Act I
What does Tybalt think about Benvolio when they first meet in the street?
Tybalt thinks Benvolio is a coward because he was fighting with servants
Why is Friar Laurence concerned about Romeo's request to marry Juliet?
He fears Romeo may have slept in sin with Rosaline and is afraid that Romeo and Juliet's relationship will come to a tragic end
Why does Mercutio challenge Tybalt to a fight?
Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt after being insulted
Why does periscope to Friar Laurence's cell?
To arrange his marriage to Juliet
what does Friar Laurence hurry to the Capulets tomb to do?
To free Juliet and keep her safe till Romeo gets back
Why does Lady Capulet tell Juliet to start thinking about marriage?
Because Paris would like to marry her
What is Tybalt's letter to Romeo about?
Tybalt's challenging Romeo to a duel because he's angary Romeo crashed the party
Why does Romeo fight Tybalt?
Because Tybalt killed Mercutio. so Romeo kills Tybalt
Why does Friar Laurence suggest that Juliette takes the potion?
It will convince her family she's dead long enough to avoid marrying Paris
How does Paris think Juliet died?
Due to grieve of Tybalt
What reason does Romeo give for wanting to avoid the Capulet's party?
He doesn't want to get into a "fray"
What plan does Romeo share with the Nurse?
Him and Juliet are to meet at Friar Laurence's cell in the afternoon and they'll be married
Why is Romeo's banishment considered a merciful punishment?
Because by law Romeo should have received a punishment of death
What are Juliet's fears before she takes the potion?
She's scared it won't work, that it'll kill her, that she'll awaken too early and suffocate, or she'll go mad potentially killing herself
When Romeo sees Juliet and the tomb, what does he notice about her?
He notices death has an effect in Juliet's beauty
Romeo receives advice from Benvolio, and Paris receives similar advice from Lady Capulet. What is this advice?
Don't be mad and don't stress. There is always another lady out there.
After the Nurse sees Romeo. what do her actions toward Juliet show?
She can kid around too
What is Lord Capulet's reaction to Juliet's refusal to marry Paris?
He threatened to disown her if she doesn't follow his orders and merry Pairs
Which character is the last to hear about Juliet's supposed death?
Paris
What does Juliet hope to accomplish by kissing Romeo in the tomb?
She hopes she might die from the same poison
Why does Shakespeare have Romeo and Juliet speak in rhyming lines instead of blank verses at the Capulet party?
What does Shakespeare reveal about Romeo through his aside during Juliet's soliloquy?
He doesn't know what to say
What are Juliet's mixed emotions to Tybalt's death?
She's upset her cousin's dead, but then renounces these feelings and devotes herself to grieve for Romeo's banishment
Why did Shakespeare choose to end act four with a conversation between musicians and his servant?
To provide a comic relief and ease the tension
Why do Lord Calculate in Lord Montague stop their feud at the end of the play?
They realize that their hatred has destroyed their own children