Romeo and Juliet 1
What is the setting of Romeo and Juliet - time and place?
Verona, Italy in the 1300s
Who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet".
Technique:
Metaphor
Descriptive language
Metaphor: The rose is a metaphor for the name which Juliet loves, Montague (Romeo)
What is the name of the man who plans Juliet's fake death?
Friar Lawrence.
"But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
Metaphor
Simile
Metaphor: Juliet is the sun.
What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?
a tragedy
Romeo's family name is...
Montague
What does Mercutio say as he dies?
He curses the Montagues AND the Capulets
_______________________________ asks Lord Capulet if he may marry Juliet.
Paris
Who convinces Romeo to go to the Capulet party and what does he say?
Benvolio: tells Romeo to look at other pretty women and get over Rosaline.
How old is Juliet?
13
Which member of the Capulet household is not only aware of the marriage between Romeo and Juliet, but is assisting with it?
The nurse.
What will happen to Juliet if she refuses to marry Paris?
She will be disowned (rejected by her parents).
When Lady Capulet tells Juliet of the plans for Juliet to marry Paris, how does Juliet feel about the proposed marriage?
She is horrified, because she is already secretly married to Romeo and does not like Paris.
Romeo, at the ball, looking at Juliet for the first time across the room: "What lady is that which doth enrich the hand of yonder knight?"
Technique:
A) Figurative language: Romeo suggesting Juliet is giving the knight riches by simply being with him, comparing her to riches.
B) High modality language: Romeo says Juliet makes the knight very rich
A) Figurative language: Romeo suggesting Juliet is giving the knight riches by simply being with him, comparing her to riches.
Who are the two characters that know of Romeo and Juliet's secret wedding?
Friar Lawrence and Nurse
How is Mercutio related to Romeo?
He is his friend, but not related to him by blood.
What does the Prince do to Romeo when he finds out Romeo has killed Tybalt?
banishes/exiles him
Who asks his uncle to kick Romeo out of the party?
Tybalt
What is the name of the town in which Romeo will live after being exiled?
Mantua
Why does Romeo eventually agree to fight (and kill) Tybalt?
To avenge Mercutio's death.
What does Juliet mean when she says, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
Names don’t matter as much as the person/thing they represent.