People
This person speaks to Lord Capulet about the possibility of marrying Juliet
Who is Paris?
Romeo goes to the party in hopes of seeing this person
Who is Rosaline?
"If ever you disturb our streets again your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."
Who is Prince Escalus?
The three types of plays Shakespeare wrote
What are comedies, tragedies, and histories?
A negative character trait that will lead to a character's downfall
What is tragic flaw?
This person is Juliet's hot-headed cousin
Who is Tybalt?
This person reveals to Romeo that Juliet is a Capulet, and also reveals to Juliet that Romeo is a Montague
Who is the Nurse?
"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night as a rich jewel in Ethiop's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! Did my heart love before now? Forswear it sight, for I never saw true beauty till this night."
Who is Romeo?
Shakespeare's plays were performed in this theater
What is The Globe Theater?
A speech given alone onstage where a character expresses their inner thoughts
What is a soliloquy?
This person is Romeo's best friend, and a relative of Prince Escalus
Who is Mercutio?
This person is angry when they realize that Romeo is attending the party
Who is Tybalt?
"Younger than she are happy mothers made."
Who is Paris?
Shakespeare's theater troupe went by these two different names
What is Lord Chamberlin's Men and The King's Men?
A line said by a character onstage--to the audience or to another character--that other characters are not supposed to have heard
What is an aside?
His name means, essentially, "Nice Guy," and we see him try to break up a fight early in the play
Who is Benvolio?
Romeo and Benvolio learn about the party from this person
Who is Capulet's servant?
"Go thither, and with unattainted eye, Compare her face with some that I show, And I will make thee think thy swan a crow."
Who is Benvolio?
In addition to plays, Shakespeare also wrote these types of poems
What are sonnets?
When the audience knows information that the characters do not
What is dramatic irony?
These two servants begin the play with a series of dirty jokes, followed by a fight scene.
Who are Sampson and Gregory?
This person is afraid that the party will somehow end in their death/destruction
Who is Romeo?
"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-crossed lovers take their life."
Who is The Chorus?
Shakespeare was born in this month and year
What is April 1564?
Shakespeare's plays are written in this specific meter
What is iambic pentameter? (would also accept blank verse)