Guess Who?
Juliet's parents want her to marry whom?
Paris
Where did Romeo and Juliet get Married?
The church
Juliet: I will not marry yet
Lady Capulet: Here's your father now. Tell him so yourself...I would the fool were married to her grave.
Question: When Lady Cap says this, Shakespeare is using ______ to hint at the future
foreshadowing
Act 1 scene 1: What threat does the Prince make to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet?
That the next person to start a public brawl will be put to death
Who fought Romeo at Juliet's grave (Capulet's tomb)?
Paris (and he was killed)
Name the first person who died
Mercutio (Romeo's Friend)
Where did Romeo and Juliet first meet?
The party at the Capulets
When Lord Capulet arranged for Juliet to marry Paris on Thursday, but WE know that Juliet is already married.
This is called ______________
dramatic irony- the audience knows something the characters do not
Who tries to break up the fight between the servants of both families?
Benvolio
What caused the Friar's plan to go awry?
Friar John was quarantined and so could not deliver the letter to Romeo. Friar John returned the letter and Friar Lawrence realized Romeo was not going to come get Juliet.
Who killed Tybalt?
Romeo
Where did the most famous scene in the story take place? (hint: Wherefore art thou Romeo?)
On Juliet's balcony
Romeo: "Tybalt, I've reason to love you, and that restrains my anger"
Romeo tries to avoid fighting with Tybalt. WE know why. This is called _____________/
dramatic irony- the audience knows something the characters do not
When Romeo first talks to Friar Lawrence, the Friar exclaims: “Holy Saint Francis! Now here’s a change!” What major change is the Friar talking about?
Romeo used to love Rosaline, but now loves Juliet
What happened to Lady Montague at the end of the play?
She died "of a broken heart" because Romeo was banished
Who performs Romeo and Juliet's marriage?
Friar Lawrence
Where does Romeo get banished to? What city does the Apothecary live?
Mantua
When Romeo says, “A girl more beautiful than my Rosaline? The all-seeing sun has never seen her equal since the world began!” he uses which two literary devices?
Personification
Act 1 scene 1: Benvolio and Montague describe the way Romeo has been acting. What do they say about him?
He has been gloomy, depressed, weepy, and is alone a lot.
What news did Romeo receive while he was in Mantua, and who brought it to him?
Balthazar brought him the news that Juliet had died.
Who is Juliet's confidante and messenger?
Nurse
In what city does this play take place?
Verona
Nurse: Alas, he's dead! He's dead, he's dead. We're ruined, my lady, we're ruined! Alas, he's gone! He's killed! He's dead!
Juliet thinks the Nurse is talking about Romeo, but she is talking about Tybalt. This is confusing because of the _____
What information does the prologue give us?
It gives us background information (the two families are fighting and have been for a long time "ancient grudge"). It also tell us that there will be 2 people who fall in love and die- which ends the families' feud.
How do Montague and Capulet plan to honor their dead children?
They shake hands, they promise to make a statue of Juliet and Romeo.