Characters
This Montague got his heart broken by Rosaline and falls deeply in love with Juliet
Romeo
He said "it is the East, and Juliet is the Sun" (Shakespeare II.ii)
Who is Romeo
Romeo agrees to go to the Capulet Ball because this person will be there
Who is Rosaline?
Romeo
What is a Montague
The prologue is considered this because it has 14 lines, is in Iambic Pentameter and has an ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme scheme
What is a Shakespearean Sonnet
This noble is related to the Prince and seeks to marry Juliet
Count Paris
She said " I am aweary, give me leave awhile/ Fie, how my bones ache! What a jaunce have I had!" (Shakespeare II.v).
Who is the Nurse
Romeo goes here for his banishment
What is Mantua?
Tybalt
What is a Capulet
In Shakespeare's Plays, Act 3 is always this
What is the Climax?
This Franciscan Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet to try and end the feud between the Montagues and Capulets
Friar Laurence
He said "And for that offense/ immediately we do exile him hence" (Shakespeare III.i).
Who is the Prince
He wants to fight Romeo but doesn't realize they are family
Who is Tybalt?
Nurse
What/Who is a Capulet
The quote "Do thou canst give no help/ do thou but call my resolution wise/ and with this knife I'll help it presently" (Shakespeare IV.i) is an example of this literary device.
What is foreshadowing?
This character is Romeo's good friend and eventually gets killed by Tybalt
Mercutio
She said "back fooling tears, back to your native spring!" (Shakespeare III.ii).
Juliet
Who is the Apothecary?
Benvolio
Who/What is a Montague?
Who is Queen Mab?
The character loves throwing parties and threatens to disown his daughter if she doesn't do what he says
Lord Capulet
He said "Hold daughter. I do spy a kind of hope" (Shakespeare IV.i).
Friar Laurence
Romeo defies these things after learning Juliet is dead.
What are stars?
Sampson
What/Who is a Capulet?
It is considered an example of this when the audience knows that Juliet isn't dead but the characters don't.
What is Dramatic Irony?