Characters
Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning of the play?
Rosaline
What city does Romeo and Juliet take place in?
Verona
Finish the line: “O brawling love! O ______ hate!”
loving
How does Romeo fall in love with Juliet?
Love at first sight.
What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?
Tragedy
Who is Juliet’s cousin that is quick to anger and wants to fight Romeo?
Tybalt
How is Romeo able to sneak into the Capulet party unnoticed (by most)?
It is a mark/masquerade party.
What does “Wherefore art thou Romeo?” actually mean?
Why are you Romeo?
What warning does Friar Laurence give about love?
Don't rush / love can be dangerous
What two families are in conflict?
Montagues and Capulets
Who tries to keep the peace during the opening fight?
Benvolio
What punishment does the Prince threaten if the families continue fighting?
Death
What literary device is used in “loving hate” and “cold fire”?
Oxymoron
What theme is suggested by Romeo’s line about “some consequence yet hanging in the stars”?
Fate / destiny
Why is Romeo in danger at the Capulet party?
He an enemy of the Montagues
Who agrees to secretly marry Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Laurence
Why does Romeo go to the Capulet party?
To see Rosaline / because Benvolio convinces him
Who says: “These violent delights have violent ends”?
Friar Laurence
How does Juliet initially feel about love in Act 1, Scene 3 when her mother and nurse bring up the subject?
She is not in love / open but cautious
Why does Romeo say he was able to get over the orchard walls to talk to Juliet outside her balcony?
Love gave him wings to fly over the wall.
Struggles to read the guest list for the Capulet's banquet feast.
Clown/Servant
What plan do Romeo and Juliet make in the balcony scene?
To get married
When Romeo says,
"But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
What figurative language device is he using?
Metaphor
What theme is shown when Romeo quickly forgets Rosaline and loves Juliet?
Love is impulsive / love is immature / love is sudden
Who gives the Queen Mab speech?
Mercutio