Romeo
What family does Romeo belong to?
The Montagues
What family does Juliet belong to?
The Capulets
Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet?
At a party at the Capulet's house
Where does the story take place?
In Verona, Italy
When the playwright gives hints or clues to prepare the audience for future events, this is an example of what?
Foreshadowing
Why is Romeo sad at the beginning of the play?
He loves Rosaline, but she does not love him back.
Which character do Juliet's parents want her to marry?
Paris
Which character officiates Romeo and Juliet's wedding?
Friar Lawrence
Over how many days does the story take place?
Around four days
Romeo and Juliet is described as a tragic play. What are the characteristics of a tragedy?
A play or story which ends sadly, usually with the deaths or deaths of heroes or heroines
What punishment happens to Romeo after Tybalt dies?
He is banished
How does Juliet die?
She stabs herself with a dagger
In what place do both Romeo and Juliet die?
The Capulet family tomb
At the beginning of the play, what disturbance prompts the Prince to threaten the feuding Capulets and Montagues?
The servants of the feuding families are brawling in the streets
The audience is aware that Romeo and Juliet are married, but Tybalt and Mercutio are not. What is this an example of?
Dramatic irony
How does Romeo die?
He drinks a vial of poison
How old is Juliet at the beginning of the play?
She is thirteen years old
What do the Capulets and Montagues decide to do after Romeo and Juliet die?
They put their differences aside and end their hatred for each other.
Who stabs Mercutio?
Tybalt
The Nurse provides much of the comic relief in Romeo and Juliet. What does comic relief mean?
Comic episodes or funny scenes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections.
What does Romeo compare Juliet to when he first sees her during the famous balcony scene?
The morning sun
When Juliet says, "Wherefore art thou Romeo" she is saying:
A. Where are you, Romeo?
B. When can I see you, Romeo?
C. Who is Romeo?
D. Why are you "Romeo"?
D: Why are you "Romeo?"
Romeo and Juliet are described as star-crossed lovers. What does "star-crossed lovers" mean?
It means they were not fated or meant to be together
Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
He hopes that the marriage will help end the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets.
In drama, this term is used to describe when a person is speaking their inner thoughts aloud with no one listening other than the audience.
Soliloquy