Act I
In Act 1, Scene 1, why is the Prince angry with Capulet and Montague?
The rivalry between the Montagues and the Capulets is disturbing the citizens of Verona
Who agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Lawrence
Why does Benvolio want to get out of the street?
He is nervous that a brawl will start between them and some of the Capulets
Juliet's father, Capulet, thinks Juliet went to Friar Lawrence to talk about obedience, but really she was trying to get out of the wedding.
What is this an example of?
Dramatic Irony
Why does the apothecary agree to sell Romeo the poison?
The apothecary is poor and is desperate for money
In Act I, Scene 2, who convinces Romeo to go to the Capulets' ball?
Benvolio
"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun"
What literary device is being used?
Metaphor
Why doesn't Romeo want to fight Tybalt?
They are now related because he is married to his cousin, Juliet, and he wants to keep the peace.
Why does Paris think has upset Juliet so much?
Tybalt's death
What happened to Montague's wife?
She died of a broken heart due to Romeo's banishment from Verona
What is Romeo's tone in Act I?
Melancholy because Rosaline doesn't love him back
Why does Juliet say she does not want Romeo to swear his love by the moon?
The moon changes, making it inconsistent. She does not want Romeo to be inconsistent with his love.
Why does Juliet lose her trust in the Nurse at the end of Act 3?
She tells Juliet she should marry Paris
"Death has tied up my tongue"
What literary device is being used?
Personification
Who does Romeo kill outside of the Capulet tomb?
Paris
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life"
"Where civil blood makes hands clean"
What literary device is being used here?
Foreshadowing; It tells us that the outcome of the play will be tragic which builds suspense and irony in the prologue
"My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words of thy tongue's untiring, yet I know the sound"
What literary device is being used here?
Personification; Ears don't drink...
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
Banishment/Exiled from Verona
What is Friar Lawrence's plan for Juliet?
She will fake her own death and run away with Romeo.
How does Friar John fail in the story?
Health officers thought that he was sick, so they quarantined him in a plague-infected house, which prevented him from getting the message to Romeo.
"Here's much to do with hate, but more with love. Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate, O anything, of nothing first created! O heavy lightness, serious vanity, misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms, feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health, still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!"
What literary device is being used?
Oxymoron
What is Friar Lawrence warning of this line, "These violent delights have violent ends, And in their triumph die, like fire and powder"?
Romeo and Juliet's impulsive behavior and hasty marriage could end violently.
"A plague o' both your houses!" is an example of what device?
Foreshadowing
Where are Romeo and Juliet supposed to settle after the "plan"? (City name)
Mantua
What does Montague offer to do to honor Juliet after she dies?
He will build a gold statue of her and place it in the city of Verona.