Vocabulary & Literary Devices
What does “shrift” mean?
confession
Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet? (Be specific.)
the Capulet masquerade ball?
He is killed by Tybalt during a street fight.
Mercutio
“Put up your swords; you know not what you do.”
Benvolio
Name one character who dies in the play.
Mercutio
Tybalt
Paris
Romeo
Juliet
Lady Montague
What is an apothecary?
pharmacist or drug seller?
What city is Romeo sent to after exile?
Mantua
The Nurse and Capulet’s favorite suitor for Juliet.
Paris
“My child is yet a stranger in the world; she hath not seen the change of fourteen years.”
Lord Capulet
Why is Romeo banished instead of executed?
What is because he killed Tybalt to avenge Mercutio?
Romeo compares Juliet to this object during the balcony scene.
the sun
The Nurse supports Romeo and Juliet the entire play.
False
She refuses Romeo’s love at the beginning of the play.
“O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you!”
Mercutio
What city is Romeo sent to after exile?
Mantua
"O heavy lightness, serious vanity…” is an example of what literary device?
oxymoron
Where is the play set in?
Verona Italy
He agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet in secret.
Friar Lawrence
“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?”
Romeo
Why doesn’t Romeo receive Friar Lawrence’s letter?
Friar John is quarantined due to sickness
Paris is related to which powerful figure?
Who is the Prince
You will be killed if you fight in the streets again. He told this to the capulets and the Montagues because they fought in the streets three times.
He kills himself after believing Juliet is dead.
Romeo
“My only love sprung from my only hate.”
Juliet
What false belief leads Romeo to kill himself?
that Juliet is dead