Act 1 & 2
He isn't sure about the marriage, but decides it might help stop the fighting between families.
Who is Friar Laurence?
This character curses both the Capulet and the Montague families.
Who is Mercutio?
Spoken by a lone actor on stage
What is a soliloquy?
Examples include:
Damned saint, honorable villain, beautiful tyrant
What is an oxymoron?
What excuse does Romeo give to Balthasar for entering Juliet's tomb?
What is retrieving a ring?
He threatens to kill anyone caught fighting.
Who is Prince Escalus?
This is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt.
What is banishment?
A speech given by an actor on stage where some actors hear the words and some do not
What is an aside?
This is an example of what?
Chain me with roaring bears or bid me lurk where serpents are
(things Juliet would rather do than marry Paris)
What is hyperbole?
Why was Paris at Juliet's tomb?
What is putting flowers on her grave?
Who can't read and accidentally invites Romeo to the masquerade ball?
Who is Peter?
What does the nurse have to fetch for Romeo after he tells her of the wedding plans?
What is a rope ladder
The number of lines a sonnet has.
What is 14?
When the audience knows something that the character(s) on stage do not.
What is dramatic irony?
Specifically, why couldn't Friar John deliver the message to Romeo?
What is a quarantine?
Romeo swears to give this up to love Juliet.
What is his name?
The city where Romeo goes to hide while Friar Lawrence tries to smooth things over with the Prince
What is Mantua?
Who delivers the Prologue for Act 1 and Act 2?
Who is the Chorus?
What is foreshadowing?
What two things did Romeo tell Balthasar to fetch after he told him about Juliet's death?
What are horses and a pen and ink?
This character wants to commit their life to the church, spoiling the plans of Romeo.
Who is Rosaline?
This character threatens to send mercenaries after Romeo in Mantua for revenge.
Who is Lady Capulet?
The minor division of a Shakespearean play.
What is a scene?
What type of play is "Romeo and Juliet"
What is a tragedy?
Who said
"Never was a story of more woe, Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."
Prince Escalus