The Plot
Romeo and Juliet is this type of play
Tragedy
The period of English history named after its ruler from 1558 to 1603
Elizabethan Era
I fear too early for my mind misgives some consequence yet hanging in the stars
Foreshadowing
“My child is but a stranger in the world”
Lord Capulet
She takes good care of Juliet and treats her as if she were her own daughter
Nurse
In Act I, scene i, this gesture sparked a fight with the Montagues
Biting of the thumb
The theater where most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed during his lifetime
The Globe
Tis but thy name that is my enemy. / Thou art thyself, though not a Montague (A speech revealing characters feelings)
Soliloquy
“For I ne’er saw true beauty until this night”
Romeo
He can be described as a “fickle” young man, falling in and out of love easily
Romeo
This is the threat posed by Prince Escalus to anyone who disturbs the peace in Verona
Death
Because of Elizabethan laws, there were only these kinds of performers
Men
How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night, like softest music to attending ears
Simile
“My only love sprung from my only hate”
Juliet
He has been described as a person who “loves to hear himself talk”
Mercutio
According to Lord Montague, this caused his wife’s death
Grief over Romeo's banishment
Shakespeare’s troupe, known by this name after Queen Elizabeth’s death, used The Globe for their performances after 1598
The King's Men
It is the East, and Juliet is the sun
Metaphor
"Go home. Be merry. Consent to marry"
Friar Lawrence
He vows to kill Romeo when he realizes Romeo has crashed the Capulet party
Tybalt
The climax of Romeo and Juliet occurs at this time
The death of Tybalt
Shakespeare’s wife. They had three children. Two survived
Anne Hathaway
The audience’s knowledge that Romeo is now related to Tybalt
Dramatic Irony
"For never was a story more of woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo"
Prince Escalus
He tells the Montagues that he will find out what is bothering their son
Benvolio