Characters & Setting
Romeo's servant
Who is Balthasar?
Her unreturned love causes Romeo sadness at the start
Who is Rosaline?
The voice that gives the reader the background for the play.
Who is the Chorus?
The phrase used in the prologue to describe the lover's ill-fated romance.
What is star-crossed?
The meaning of "Wherefore art thou Romeo"?
What is "why are you Romeo"?
The city the play mainly takes place
Where is Verona?
Romeo and his friends attend this event and Romeo first meets Juliet
What is the Capulet's Party?
Friar John's relationship to Romeo
What is a spiritual advisor?
A repeated object referred to by Juliet to explain the purpose of names.
What is a rose?
The act that contains the turning point where Mercutio and Tybalt die.
What is Act III?
This character was tasked with delivering a letter to Romeo
Who is Friar John?
Romeo's punishment after killing Tybalt
What is banishment?
What is iambic pentameter?
The character whose fighting skills are compared to those of a cat.
The character who devises the plan for Juliet to appear dead by using a sleeping potion
Who is Friar Lawrence?
This character is related to Juliet and provokes conflict by challenging Romeo
Who is Tybalt?
The 3 steps of Friar Lawrence's plan to reunite Romeo and Juliet
What is (a) Juliet drinks the potion to appear dead; (b) her body is placed in the Capulet tomb; (c) Romeo returns from Mantua and frees her from the tomb?
These characters die in Act III
Who are Tybalt and Mercutio?
What is a book?
The character who arrives at Juliet's tomb before Romeo and ultimately dies.
Who is Paris?
The character who acts as a go-between (messenger/helper) for Romeo and Juliet and is part of the Capulet household.
Who is The Nurse?
This crucial failure of communication prevents Romeo from learning Juliet's fake-death
What is Friar John’s failure to deliver Friar Lawrence’s letter to Romeo in Mantua?
Capulet uses _________ in an attempt to convince his daughter to marry Paris.
What are threats?
An item given to Romeo from Juliet to symbolize her devotion.
What is a ring?
The character that dies from a broken heart.
Who is Lady Montague?