Act 3
Act 4
Act 5
Characters
General Plot
100

In Act 3, Scene 1, which character kills Mercutio?

Tybalt

100

Why does Juliet go to Friar Laurence's cell in Act 4?

To try to get out of her marriage with Paris/how to see Romeo again

100

Why is Romeo at the Capulet tomb in Act 5?

To see if Juliet is really dead/unalive himself

100

Who is Romeo's best friend?

Mercutio

100

What is the setting of Romeo and Juliet?

Verona, Italy

200

What is the consequence faced by Romeo for seeking revenge on Mercutio's killer?

Exile

200

What plan does Friar Laurence devise for Juliet to avoid marrying Paris?

Fake her death

200

What items kill Romeo and Juliet?

Poison for Romeo, knife for Juliet

200

What's the name of the Capulet servant?

Peter

200

How does the feud between the Capulet and Montague families affect the town?

They cause a lot of fights and desctruction.

300

How does Romeo feel about his punishment in Act 3?

He feels like it is worse than death

300

Why do Juliet's family need her to marry Paris?

She is the last of the Capulets to continue the lineage/they think she'll get over Tybalt
300

What does Benvolio believe about Juliet in Act 5?

That she is dead.

300

Which character serves as a messenger between Romeo and Juliet throughout the play?

Nurse

300
How do Romeo and Juliet meet?

At the Capulet party.

400

Who explains to the prince what happened in the fight?

Benvolio

400

What will happen to Juliet after she drinks the potion given to her by Friar Laurence?

It will make her appear to be dead

400

What promises do the Capulet and Montague families make to each other at the end of the play?

To never feud again

400

Who is Juliet's cousin who challenges Romeo to a duel in Act 3?

Tybalt

400

Why does Romeo not get the Friar's message?

The messenger was held up/late to deliver the message

500

Who curses a plague on the families?

Mercutio

500

Describe the events leading up to the discovery of Juliet in her "dead" state by her family in Act 4.

They were preparing for the wedding with Paris

500

Because of how the play ends, what genre of drama is it?

Tragedy

500

Who also dies in the tomb with Romeo and Juliet?

Paris

500

Shakespeare foreshadows one thing repeatedly in the play; what is it?

The death of Romeo and Juliet