Literary Terms
“I dreamt my lady came and found me dead-an odd dream!”
Foreshadowing
This character has died from grief over Romeo’s banishment.
Lady Montague
Who does Paris’ page go to find when Paris and Romeo begin to fight?
Constables (the watch/officers)
Who does Romeo blame for this situation? He says it in Mantua just after he finds out Juliet is "dead".
Fate
“Come, I’ll arrange for you to live in a convent of nuns. Don’t argue, the watch (officers) are coming."
Friar Lawrence
Romeo says goodbye to Juliet and speaks to Tybalt though they are both dead. He is alone on stage.
Soliloquy
This character is very displeased and states that all are punished because of this tragedy.
Prince Escalus
What is Paris’ last request, which Romeo grants him?
Lay him beside Juliet
What do the enemies agree to do at the end of the play?
Build a gold statue of Juliet
“Noise? Then I’ll be quick. Oh, lucky dagger! This is your sheath. Rust there and let me die.”
Juliet
Romeo says, “Have you no letters for me from the friar?” We know that Friar John has the letter
Dramatic Irony
The major witness at the trial, this character knows all of the secrets.
Friar Lawrence
Why does Friar John fail to deliver the important letter to Romeo?
He was quarantined because of the plague
Who does Romeo speak to just before he drinks the poison, other than Juliet?
Tybalt
“See how your hate is punished! I have lost two kinsman through turning a blind eye."
Prince Escalus
For never was a story of more woe /
than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
Has the major piece of evidence and was detained while hiding in the graveyard.
Balthazar
What important piece of evidence is produced at the trial?
Romeo's letter to his father
Why is Paris’ page afraid when he is alone in the graveyard?
He is only a kid of about 9 or 10
“Here is your gold. It is far worse poison to men’s souls.”
Romeo
“You loathsome stomach! You belly of death! I’m forcing open your rotten jaws!"
Personification
This character sold Romeo the poison despite the penalty of death.
Apothecary
How many relatives has Prince Escalus lost at the end of the play?
2
At the end of the play, it is daybreak on what day of the week?
Friday
“Condemned villain, I arrest you! Do as I say and come with me, for you must die!”
Paris