoing fight between two parties
What is a feud?
Juliet uses this to kill herself.
What is Romeo's dagger?
A character who shares the philosophy: "Everything on earth is a mixture of good and evil."
Who is Friar Lawrence?
A play genre in which events turn out bad for the main characters
What is a tragedy?
A couple whose love is destined to fail
What is star-crossed?
Juliet says she is grieving over this to disguise her pain over Romeo's banishment.
What is Tybalt's death?
He brings Romeo the news that Juliet is dead.
Who is Balthasar?
Throughout the play, the audience never learns this about the driving conflict of the story.
What is the reason for the feud?
The inner thoughts of a character intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by other characters on stage
What is an aside?