Social Relationships
Romeo is upset because he loves Rosaline who does not love him back. His cousin, Benvolio, encourages him to go to the Capulet party with him so that he can cheer up.
Friendship
When Romeo says: “I flew over the walls on the wings of love…” he means…(How did he say that he got over the orchard walls?)
Love helped him
Cousin to Juliet: Proud aggressive-quick to anger and react to violence
Tybalt
Fight between Montague and Capulet servants breaks out in the street.
Exposition
Prince Escalus breaks up the fight between the Montagues and the Capulets happening in the streets of Verona. He declares that, if they are caught fighting again, they will pay for it with their lives.
Community
Juliet says "What's in a name? The things which we call a rose/would smell as sweet if it had another name...
No matter what you calla thing, the thing is still what it is
Cousin to Romeo-thoughtful, peaceful, and helpful-makes an effort to end the violence
Benvolio
Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt, so Mercutio thinks he’s a wimp and fights for him. Bad move, because Mercutio ends up dying.
Rising Action
What does Mercutio say as he dies?
He curses the Montagues AND the Capulets
Romeo and Juliet exchange romantic words, kiss on the balcony, and Romeo decides he wants to marry her that very day.
Romanatic
When Juliet says “If the dark didn't hide my face,/you'd see that I am blushing/because of what you've heard me say tonight.” she means…(when she is caught talking to herself about Romeo on the balcony)
She's embarrassed about what she is saying.
Friend to Romeo: Funny and immature, but deeply reflective and melancholy
Mercutio
Romeo asks Friar Lawrence to arrange for him to marry Juliet.
Raising action
What will happen to Juliet if she refuses to marry Paris?
She will be disowned, left on streets to die
Friar Lawrence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet. He believes in the sanctity of marriage, and hopes that their marriage will bring the two families together (Montagues and Capulets) and end their long-standing hatred for one another.
Church/Religion
Friar Lawrence's says, " Young men's love lies not truly in their heart but their eyes".
Romeo's love is superficial.
Ignorant and presumptions-Juliet's suitor, but not romantic
Juliet’s family finds her “dead” on the day of her wedding.
Falling action
Describe the character of Juliet
Playful, trusting
Prince Escalus says that EVERYONE is to blame for Romeo and Juliet's deaths. The Montagues and Capulets decide to end their long-standing hatred in the wake of their children's tragic deaths.
Family
Friar Lawrence says, "These violent delights have violent ends".
Romeo and Juliet have a destructive love.
Faithful, caring, and playful-deeply loyal, and emotional: caretaker to Juliet
Nurse
Juliet wakes up and sees that Romeo’s dead. Instead of leaving with Friar Lawrence, she kills herself.
Resolution
Name 4 the Capulets
Juliet, Lady Capulet, Tybalt, Nurse