The name of the gentleman whom Juliet's parents want her to marry
County Paris
The name of the city in which the play takes place
Fair Verona
"My only love, sprung from my only hate"
Juliet
Full name of the writer of this play
William Shakespeare
Meaning of the Elizabethan term "thou"
You
The person who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage ceremony
Friar Lawrence
Where Romeo and Juliet first meet
The Capulet Party.
"Compare her face with some that I shall show, and I will make thee think thy swan a crow".
Benvolio
The reason Tybalt is angry with Romeo
Oxymoron
A pair of contradictory words
Romeo.
Where the famous love scene in the story takes place
On Juliet's Balcony.
"Young men's love then lies not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes."
Friar Lawrence
What Friar Lawrence gave to Juliet
A sleeping potion
"Star-crossed"
Unlucky; doomed
The first character in the play to die
Mercutio
Where Romeo and Juliet get married
Friar Lawrence's cell
"Oh, I am Fortune's fool!"
Romeo
Poison
Meaning of the term "coz" in this play
Close friend (or cousin)
Peter's job in the play
The Nurse's Servant
The name of the city to which Romeo was banished
Mantua
"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene..."
Chorus
According to the Prologue, the only thing that could bring these two families together
The deaths of their children
Modern translation of the Elizabethan term "Wherefore"
Why