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Background information
Shakespeare
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
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Where does the play take place?
Verona, Italy
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List three plays William Shakespeare wrote
Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, 12th Night
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How does the fight start at the beginning of the play?
Sampson bites his thumb at the Montague servants
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Where does Romeo hide, hoping to get a look at Juliet?
Her garden
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Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Tybalt?
He doesn't want to hurt his wife's cousin
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Where is Italy located
Western Europe
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Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford on Avon, England
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Who tries to make peace at the beginning of the play?
Benvolio
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What does Juliet tell Romeo he must do to prove his love?
Marry her
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Who fights Tybalt in Romeo's place?
Mercutio
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List two parts of Italian culture that influence the play
family, loyalty, vendetta, respect, respect for elders
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Where were Shakespeare's plays performed?
The Globe Theater
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What punishment does the Prince promise to any Capulets and Montagues who fight?
They will be put to death.
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Why does Mercutio make fun of Rome?
He is so in love it is making him soft
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As Mercutio lay dying, what does he say
A plague on both your houses
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What did people in Shakespeare's time think happened to men in love?
They became too soft
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What is verse?
Poetic language that usually rhymes and contains 10 syllables per line
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Who is Romeo in love with at the start of the play?
Rosaline
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Whom does Romeo turn to for help?
Friar Lawrence
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What does Romeo blame his reluctance to fight on?
Hi love for Juliet
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What is a contrada?
A neighboring town or section of a town in Italy that fought with each other.
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List three characters from Romeo and Juliet who speak in verse
Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Friar Lawrence
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Whom does Juliet's mother want her to marry?
Paris
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Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry the young couple?
He hopes the marriage will stop the families from fighting
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What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt
He is banished