Who said that
"If ever you disturb our streets again,
Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace."
Who is the Prince
The Capulet party occurs on this day in the play
What is Day 1 (Sunday)
One of these pairs of lines is a rhyming couplet:
A. JULIET: By whose direction found’st thou out this place?
ROMEO: By love, that first did prompt me to inquire.
B. But passion lends them power, time means to meet,
Temp’ring extremities with extreme sweet.
C. I’ll tell thee ere thou ask it me again.
I have been feasting with mine enemy.
What is B
This character at first tells her mother that she will obey her when it comes to marriage
Who is Juliet
Explain who is most to blame for the deaths in the play. Your response must be convincing to receive credit
Answers may vary
“O, mickle is the powerful grace that lies / In plants, herbs, stones, and their true qualities; / … Within the infant rind of this weak flower / Poison hath residence and medicine power;”
Who is the Friar
The reason the Friar agrees to marry Romeo to Juliet
What is to end the feud between the Capulets and Montagues
Name the literary term in these lines:
"What light through yonder window breaks?
It is the East and Juliet is the Sun"
What is a Metaphor
This character is primarily concerned with keeping peace in the play
Who is Benvolio
Who is the Prince
"What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee"
Who is Tybalt
These lines foreshadow a major event in the play:
BENVOLIO: I pray thee, good Mercutio, let’s retire.
The day is hot, the Capels are abroad,
And, if we meet, we shall not ‘scape a brawl,
For now, these hot days, is the mad blood stirring.
What is the fight between Mercutio, Tybalt, and Romeo that ends with Tybalt killing Mercutio and Romeo killing Tybalt
Give an example of soliloquy from the play (don't need line numbers, just a specific reference)
Answers will vary but may include: The Friar's speech about herbs, Juliet's speech before taking the potion in her bedchamber, Romeo saying his goodbyes to Juliet's body, and Romeo discussion Juliet's beauty at the beginning of the balcony scene
He is related both to the Prince and Mercutio
Who is Paris
This line is an example of what literary term
"A damned saint, an honorable villain!”
Oxymoron
"What if this mixture do not work at all? / Shall I be married tomorrow morning? / … What if it be a poison which the friar / Subtly hath minist’red to have me dead"
Who is Juliet
The length of time that the story takes place
What is Sunday to Thursday Night/Friday Morning
What is an Aside
These characters know about the marriage between Romeo and Juliet
Who are the Friar and Nurse
Explain how the following quote comes true in the story:
"These violent delights have violent ends."
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"Romeo, there dead, was husband to that Juliet; / And she, there dead, that’s Romeo’s faithful wife. / … All this I know, and to the marriage / Her nurse is privy; and if aught in this / Miscarried by my fault, let me old life / Be sacrificed …”
Who is the Friar
What is because Friar John cannot leave the city due to fear of plague, and so he never takes it to Romeo.
Name the literary term in these lines:
"She’ll not be hit / With Cupid’s arrow. She hath Dian’s wit.”
What is an Allusion
This character tells Romeo the false news that Juliet is "dead"
Who is Balthasar
Answers may vary