People
What is Juliet's last name?
Capulet
Who tells the families to stop fighting in Act 1?
Prince
What happens at the very opening of the play?
fight/brawl
This is where most of Shakespeare's plays were performed.
Globe Theatre
Where does Romeo and Juliet take place?
Verona
Who is Romeo's best friend with a quick temper and sarcastic humor?
Mercutio
This person is Romeo's cousin and friend.
Benvolio
Why don't the Capulet's recognize Romeo at the feast/party?
He is wearing a mask
Where was Shakespeare born and raised?
Stratford-upon-Avon
How old is Juliet?
14
This man talks to the Capulets about marrying Juliet
Paris
These 2 characters looks for Romeo after the party.
Mercutio and Benvolio
Where does the opening scene in Act 2 take place?
Capulet's garden
Dramatic tragedy means what?
sad ending -- main characters die
Who throws the feast/party?
Capulet
What relation is Tybalt to Juliet?
Cousin
Who does Romeo first tell about him wanting to marry Juliet?
Friar Laurence
a letter challenging him to a fight
How many children did Shakespeare have?
3
To what does Romeo compare Juliet to when she appears at the window?
sun and an angel
This person agrees the marrying Romeo and Juliet because he thinks it will stop their families fighting
Friar Laurence
Who is Romeo love-sick for at the very start of the play?
Rosaline
What does Prince Escalus tell Romeo and Tybalt after the brawl in Act 1?
that they will be exiled if they don't stop
What was Shakespeare's wife's name?
Anne Hathaway
Who tells Romeo that Juliet is a Capulet?
the Nurse