Vocabulary
the state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons.
exile
What is the punishment that the Prince threatens if the violence between the Capulets and Montagues continues?
DEATH
What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?
banishment
Why does Friar Lawrence NOT encourage Paris to seek Juliet's hand in marriage?
He knows she is already married to Romeo.
Why does Romeo seek out an apothecary?
He plans on poisoning himself
the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense.
pardon
Why is Rosaline important in Act 1?
Romeo is in love with her before he meets Juliet.
Who punishes Romeo for killing Tybalt?
The Prince
When Juliet agreed to marry Paris, Lord Capulet was so excited and did what?
Moved the wedding up.
Romeo discusses a dream he has before he hears about Juliet's death. What was his dream about?
Romeo dreams that Juliet finds him dead and brings him back to life with a kiss.
a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play
Aside
Why does Friar agree to marry Romeo & Juliet?
He thinks it will end the feud between the two families?
Why does Romeo NOT want to fight Tybalt?
He knows Tybalt is part of Juliet's family, and he wants peace between his family and Juliet's
Who first discovers Juliet's lifeless body?
The nurse
How did Lady Montague die?
Grief over Romeo's exile.
an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
Soliloquy
Who wrote the letter that Benvolio and Mercutio discuss in Act II?
Tybalt
WHY did Romeo kill Tybalt?
Because Tybalt killed Mercutio.
How did Juliet fake her death?
A potion
What motivates Paris to visit the churchyard?
He is grieving Juliet's death.
a genre of story in which a hero is brought down by his/her own flaws, usually by ordinary human flaws – flaws like greed, over-ambition, or even an excess of love, honor, or loyalty
Tragedy
Recite ONE line from the prologue
Two households, both alike in dignity
(In fair Verona, where we lay our scene),
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.
The fearful passage of their death-marked love
And the continuance of their parents’ rage,
Which, but their children’s end, naught could remove,
Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage;
The which, if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.
What do Juliet's parents talk to Paris about during this scene?
To let him know that Juliet will marry him the following week.
Why does moving the wedding up hurt Friar Lawrence's plan?
Romeo does not receive word of the plan in time.
Where is Romeo when he hears about Juliet's death?
Mantua