📚Setting & Background
Romeo and Juliet takes place in this city.
What is Verona?
Why is Romeo depressed at the start of the play?
Rosaline doesn’t love him
(she wants none of him and becomes a nun)
Who challenges Romeo to a duel?
Tybalt
What does Romeo fear is “hanging in the stars”?
His destiny or a tragic consequence
Who mocks Romeo’s romantic behavior?
Mercutio
Two households both alike in dignigty.
Name the 2 families involved in the feud.
Who are the Montagues and the Capulets?
What do Romeo and Juliet agree to after the balcony scene?
They agree to get married
Who ends up killing Mercutio?
Tybalt
Why does Romeo kill Tybalt?
To avenge Mercutio
Who is Juliet’s closest caregiver?
The Nurse
What does the opening street fight reveal about Verona?
The feud affects everyone; the city is tense
What does Juliet mean by “too rash, too unadvised, too sudden”?
She thinks their love is happening too quickly
Why is Act 3 the climax?
Romeo kills Tybalt, escalating the conflict
Why does Juliet go to Friar Lawrence?
To avoid marrying Paris
\Who is the aggressive fighter and “Prince of Cats”?
Tybalt
Why does Prince Escalus threaten death to future fighters?
He must restore order because chaos is overwhelming Verona
Why do Lady Capulet and the Nurse want Juliet to marry Paris?
Because marriage is expected and Paris is a good match
What is Romeo’s punishment?
Banishment
Why does Romeo buy poison
He believes Juliet is dead
Who asks Lord Capulet for Juliet’s hand in marriage?
Paris
Where does Romeo sneak Juliet after the Capulet party?
The orchard (in the movie, the pool area)
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He hopes it will end the feud
Who does Tybalt actually kill instead of his original target?
Mercutio
What happens because Lord Capulet moves the wedding date earlier?
The timing of Friar Lawrence’s plan gets ruined
Who marries Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Lawrence