Shakespeare
True or False: William Shakespeare only wrote plays.
False. Shakespeare was also an actor.
This character secretly marries Romeo and Juliet.
Friar Lawrence.
Tybalt, enraged that Romeo would attend a Capulet party, is stopped by this character.
Lord Capulet.
This is who discovers Juliet's "dead" body, after drinking the potion.
The Nurse.
This is the first character to die at the Capulet tomb in Act V.
Paris.
True or False: Romeo and Juliet is considered a romance.
False. Romeo and Juliet is considered a tragedy.
True or False: William Shakespeare's marriage to Anne Hathaway was extremely short.
False. Shakespeare and Hathaway were married until they passed.
This character threatens death if another fight occurs. He is also the ruler of Verona.
Prince Escalus.
How long did it take the Nurse to return from speaking with Romeo in Act II?
Three hours.
Capulet agrees to let Paris marry Juliet because of this.
He thinks it will make Juliet happy.
Lady Montague died because of this.
A broken heart due to Romeo's banishment.
This character exclaims, "O happy dagger!"
Juliet
This was the name of the theater where most of Shakespeare's plays were performed.
The Globe Theater.
She is more of a motherly figure to Juliet than her own mother.
Nurse.
This gesture begins a fight at the start of Act I.
Biting the thumb.
This is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt.
Banishment.
Paris attacks Romeo at the tomb because Paris believes that Romeo
has come to damage the tomb or the dead bodies
Rome is considered a ________ hero.
Tragic.
True or False: During Shakespeare's time, all roles were played by men.
True.
This character fails to deliver an important letter to Romeo.
Friar John.
During the balcony scene, Romeo compares Juliet's beauty to this.
The sun.
When the Nurse enters the room crying, Juliet believes this character has died.
Romeo.
Romeo is there to damage or vandalize the tomb or the bodies.
A long speech that describes the inner thoughts of a character. This is typically performed alone on stage.
Soliloquy
If you only had a penny (one cent), you could watch a play in the yard. People standing in the yard were known as this.
Groundlings.
He threatens to disown his daughter if she does not agree to marriage.
Lord Capulet.
Mercutio and Benvolio intercept this from Tybalt. (Hint: be specific).
A letter challenging Romeo to a duel.
Juliet finally agrees to marry Paris because of this.
It's apart of the Friar's plan.
Friar John is unable to deliver the letter to Romeo because of this.
He is quarantined.
On the way to the Capulet party, Mercutio is lively and constantly joking, while Romeo is upset and in his feelings. This make the two characters...
Character Foil
William Shakespeare's plays were divided into these two things.
Acts and scenes.
Romeo is in love with her at the beginning of the play.
Rosaline.
Romeo agrees to crash the Capulet party because of this.
He knows Rosaline will be there.
During the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio, how does Romeo's intervening backfire.
Tybalt is able to stab Mercutio under Romeo's arm.
These are the details Romeo notices that hint that Juliet is about to wake up.
Her lips are red.
She has color in her face.
When a character makes a short comment to the audience that other characters "don't hear."
Aside
This could be why William Shakespeare's marriage to Anne Hathaway would be considered scandalous.
The age difference.
She was pregnant before marriage.
He agrees to build a statue of Juliet out of gold.
Lord Montague.
Romeo has this vision in a dream before attending the Capulet party. (Hint: foreshadowing).
Something at the party will lead Romeo to his death.
Juliet loses her trust in the Nurse after she says this.
Forget about Romeo and marry Paris.
This is Friar Lawrence's suggestion to Juliet when she wakes up.
This might be one of things Juliet was worried about before she took the potion.
It wouldn't work.
It would kill her.
Tybalt's ghost would haunt her.
She would go mad.
She would suffocate.
This is the name of the town William Shakespeare is originally from.
Stratford-upon-Avon.
This character sells Romeo poison.
Apothecary.
This is Friar Lawrence's famous quote to warn Romeo and Juliet.
"These violent delights have violent ends."
This is how Lord Capulet responds when Juliet refuses the marriage to Paris.
He becomes enraged; says he wants to smack her; threatens to disown her; says he would leave her on the street.
Romeo warns Balthasar (his servant) to not do this, as he enters the Capulet's tomb.
Follow him in.
Because Juliet is a relatable main character who has many personality traits, she would be considered this. (HINT: type of character).
Round Character