The Man
Year of Birth
1564
A story written to be acted for an audience
Drama
A warning or indication of (a future event).
Foreshadowing
A kinsman to the Prince, and Romeo's close friend. Loves wordplay, especially sexual double entendres. He can be quite hot-headed and hates those who are fashionable and polite for social acceptance.
Mercutio
Town he lived in before moving to London
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Depicts serious and important events in which the characters come to an unhappy end
A Tragedy
When the opposite of what the reader expects to happen, happens
Irony
A Capulet, Juliet's cousin on her mother's side. Vain, fashionable, supremely aware of courtesy and the lack of it, he becomes aggressive, violent, and quick to draw his sword when he feels his pride has been injured.
Tybalt
Age at which he left school
Fifteen
Short introduction at the beginning of a play; gives a brief overview of the plot
A Prologue
A play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
A Pun
Montague's nephew, Romeo's cousin and thoughtful friend, he holds a genuine distaste for violence in public places.
Benvolio
Name of wife
Anne Hathaway
Something said by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others on the stage
An Aside
The woman with whom Romeo is infatuated at the beginning of the play.
Rosaline
Number of plays he wrote
Thirty Seven
Speech made by one character who either is, or believes they are, alone.
A Soliloquy
A kinsman of the Prince, and the suitor of Juliet most preferred by Capulet. Though a trifle arrogant (being one of the best looking men in Verona), He has deep feelings for Juliet.
Paris