The Capulets
Hot-headed nephew of Lord Capulet.
Who is Tybalt?
He's been shutting himself up in his room and creating an “artificial night.”
Who is Romeo?
He is sick of the Capulets and Montagues fighting and has threatened them with death.
Who is Prince Esaclus?
Why does Capulet's servant invite Romeo and Benvolio to the party?
He cannot read, and does not know that they are not invited.
The which, if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to end.
What is a couplet?
" She hath not seen the change of fourteen years." (Act 1, Scene 2, Line 9)
Who is Juliet?
He tries to be the peacemaker and also tells Romeo that he must forget about his love and move on.
Who is Benvolio?
She refuses Romeo's love and has caused his depression.
Who is Rosaline?
Give all 4 reasons why Lord Capulet is unwilling to offer Paris his daughters hand in marriage.
1. She is too young. 2. She is his last remaining child. 3. Paris may like other girls better. 4. Paris will have to woo her first.
a,b,a,b,c,d,c,d,e,f,e,f,g,g.
What is rhyme scheme?
He has asked Juliet’s father for her hand in marriage... more than once.
Who is Paris?
She was "right glad" that Romeo was not at the "fray."
Who is Lady Montague?
This character starts the brawl by doing what?
Who is Sampson biting his thumb?
The comparison that Lady Capulet and the nurse use to describe Paris, over the course of more than 10 lines.
What is a book?
a series of four-lines that make one verse of a poem, known as a stanza
What is a quatrain?
She refuses Romeo's love and has caused his depression. We never meet her.
Who is Rosaline?
Mocking Romeo’s thoughts on love, this character delivers a long speech about dreams.
Who is Mercutio?
Give all 4 behaviors displayed by Romeo that indicate he is depressed.
1. Avoids talking to Benvolio (Line 125) 2. He been seen crying (Line 135). 3. Stays in his room during the day (Line 141) 4. Makes himself an artificial night (Line 143)
Give all 4 reasons Romeo gives for wanting to avoid the Capulets’ party in Act 1, Scene 4.
1. They are entering uninvited. (Line 1-2) 2. He is depressed. (Lines 10-39) 3. He doesn't think it is wise. (Line 51) 4. He dreamt that something bad would happen. (Line 53)
fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, employing one of several rhyme schemes, and adhering to a tightly structured thematic organization.
What is a sonnet?
She helped raise Juliet and serves as her servant mentor. This character provides comic relief in scene 3 by telling dirty jokes?
Who is The Nurse?
Explain why Tybalt and Benvolio are foils (opposites) of each other in Scene 1.
Benvolio acts as the peacemaker and tries to break up the fight. Tybalt acts as the aggressor and wants to fight.
She is tiny and fragile, and her carriage is almost insubstantial as it is made of insect wings and spiders’ webs. This description suggests that the dreams she creates in a sleeper’s mind are just as insubstantial and unreal.
Who is Queen Mab?
serves as a guide through the entire play
What is the prologue?