Characters
Is Romeo a Montague or a Capulet?
Montague
Who does Juliet's dad want Juliet to marry?
Paris
What is the name of the town that Romeo is banished to?
Mantua
What does Romeo mean when he says he is "fortune's fool."?
Fate is against him.
Why is Romeo banished instead of killed?
Both the Montagues and the Capulets are to blame for the deaths.
Is Tybalt a Montague or a Capulet?
Caputlet
Who does Romeo love at the very start of the play?
Rosaline
What is the name of the town that the play is set.
Verona
What does "star-crossed lovers" mean?
That the stars and fate are against the love affair.
Who dies first, Romeo or Juliet?
Romeo
Who does Juliet get to send a message to Romeo?
Her nurse.
Where does Romeo first meet Juliet?
At the Capulet masque ball - at the Capulet mansion.
Who gives Juliet the drug that makes her sleep?
Friar Laurence
What was Juliet's duty to her parents in Shakespeare's time period?
To obey
Do Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight?
Yes
What will Juliet's dad do to Juliet if she refuses to marry Paris?
Disown her -- kick out of the house onto the street to starve.
Why does Friar Laurence what to marry Romeo and Juliet?
To stop the feud between the Montagues and Capulets.
Where does Romeo get his poison?
From an apothecary.
Why did Romeo kill Tybalt?
Because Tybalt killed his best friend.
How does Juliet die?
With Romeo's sword (or gun) -- depending on the version.
Why does Juliet tell her mother that she will marry Paris?
To trick them while she makes a plan to go to Romeo.
How does Romeo kill himself?
With poison
How many men can the poison the Romeo buys kill at once.
20
Why didn't Romeo want to fight initially?
Romeo didn't want to fight with the family of his bride, Juliet.
In the Capulet family tomb.