Plot Events
Who brings Romeo news from Verona?
Balthazar
NURSE: Death lies on her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the fields.
What literary device is apparent in these lines?
Simile
What is an allusion?
A reference to a literary or historical person or event
In Act 3, Scene 3, this character cries to Friar Laurence and tells him death would be better than banishment. He says, “Every cat and dog and little muse, every unworthy thing, loves here in heaven and can look at her. But [I] can’t. More value, more honorable status, more courtliness live in common flies than in [me]. They may land upon the white wonder of dear Juliet’s hand…. but [I] can’t.”
Identify the speaker of the above lines
Romeo
Why can't Juliet marry Paris?
She is already married to Romeo.
Who does Juliet think is dead when the Nurse brings her news of the day's tragedy? Who is really dead?
Romeo; Tybalt is really dead.
CAPULET: Death is my son-in-law, Death is my heir;
he has married my daughter.
I’ll die and leave Death everything. Life, living—all is Death’s.
What literary device is apparent in these lines?
Personification
What is a pun?
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of words
After being stabbed in Act 3, Scene 1, this character says, “A plague on both your houses! They’ve made worms’ meat of me!”
Identify the speaker of the above lines:
Mercutio
In Act 5, scene 3, what does Juliet hope to accomplish by kissing Romeo in the tomb?
Juliet hopes that Romeo has poison on his lips so that their kiss will kill her.
What should Romeo's punishment have been for killing Tybalt? What was it instead?
It should have been death; instead, it was banishment from Verona.
When Mercutio says, "Look for me tomorrow and you'll find me a grave man," what figure of speech is used?
The word "grave" creates a pun. It could mean that Romeo will find him to be a "serious" man tomorrow, or that he will find that he is dead and in the grave tomorrow. Mercutio means the latter, since he knows that he is dying.
What is a soliloquy?
a speech given by a character alone on the stage to let the audience know what the character is thinking and feeling
While coming up with a plan to avoid a second marriage, this character says, “Take this little bottle. When you’re in bed, drink all of the liquid in the bottle. Soon, a cold and drowsy fluid will flow through your veins. Your pulse will stop. No warmth, no breath will give a sign that you’re alive.”
Identify the speaker of the above lines:
Friar Lawrence
In Act 5, scene 3, why is Paris at the cemetery?
He is upset about Juliet's death and wants to put flowers on her grave.
Why does Romeo fight Tybalt in Act 3, Scene 1?
Romeo stays calm in the fight until his friend Mercutio is killed.
BENVOLIO: I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire.
The day is hot, the Capulets are abroad,
And, if we meet, we shall not ’scape a brawl,
For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.
What event does this opening passage of Act 3 (above) hint at or foreshadow?
The fight in which Mercutio and Tybalt are killed
What makes Romeo and Juliet a tragedy?
It is a type of drama of human conflict which ends in defeat and suffering; both of the namesake characters die.
“…you can go hang! Beg! Starve! Die in the streets! By my soul, I’ll never acknowledge you as my daughter and you’ll never get anything from me.”
Identify the speaker of the above lines:
Lord Capulet
Juliet threatens to harm herself in Act 4, Scene 1. What does this reveal about her personality?
She responds emotionally to situations.
In Act 5, Scene 2, we find out what happened to the letter that Friar Laurence wrote to Romeo at the end of Act 3?
Friar John was quarantined and had no opportunity to deliver it.
LADY CAPULET: Are you busy? Do you need my help?
JULIET: No, madam. We have gathered those necessities I’ll need for my wedding tomorrow. So, please leave me alone now. Let the nurse sit up with you tonight. I’m sure you have your hands full since the wedding has been moved up a day.
LADY CAPULET: Good night. Go to bed and rest; you’ll need it.
What literary device is apparent in these lines right before Juliet takes the sleeping potion?
Dramatic Irony
What is an example of dramatic irony in the play?
-Knowing that Romeo and Juliet are married
-Knowing that Juliet is crying for Romeo's banishment--not Tybalt's death
-Knowing that Juliet was not really dead (she took a potion)
Disappointed by the death and catastrophe that surrounds him at the end of the play, this character scolds Lord Capulet and Lord Montague saying, “Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love.”
Identify the speaker of the above lines:
Prince
In Act 4, scene 2, the change in the wedding date affects Friar Laurence's plan because...
He will have less time to contact Romeo.