Act I
Prince Escalus declares that the next person to break the peace in the streets of Verona will face what punishment?
Death
During the balcony scene, Juliet famously compares names to what item?
A rose
As Mercutio is dying, who does he put a curse on?
Both the Montagues and the Capulets
How many syllables must something be in order for it to be iambic pentameter?
10 syllables
Which character says the following line and what does it mean?
"A plague o' both your houses!"
Mercutio. He is cursing the Capulets and Montagues with a plague for causing his death.
Why does Lord Capulet not immediately agree to Paris' proposal to Juliet? (Name both reasons)
She is his only child and he says that she should be older
What does Romeo suggest to Juliet during the famous balcony scene?
That they get married the next day
What is Romeo's sentencing for killing Tybalt? (Name the punished and the name of the place)
Banishment to Mantua
What is the pattern of an iamb?
Unstressed, stressed
After killing Tybalt, Romeo exclaims the following lines. What do they mean?
"O, I am Fortune's fool!"
Fate has made him a fool by making him kill Tybalt and thus no longer be with Juliet.
What does Lady Capulet compare Paris to when she is trying to get Juliet to like him?
A book
What does Tybalt send to the Montague house in Scene 4?
A letter challenging Romeo to a duel
Why do the Capulets believe Juliet is so upset after the fight in Scene 1?
Because she is sad that Tybalt is dead
Is the following an example of iambic pentameter? Why or why not?
"A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life"
Yes because it has 10 syllables and follows the unstressed, stressed pattern.
Friar Lawrence says this before Romeo and Juliet marry. Why is it significant?
"These violent delights have violent ends."
It foreshadows the tragedy to come by saying that when good things happen too quickly, bad things often come from it.
Which character often plays the "peacekeeper" in Act I?
Benvolio
Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?
To end the feud between the families
What bird represents the morning and which represents the night at the beginning of Scene 5?
The lark and the nightingale
"Thou lump of foul deformity"
No. It only has 7 syllables
Who says the following line and what does it mean?
"My only love sprung from my only hate!"
Juliet. She is saying that the only person she loves comes from the only family (the Montagues) that she is supposed to hate.
At the very start of the play, why is Romeo so sad?
He is heartbroken over Rosaline
Based on their actions in Act 2, which character seems to be most motivated by family honor and loyalty?
Tybalt
Why does Lord Capulet threaten to disown Juliet?
Because she refuses to marry Paris
Identify the stress pattern of the following example and explain whether or not it is iambic pentameter:
"That birds would sing and think it were not night."
- / | - / | - / | - / | - /
That birds would sing and think it were not night.
Yes, it is.
Who says the following line and why is it significant to the play?
"Some consequence yet hanging in the stars / Shall bitterly begin fearful date / With this night's revels."
Romeo. It is significant because it recognizes how something bad will ultimately come from Romeo going to the Capulet party, foreshadowing his own death.