Metaphors
Romeo compares Juliet to this, contrasting her constancy to the inconstancy of his first love.
What is the sun?
The opening scene establishes the tone of the play when humor gives way to this.
What is sudden violence?
The audience knows that Romeo will not fight Tybalt for this reason.
What is he is related by his secret marriage to Juliet?
This character keeps the peace.
Who is Benvolio?
Juliet tells Romeo that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, using the rose as a metaphor for this.
What is Romeo's name?
This character close to Juliet is often mocked for his/her age.
Who is the nurse?
A tragic hero is defined by these qualities. (Bonus: Identify these in Romeo and Juliet)
What is a good man of noble parentage with a tragic flaw.
Friar Laurence agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet for this reason.
He wants to end the feud.
This metaphor at Romeo and Juliet's first meeting implies the purity of their relationship.
What is pilgrim and saint?
Shakespeare often uses these kinds of characters to provide comic relief.
Who are servants?
The reversal refers to this moment in a tragedy. (For a bonus, when does this happen in Romeo and Juliet?)
The moment when the hero's fortunes go from bad to worse.
Friar Laurence might have given Juliet the potion for this reason.
What is he would break his priestly vow by marrying Juliet to Paris?
What is Death?
Who is Queen Mab?
What are pity and fear?
Lord Capulet reacts this way when Juliet refuses to marry Paris.
What is with anger?
Juliet tells Romeo that the bird she hears is not the lark, but this.
What is the nightingale?
This character cannot resist punning on his own death, saying, "Tomorrow I shall be a grave man."
Who is Mercutio?
Romeo and Juliet's death accomplishes this.
What is restoration for the community/an end to the feud?
Juliet's suicide reveals this about her character.
What is her faithfulness to Romeo at any cost?