Scene 1
What do Mercutio and Benvolio discuss as they are walking in town?
How hot the weather is and how it might make people (the Capulets) more angry.
Who does Juliet think is dead at the top of the scene?
Romeo
How does Romeo react to being banished? What would he rather be?
He does not take it well. He says that he would rather be dead.
Why is Lord Capulet talking to Paris?
To see if he still wants to marry Juliet.
Why is Juliet in a hurry to get Romeo out the door?
Because it is almost day and they cannot be seen together.
Romeo is banished and no one can know that he is back in the city to see Juliet!
Where does Juliet tell the Nurse that she is going?
To Confession
A cat that was named after Tybalt
How does Tybalt get to strike Mercutio?
Romeo tries to stop the fight and Tybalt stabs Mercutio under the arm.
How does she feel about Tybalt being dead over Romeo?
She is torn between her loyalty to her family and to her husband. She is equally sad for both.
How does Friar Lawrence respond to Romeo's behavior of being banished?
He scolds Romeo and tells him that he should be grateful.
Does Paris want to marry Juliet?
Yes, but only if she is done grieving the loss of her cousin, Tybalt.
Why does Lady Capulet think that Juliet is unwell?
Juliet is still not over the death of Tybalt, her cousin.
Was it common for women to marry men at least 10 years older?
yes, very common
How is the Nurse as a person in this scene?
Wishy-washy.
She switches sides as to who she wants Juliet to be with.
What does Mercutio keep referring to his wound as?
A scratch
What does Juliet tell the Nurse to go and do?
Find Romeo and give him a ring.
Who comes to Friar Lawrence's cell to talk to Romeo?
The Nurse.
When does Lord Capulet say that they will be married?
That upcoming Thursday
What does it mean when Juliet says, "I can never be proud of what I hate."?
She cannot be proud and happy of what her last name entails and all that it leads to.
What is the crime that Juliet will commit if she were to marry Paris?
Bigamy
Who is Friar Lawrence?
Priest, Romeo's confidant
What are Mercutio's last words?
A plague on both your houses.
Does the Nurse support Juliet in her marriage right now?
Yes
What does the Nurse give Romeo from Juliet?
His ring
What does Lord Capulet think Juliet will do once he tells her that she is to be married to Paris?
That she will be obedient and marry Paris.
What is Juliet's punishment if she does not go and marry Paris on Thursday at Saint Peter's?
She will be disowned.
Where does Romeo live now that he is banished?
Mantua
Romeo
What does Romeo do after he kills Tybalt?
He runs away.
Why does Juliet want the sun to set faster and night to come sooner?
Night is the only time that Romeo and Juliet can see one another.
What does Friar Lawrence say that Romeo is acting like?
A woman
What is the purpose of Lady Capulet in this scene?
To report information back to Juliet about what her father wants her to do.
What are the Nurse's feelings about the marriage to Paris?
She says that it would be better for Juliet than her first marriage and to forget about Romeo.
What is banishment worse than to Romeo?
Death
Which side of the family is Tybalt the nephew? Lord Capulet or Lady Capulet?
Lady Capulet