Main Characters
Who said it?: "
“My only love sprung from my only hate.
Too early seen unknown and known too late.”
Juliet
Falls asleep in the graveyard
Balthasar
Declares Romeo banished
Prince Escalus
Who said it?:
“For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.”"
The Prince
Sometimes called “Prince of Cats”, fierce fighter
Tybalt
Who said it?: “Ay, ay, a scratch, a scratch; marry, ‘tis enough.”
Mercutio
Suspected of being in a house with plague infection (and fails to deliver the letter)
Friar John
Related to Mercutio and the Prince, wants to marry Juliet
Paris
Who said it?: "
“These times of woe afford no time to woo.
Madam, good night. Commend me to your daughter.”"
Paris
Saw Romeo on a 5 a.m. walk, but didn’t talk to him, desires peace
Benvolio
Believes that dreams are fate’s messengers
Romeo
Ignores Romeo’s loving stares, becoming a nun
Rosaline
Must now bury a wife and a son
Who said it?
"“You kiss by the book.”
AND
“O happy daggar! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.”
Juliet
A FEMALE character that is likely only 26 or 27 years old, was a young bride + thinks arranged marriage is acceptable
Lady Capulet
Says that poison and medicine reside in all living things
Friar Lawrence
Most likely died of a heart attack
Lady Montague
Advances the wedding date
Capulet
True or false? Romeo compares Juliet to the white foam on an ocean wave.
False.
Sings in the middle of the night, Juliet references this to keep Romeo around longer
Nightengale
Says is willing to be tied to a bear or leap from a tower
Juliet (in reference to marrying Paris)
Has buried a husband and a daughter, comedic relief character
Nurse
Breaks the law because he’s starving to death
Apothecary
How do Benvolio and Romeo find out about the Capulet party?
A servant asks for their help with reading the list of invited people
Apothecary’s town (also where Romeo was banished)
Mantua