Show:
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Characters
Vocabulary
100
What is the name of the ruler of Verona?
Who is Prince Escalus?
100
Where did Romeo go after the masqerade ball?
Capulet's orchard
100
Why doesn't Romeo want to fight with Tybalt?
Tybalt is now his cousin through marriage.
100
How old is Juliet?
13
100
What is setting of a story?
time and place of the story
200
What did Prince Escalus say would happen to the next person who disturbs the peace?
They would be killed.
200
How do Benvolio and Mercutio feel about Romeo falling in love with Juliet?
They don't know about Juliet.
200
Why is Juliet so upset?
Tybalt is dead and Romeo is being banished
200
How old is Romeo?
16
200
What is a tragedy?
refers to a play in which the events turn out very bad for the main characters/characters
300
Who asks to marry Juliet?
Paris
300
What do Romeo and Juliet decide to do in secret?
get married
300
Where does Romeo hide after he killed Tybalt?
Friar Laurence's cell
300
Who knew how to read and write in 1595?
the wealthy
300
What was the name of the theater in England in which Shakespeare's plays were performed?
Globe Theater
400
Why is Romeo so upset at the beginning of the play?
He loves Rosaline but she does not love him.
400
Who does Romeo speak to about getting married?
Friar Laurence
400
What is the name of the bird that sings to signal night?
the nightingale
400
Who takes care of Juliet?
the nurse
400
What is fencing?
fighting with a sword
500
Why does Rosaline not like Romeo?
She is going to become a nun.
500
Why does Friar Laurence agree to marry the young couple?
He hopes it will end the fighting.
500
What did Capulet tell Juliet he would do if she doesn't marry Paris?
He would disown her. She would have to beg, starve, and die in the streets.
500
What were the names of the two families?
Montagues and the Capulets
500
What is fate?
destined to happen, meant to be