Who said it?
But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
Romeo
What does it mean to "quarrel?"
To fight/argue
Like a mother to Juliet.
The Nurse
Give me my sin again.
Kiss me again.
Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He thinks it might help to end the feud.
I talk of dreams, which are the children of an idle brain, begot of nothing but vain fantasy, which is as thin of substance as the air and more inconstant than the wind...
Mercutio
What do I mean by "tone?"
The speaker's attitude towards their subject
Romeo's cousin -- an honest and noble young man
Benvolio
I will withdraw, but this intrusion shall now seeming sweet, convert to bitterest gall.
I'll let it go for now, but Romeo and co., who are having fun now, will regret this later.
Why does Sampson "bite his thumb" at the Montague servingmen?
He is trying to provoke them into fighting, since if he starts the fight himself the law will blame him for it.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Juliet, to herself
What is a tragedy?
A story that ends sadly and focuses on human failure and suffering
A young, insecure mother
Lady Capulet
O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Oh Romeo, Romeo. Why are you called "Romeo?"
Why does Lord Capulet agree to let Paris have a shot with Juliet?
Peace! I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee!
Tybalt, to Benvolio
What are "foil characters?" Who in Romeo and Juliet act as foils, and why?
Characters who bring out each other's qualities through contrast. Romeo and Mercutio are foils because Romeo believes in dreams and love, but Mercutio is skeptical
The person Juliet promises to "look to like if looking liking move"
Lord/Count Paris
I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword, or manage it to part these men with me.
I'm trying to keep the peace. Put away your sword, or use it to help me break up this fight.
Why doesn't Juliet want Romeo to swear his love on the moon?
It is inconstant, ever-changing -- it would be a bad symbol for their love
These violent delights have violent ends.
Friar Lawrence, to Romeo
What is a "prologue?" What is the etymology of the word?
Something that comes before the story, from the Greek pro- (before) and logos (story)
A servingman of the house of Capulet who bites his thumb at the Montagues
Sampson
Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied, and vice sometime by action dignified.
Misused good can become evil, and evil can sometimes be justified.
Why does Romeo refuse to dance at the ball? Mercutio has soles fit for dancing, but Romeo...