Act 1, Scene 1 +2
Who said this famous Romeo and Juliet quote? “Put up your swords. You know not what you do” (Shakespeare 56-57)
Benvolio Montague, Romeo's cousin
-How old is Juliet?
She is 13 almost 14
How many times do Romeo and Juliet kiss in this scene?
2 times.
What did Romeo jump over in this scene to meet again with Juliet?
An orchard wall.
Name one of Ms. Hagins' narrative keys.
Dialogue, setting, plot reminder, character trait, theme.
What does Lady Capulet say Capulet needs instead of a sword when he arrives at the big fight?
A crutch because he is too old to fight any of the young guys currently quarreling.
Why does Benvolio go to the ball with Romeo?
He is there to help Romeo find a new girlfriend so that he can get over Rosaline.
Tybalt asks someone to grab his rapier for him, what is a rapier?
A sword.
Complete the famous balcony scene quote: ‘It is the east, and Juliet is the _” (Shakespeare 3).
Sun.
What is a groundling?
These are people that could only afford the cheap seats on the ground for Shakespeare plays.
Why does Peter have a hard time talking about the Capulet party with others?
He can't read so he can't read the party invitations he was given by Lord and Lady Capulet.
Ho has been said multiple times in the play at this point, and it does not mean what it does today, what did it mean back then? (Multiple acceptable answers here)
To describe Romeo Lord Capulet gives him a compliment and an insult at the same time, what are these?
He calls him an intelligent, nice boy... For a Montague
”If love be blind” is said by which character? (Shakespeare 33)
Mercutio.
Name one of the five parts of imagery.
Who does Juliet’s parents want her to marry?
A man named Paris.
Why does Lady Capulet want the nurse to stop telling her story in scene 3?
The nurse goes into a long story about breast feeding Juliet that ends up making everyone uncomfortable.
The word saucy can mean “flirty” or “cool” these days, but what does it mean when Lord Capulet calls his nephew Tybalt “a saucy boy”?
He is calling him a rude, disrespectful, insolent boy.
What does Juliet hope that Romeo will ask her during the balcony scene?
Her hand in marriage.
Why is the Globe theater in danger of shutting down in the years 2020 and 2021?
No one is coming in due to the pandemic and their funding is suffering.
What is the name of Romeo’s friend who is not a Montague or a Capulet?
Mercutio.
What does Romeo predict at the end of scene 5?
He foreshadows his own death
When Romeo kisses Juliet the second time he mentions he is taking something from her lips, what is that?
A sin.
Juliet talks to herself for a little bit during this scene, say something that she ends up admitting (multiple answers are acceptable here).
She is upset that Romeo is a Montague and wishes that he would give up his family name to be with her. She says she would give up the name Capulet if Romeo gives up the name Montague.
Which 90’s movie about a girl with a sister that no one wants to date is based on the Shakespeare play Taming of the Shrew?
10 Things I Hate About You.