Shakespeare Words
If I wanted to say "You do not love me", what would I change the word "you" to?
Thou
"O then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do!"
Romeo
What is Juliet's last name?
Capulet
Why is Romeo down in the dumps when we first meet him?
He loves a woman who doesn't want him
How old is Juliet when we meet her?
13/14 in 2 weeks
What does "maidenhead" mean?
Virginity
“My only love sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!
Prodigious birth of love it is to me
That I must love a loathed enemy.”
Juliet
Who is Juliet's cousin?
Tybalt
Who hosts the party at the end of Act I and what type of party is it?
Capulet, Masquerade Ball
How many times does Romeo kiss Juliet at the party?
2
What is the insulting gesture that the Capulet servants give the Montague servant at the beginning of the play?
Biting their thumbs
"Now by the stock and honor of my kin,
To strike him dead I hold it not a sin."
Tybalt
Who is Romeo's cousin?
Benvolio
How does Romeo find out about the party?
He reads the Capulet's servant invitation for him because the servant can't read
How many years does Juliet's father want to wait until letting Juliet get married?
2
What is the word for "family" in Romeo + Juliet?
Kin
"O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you.
She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate stone
On the forefinger of an alderman,
Drawn with a team of little atomies
Over men’s noses as they lie asleep."
Mercutio
Name all of the characters listed below who are NOT in the Montague family:
Romeo
Mercutio
Paris
Tybalt
Prince
Benvolio
Mercutio
Paris
Tybalt
Prince
What is the story Nurse tells about Juliet?
How Juliet threw a tantrum when Nurse tried to get her off breastfeeding
How many times have the Montagues and Capulets brawled in the street?
3
What is the word we use today instead of "ere"?
Before
"Tut! You saw her fair, none else being by,
Herself poised with herself in either eye;
But in that crystal scales let there be weighed
Your lady’s love against some other maid
That I will show you shining at this feast,
And she shall scant show well that now seems best."
Benvolio
Name at least one of the Capulet servants we meet at the very beginning of the play
Gregory/Sampson
What is the name of the woman that Romeo is in love with at the beginning of the play?
Rosaline
How many scenes does Romeo appear in in Act I?
4