The Friars
Friar Lawrence lectures Romeo because
Romeo is so changeable in love.
Romeo and Juliet act destructively when they
Marry in haste without considering the consequences
How does Juliet feel about the Nurse when the Nurse tells her to marry Paris at the end of Act Three?
Betrayed
The prince punishes Romeo by
making him leave Verona forever
Who said: “O, swear not by the moon, the fickle moon, the inconstant moon, that monthly changes in her circle orb, Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.”?
Juliet
Friar Lawrence makes a deadly mistake when he
Agrees to marry the two lovers without their parents’ knowledge
What is ironic about Romeo’s encounter with Tybalt before Mercutio and Tybalt are killed in Act Three?
Romeo knows Tybalt is now family
When Romeo learns of his banishment, he states it is
Worse than death
Juliet’s “back-up plan” if the potion doesn’t work is to
Stab herself
Who said: “O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you, She is the fairies’ midwife and she comes in no shape bigger than an agate stone on the forefinger of an alderman.”?
Mercutio
After Juliet wakes up in the tomb, Friar Lawrence suggests hiding her
In a nunnery
What does Lady Capulet suggest to Juliet after she finds out Romeo killed Tybalt?
She suggests poisoning Romeo.
The Capulets, the nurse, and Paris react to Juliet’s supposed death with
Anguished cries of grief
How does “heaven,” or fate, punish the Capulets and the Montagues for their feud?
Their children fall in love but lose their lives.
Who said: “True apothecary! Thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die.”?
Romeo
In Act Four, although she plans to take the potion Friar Lawrence gave her, Juliet begs her father’s forgiveness and tells him that she is happy to marry Paris. This is an example of:
Dramatic Irony
The apothecary agrees to give Romeo the potion because he
Is poor and needs the money
What is Paris’s last request?
He asks to be buried next to Juliet.
At the end of the play, who unintentionally gives Romeo a false report of Juliet’s death?
Balthasar
Who said: “These violent delights have violent ends.”?
Friar Lawrence
Friar John was unable to deliver the letter to Romeo because
He was quarantined
In Act Five, Paris attacks Romeo in the Capulet tomb because he believes Romeo is there to
Deface and defile Juliet and the Capulet tomb
What do the feuding families do to honor each others’ child at the end of the play?
Raise a statue of each
How much time elapses during the play?
Five days
Who said: “Wisely and slow. They stumble that run fast.”?
Friar Lawrence