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Characters
Prologue & Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Acts 4&5
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The son and heir of Montague and Lady Montague. His only concern is love.
Who is Romeo
100
The format the prologue appears in
What is a sonnet
100
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I’ll no longer be a Capulet."
What is She asks why Romeo must be Romeo—why he must be a Montague (“wherefore” means “why,” not “where"). She asks him to deny his family for her love and if he will not, she will deny her family in order to be with him if he merely tells her that he loves her.
100
"O, I am fortune’s fool!"
What is Romeo sees himself as subject to the whims of fate.
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The big plan
What is Juliet must consent to marry Paris; then, on the night before the wedding, she must drink a sleeping potion that will make her appear to be dead; she will be laid to rest in the Capulet tomb, and the friar will send word to Romeo in Mantua to help him retrieve her when she wakes up. She will then return to Mantua with Romeo.
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The daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet. She begins the play as a naive child who has thought little about love and marriage, but she grows up quickly upon falling in love.
Who is Juliet
200
The main theme of the prologue
What is fate
200
The person Romeo seeks when looking to marry Juliet
Who is Friar Lawrence
200
These two die
Who are Mercutio and Tybalt
200
This person hatchs the plan
Who is Friar Lawrence
300
A kinsman to the Prince, and Romeo’s close friend. He loves wordplay. He can be quite hot-headed.
Who is Mercutio
300
The brawl in the first scene introduces this theme
What is Masculine Honor
300
The person Juliet sends to find Romeo
Who is The Nurse
300
Why Romeo feels banishment is far worse than death
What is Because he will have to live without Juliet
300
This person reports to Romeo that Juliet is dead and sets in motion Romeo seeking poison
Who is Balthasar
400
Juliet’s cousin on her mother’s side. He becomes aggressive, violent, and quick to draw his sword when he feels his pride has been injured.
Who is Tybalt
400
These two individuals are the reason Juliet and Romeo attend the party.
Who are Rosaline and Paris
400
“These violent delights have violent ends” This quote is an example of:
What is foreshaddowing
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Lord Capulet's rash decision
What is Moving Paris' wedding to Juliet up to Thursday instead of two years from then
400
Romeo kills this person outside of the Capulet tomb
Who is Paris
500
A character who functions as a narrator offering commentary on the play’s plot and themes.
Who is The Chorus
500
The reason why Romeo and Juliet kiss twice
What is once because Romeo has told Juliet that she can take his sin (metaphor- she is a saint/he a pilgrim) and twice because she now has sin upon her lips and must get rid of it
500
This person challenges Romeo to a duel
Who is Tybalt
500
Why it does not matter that Juliet refuses to marry Paris
What is Becasue her father has the power to make her do as he wishes. This is a male dominated society
500
What goes on in the tomb
What is Romeo discovers Juliet and believes she is dead. He kisses Juliet, drinks the poison, kisses Juliet again, and dies. Friar Lawrence enters and finds Romeo and Paris dead. Juliet awakes and the Friar tells her they are dead. He leaves because he hears someone coming. Juliet tries to kill herself using the poison on Romeo's lips. It doesn't work so she stabs herself and dies.