True or False
Juliet was about to marry Paris when she met Romeo. If false, why?
False. Juliet was undecided. She was going to meet Paris at the Feast to see if she could fall in love with him. Romeo was a happy coincidence that helped her with her decision.
Where does most of the play take place?
a) Greece
b) Verona
c) Matua
d) England
b) Verona
Once exiled, Romeo runs to Matua where he wants to live out his life with Juliet.
List ALL the named characters in Romeo's family.
Montague, Lady Montague, and Benvolio.
William Shakespeare wrote many sonnets but he is known as a famous...
poet, playwright, and actor.
Why can't Juliet simply refuse to marry Paris and live her own life?
Although her father was giving her some lenience, he did have a certain power over her as she was his daughter, his property.
Capulet would have disowned her had she refused.
Friar Lawrence agreed to marry Romeo and Juliet because he believed their marriage could bring good changes. If false, why?
True. Friar Lawrence hoped their marriage could stop the feud between the families.
What was Paris and Juliet's first wedding day?
a) Monday
b) Tuesday
c) Wednesday
d) Thursday
e) Friday
d) Thursday
List ALL the named characters in Juliet's family.
Capulet, Lady Capulet, Tybalt, and Rosaline.
What was William Shakespeare's first role?
A horse
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
He wrote 37 plays.
Romeo didn't want to fight Tybalt because he's a lover, not a fighter. If false, why?
False. It's because, now that he had married Juliet, Tybalt and Romeo were now family but Tybalt.
How old is Juliet?
a) 11
b) 12
c) 13
d) 14
e) 15
f) 16
g) 17
c) 13
List all the characters who fought for the Montague family. (Leave Romeo out of your list.)
Montague, Lady Montague, Benvolio, Mercutio, and Abram.
Name William Shakespeare's wife and children.
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway Susanna and twins, Hamnet and Judith.
Hamnet passed away at the age of 11.
Which characters made sexually inappropriate jokes about the women?
The Nurse, Mercutio, Sampson, and Gregory.
Lady Montague dies of grief following Tybalt's death. She is so sad that he has passed away that it slowly kills her. If false, why?
False. She dies of grief when she hears of Romeo's banishment.
What started the Montague and Capulet rivalry?
a) Hate
b) Money
c) A misunderstanding
d) Biting of the thumb
e) Power
f) No one knows
f) No one knows
List all the characters who fought for the Capulet family. (Leave Juliet out of your list.)
Capulet, Lady Capulet, the Nurse, Tybalt, Paris, Sampson, and Gregory.
Where did this author live and die?
Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
Why did Mercutio fight Tybalt?
He fights by default.
To protect the Montague's honour since Romeo will not. They can't back down from a fight.
7 people die in this play. (True or false)
Name them.
False. Only 6 people die in this play.
Mercutio, Tybalt, Lady Montague, Paris, Romeo, then Juliet.
How long does Romeo and Juliet take place?
a) 3 days
b) 1 week
c) 2 weeks
d) 3 weeks
e) 1 month
f) 1 year
Very quickly explain the timeline.
5 days
Sunday: Masquerade Feast
Monday: They get married
Tuesday: Romeo is banished/exiled
Wednesday: Juliet drinks poison
Thursday: They both kill each other in the name of love.
Name the characters who weren't directly associated with any house.
Friar Lawrence, Friar John, The Apothecary, Prince Escalus, and The Chorus.
Why was Shakespeare refered to as the "Upstart Crow"?
Robert Green believed that William Shakespeare didn't deserve the fame he received.
Upstart = Didn't have enough skills for his position but had a social advantage.
Crow = He stole from others.
List all the characters in the play.
(21 characters)
Romeo, Montague, Lady Montague, Benvolio, Mercutio, Balthasar, Abram;
Juliet, Capulet, Lady Capulet, Nurse, Tybalt, Rosaline, Paris, Sampson, Gregory, Peter;
Prince Escalus, Friar John, Friar Lawrence, Apothecary.