Romeo and Juliet Act I

Numbers

100

There are this many scenes in Act I.  

5

200

This is how many street brawls there has been recently.

3

300

Juliet's age to start the play

13 years old

400

This is how many living children Capulet has.

1

500

This is the age that Capulet would like Juliet to be when she gets married.

15

Characters

100

I am the Montagues' nephew; my major goals are to cheer up Romeo and to keep the peace.

Benvolio

200

I love Juliet. I talk a lot.  I am the bearer of bad news.  I might be closer to Juliet than her own mother. 

Nurse

300

I am a fighter; I want to fight the Montagues who have crashed my Uncle's party.  

Tybalt

400

I want to marry Juliet and I'm a great match for her!

Paris

500

I haven't considered marriage, but I'm open to meeting someone. 

Juliet

True or False

100

The fighting between the families is brand new. 

False. Ancient.

200

Romeo is in love with another girl at the beginning of the play.

True

300

Lady Capulet wants Juliet to wait until she's 15 to get married. 

False.

400

Mercutio is legitimately invited to the Capulet party.

True.  He is a relative of the Prince and on the list.

500

True or False: Romeo says more mushy/lovey things to and about Juliet than Juliet says to and about Romeo.  

True

Literary Elements

100

When Romeo says that his friends have light dancing shoes with airy soles and he has a soul of lead, he's using which literary device?

Pun

200

Both the Capulets and Montagues are facing punishment from the prince.  WHat kind of conflict are they facing?

Man vs. society

300

Benvolio and Tybalt, because of their differing character traits, are known as what literary device?

Dramatic foils

400

When Romeo says that he is "whipped, tortured, shut up in prison..." because he's sad about Rosaline, he is using:

hyperbole

500

The dream Romeo had, the gut feeling about the party that Romeo feels, Juliet's line about her grave being her wedding bed are all examples of ____ for the future of the story. 

Foreshadowing

Plot Points by Scene

100

Scene I: The fighting in the streets is started by _____ of each household.  

Servants

200

Scene ii: Romeo and Benvolio are accidentially invited to the Capulet party by a _______ who can't _______.

Servant/read

300

Scene iii: Lady Capulet and the Nurse discuss Juliet's feelings about what big life event?

Marriage

400

Scene iv:  Romeo has bad feelings and a bad dream about going to the party that night.  Which character delivers a long monologue about Queen Mab, the fairy who brings dreams? 

Mercutio

500

Scene v:  Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love at first sight.  They almost didn't get the opportunity to meet because ____ wanted to fight Romeo and his friends for crashing the party and disrespecting the Capulets.  

Tybalt