Prologue and Act 1
What purpose does the prologue serve in the text?
It informs the audiene of past and future events in the play.
Where does the story mainly take place?
Verona
Why does Romeo decide to fight Tybalt?
to avenge Mercutio
When Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for advise, who does she run into?
Paris
What does Romeo notice about Juliet when he sees her in the tomb?
She is still beautiful, as if she were still alive.
Who is Romeo in love with in the beginning of the play?
Rosaline
How do Romeo and his friends escape being noticed at the Capulet party?
Wearing masks
Why does Lord Capulet plan a wedding for Juliet and Paris?
He thinks it will help Juliet stop crying about Tybalt's death
What is Friar Lawrence's plan to get Juliet out of the marriage to Paris?
Juliet will take a potion that will make her appear dead and when she awakes, she will run away to Mantua with Romeo.
How does Romeo die?
drinks poison
Who asks Lord Capulet for Juliet's hand in marriage?
Paris
Who recognizes Romeo's voice at the Capulet party and tries to get him kicked out?
Tybalt
Juliet reacts to Lord Capulet's wedding plan by being upset. What does Lord Capulet threaten to do if Juliet does not agree to marry Paris?
Disown her
What is Juliet's state of mind when she goes to see Friar Lawrence?
She is desperate and willing to do anything
Who is the first person Juliet sees when she wakes up in the tomb?
Friar Lawrence
What does Juliet mean when she tells Lady Capulet, "I'll look to like of looking liking move"?
She will try to like him to make her mother happy.
What do Romeo and Juliet plan to do the day after they meet?
Get married
What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do?
forget Romeo and marry Paris
Who first discovers Juliet's "death"?
The Nurse
How does Juliet die?
She stabs herself with Romeo's dagger
What does Juliet mean when she says, "My only love sprung from my only hate/ Too early seen unknown and known too late"?
I fell in love with my enemy beore I knew who he was and it is too late now.
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to perform the marriage between Romeo and Juliet?
To end the feud
After the Nurses advice, Juliet feels betrayed. Who does she go to for advice?
Friar Lawrence
What news does Balthasar bring to Romeo in Mantua?
Juliet is dead
What does the prince mean at the end of the movie when he says, "All are punished"?
Everyone has lost loved ones as a result of the feud.