Behind the story 📜
This ruler was on the throne when Romeo and Juliet was first performed.
Who was Elizabeth I?
This famous actor portrayed Romeo in the Luhrmann film adaptation
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
“O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? / Deny thy father and refuse thy name" (Act 2, Scene 2).
Who is Juliet?
The amount of time between Romeo and Juliet meeting and getting married.
What is less than 24 hours?
This character was upset about being banishéd.
Who is Romeo?
Shakespeare based Romeo And Juliet off of the narrative poem by this writer.
Who was Arthur Brooke?
This actor drove on stage via a motorcycle in the Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet.
Who is Orlando Bloom?
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet" (Act 2, Scene 2).
The people that the Prince says are punished by the events of the play when the bodies of Romeo and Juliet are discovered.
What is all are punished?
This character killed Mercutio.
Who is Tybalt?
Shakespeare adapted the original version of Romeo and Juliet, providing this character with a name.
Who is Rosaline?
This adaptation had several depictions of Mother Mary.
What is the Luhrmann Film?
“What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee.” (Act 1, Scene 1)
Who is Tybalt?
The first argument Friar Lawrence gave for why Romeo wanting to marry Juliet so quickly was a bad idea.
What is Romeo was madly in love with Rosaline the day before?
This character is frequently mentioned in the beginning but never shown.
Who is Rosaline?
Romeo and Juliet was originally published in this work. It consists of a piece of paper folded into four pages.
What is Quarto 1?
This adaptation incorporated a metanarrative creating a play within a play.
What is the National Theatre production?
“[ ? ]: She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes In shape no bigger than an agate stone On the forefinger of an alderman, Drawn with a team of little atomi Over men’s noses as they lie asleep.” (Act 1, Scene 4)
Who is Mercutio?
The reason Friar John was unable to deliver the letter detailing his plot to fake Juliet’s death to Romeo.
What is the people of Mantua suspected Friar John was exposed to the plague and would not let him in?
This character has the final line in the play.
Who is the Prince?
A style of poetic writing featuring paradox, a cruel mistress, and a blazon.
What is Petrarchanism?
Romeo wore white more often than Juliet in this production.
What is the National Theatre production?
“There on the ground, with his own tears made drunk.” (Act 3, Scene 3)
Who is Friar Lawrence?
The age gap between Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad in the Broadway production of the play.
What is 9 years?
This character was supposed to deliver Friar Lawrence's letter to Romeo.
Who is Friar John?