rebirth | What does Renaissance mean? |
Catholics and Protestants | The religious strife in England during this time was between what two groups? |
Earth | What did most people of the time think was the center of the universe? |
the four elements of the universe | What did people think man’s behavior was associated with? |
artists | During this time, London attracted many _________. |
the stomach and the liver | What did people of the time think was the center of all human emotion? |
Montagues and Capulets | What are the names of the two feuding families in Romeo and Juliet? |
Verona, Italy | Where does the play take place? |
the feud will end | What does the prologue say will happen to the two families in the end? |
tragic | What mood is stressed in the prologue? |
they will die | According to the prologue, what will happen to Romeo and Juliet in the end? |
biting his thumb | How does Sampson start a fight with the Montague servants? |
when the prince appears | When does the street brawl between the Capulets and Montagues end? |
they will be killed | What does Escalus say will happen to the next person who “disturbs the quiet of our streets”? |
He loves Rosaline and doesn’t think she loves him back. | What is wrong with Romeo when we first meet him? |
He says no one is prettier than Rosaline. | What does Romeo tell Benvolio when he suggests he find another girl? |
pun | The play on words with collier, choler, and collar is an example of what literary device? |
Paris will make a fine husband, but Juliet is a little young to marry. | How do the Capulets feel about Juliet getting married to Paris? |
He is confused about which professions use which tools. | What is humorous about the servant’s speech? |
to meet other women | Why does Benvolio encourage Romeo to go to the Capulets’ party? |
he might get to see Rosaline | Why does Romeo decide to go to the party? |
at the party | Where does Juliet see Paris for the first time? |
garrulous [talkative] | What term best describes the nurse? |
dutiful | What is Juliet’s attitude to her mother’s idea of marriage? |
She will try to look on him favorably. | What does Juliet agree to do about Paris’s wooing her? |
a thorn | To what does Romeo compare his love for Rosaline? |
that he is witty and creative | What does Mercutio’s long Queen Mab speech show about him? |
festive | At the beginning of Act I, scene iv, what is the mood? |
he forgets Rosaline, overcomes his melancholy behavior, and only has eyes for Juliet | What happens to Romeo when he first sees Juliet? |
he feels his honor is being threatened | Why does Tybalt want to challenge Romeo’s presence at the feast? |
images with religious connotations | When Romeo and Juliet talk to each other at the party, what kind of language do they use? |
a jewel | To what does Romeo compare Juliet? |
She is amazed she has fallen in love with an enemy. | When Juliet realizes who Romeo is, how does she feel? |
moody to radiant | How does Romeo’s mood changes from the beginning of Act I to the end? |
it has vanished | What does the Chorus say has happened to Romeo’s love for Rosaline? |
no | Do Benvolio and Mercutio realize that Romeo has found a new love? |
a more serious side | After the party, what do we get to see in Romeo? |
Juliet is the sun | Romeo asks, “What light through yonder window breaks?” What does he mean? |
that Mercutio has never felt the pangs of love | What does Romeo mean when he says that Mercutio “jests at scars that never felt a wound”? |
no | Does Juliet play hard to get? |
she doesn’t have a chaperone, and she is straightforward and honest about her feelings | How do we know that Juliet does not follow the usual rules of courtship? |
by letting her know the next day when and where they will marry | How does Juliet ask Romeo to prove that he is sincere in his love? |
it adds suspense that Romeo might be discovered | When the Nurse calls Juliet, and Romeo is right outside, what does it add to the play? |
to reveal that he is very intelligent but also superstitious | What is the point of the Friar’s soliloquy? |
He is amused. | How does Friar Lawrence first react to Romeo’s confession of loving Juliet? |
that the relationship between Romeo and Juliet might end the feud between the Capulets and Montagues? | What does the Friar mean when he says, “For this alliance may so happy prove/to turn your households’ rancor to pure love”? |
He wants to challenge Romeo to a duel. | What is the content of the letter that Tybalt sent to Romeo? |
He teases her and pokes fun at her. | How does Mercutio treat the Nurse in this scene? |
that Paris has more money that Romeo but that Juliet is not interested in Paris | What news does the Nurse tell Romeo? |
impatient behavior | Juliet’s youth is emphasized by her _________________ awaiting the Nurse’s news. |
no | Does the Nurse want Juliet’s mother to overhear her? |
yes | Does the Nurse ever tell Juliet the truth about Romeo’s plan for marriage? |
yes | Does Friar Lawrence want to marry Romeo and Juliet quickly? |
no | Does the audience ever get to see the wedding? |
Tybalt | Who challenges Romeo to a duel? |
with patience | As Tybalt insults Romeo, how does Romeo react? |
that Tybalt is looking for a fight | Why does Benvolio tell Mercutio to get off the streets? |
Mercutio | Whom does Tybalt kill? |
to avenge Mercutio’s death | Why does Romeo kill Tybalt? |
Benvolio | Who tells the story of the fight to the Prince? |
banishment | What is Romeo’s punishment for Tybalt’s death? |
the Nurse | Who tells Juliet about Tybalt’s death? |
Romeo | Whom does Juliet blame at the first news of Tybalt’s death? |
Friar Lawrence’s cell | After the fight, where does Romeo hide? |
a ring | What does Juliet send to Romeo by way of the Nurse? |
Friar Lawrence | Who tells Romeo what the Prince’s judgement for him is? |
depressed | How does Romeo feel when he hears that he will be banished? |
Mantua | Where does Romeo plan to go when he leaves Verona? |
her room | Before leaving the city, where is Romeo supposed to meet Juliet? |
Paris | Whom do the Capulets plan to marry Juliet? |
Tybalt | Whom do the Capulets believe Juliet is crying for? |
villain and slaughter | What two words does Lady Capulet use that show her attitude toward Tybalt’s death? |
have him poisoned | What does Lady Capulet plan to do to Romeo to avenge Tybalt’s death? |
the song of a lark | What warns Romeo that the dawn is approaching? |
he will disown her | What will Capulet do if Juliet does not obey his wishes? |
to get advice | Why does Juliet tell the Nurse she needs to see Friar Lawrence? |
He thinks it will make Juliet happy. | Why does Capulet want to move up the date of the wedding? |
He has doubts about whether he should have done it. | How does Friar Lawrence feel about marrying Romeo and Juliet? |
a plan | What does Juliet want from Friar Lawrence? |
to confess | Why does Juliet tell Paris she has gone to see Friar Lawrence? |
a dagger | What does Juliet take with her to Friar Lawrence’s cell? |
almost two days | How long is the potion supposed to affect Juliet? |
have letters delivered to Romeo | After he gives her the potion, what does Friar Lawrence promise to do for Juliet? |
to apologize to him | Why does Juliet go to her father at the beginning of this scene? |
that she marry Paris a day early | What does her father suggest? |
jubilant | How does Capulet feel after he talks to Juliet? |
kill herself | If the potion does not work, what does Juliet plan to do? |
dramatic irony | As the wedding preparations are going on, the audience knows that Juliet is lying still and quiet upstairs. What kind of literary device is this? |
the Nurse | Who discovers that Juliet is “dead?” |
from grief over Tybalt’s death | Why do Juliet’s parents think she has died? |
in the Capulet tomb | Where will Juliet be buried? |
that she is alive in heaven | What does Friar Lawrence tell the Capulets to console them over Juliet’s death? |
that the feud has already taken its toll on the family | What does Friar Lawrence mean when he tells the Capulets, “The heavens do lour upon you for some ill; / Move them no more by crossing their high will”? |
Its liveliness contrasts with the tragic circumstances | How is music important in the final scenes? |
He is full of wit. | How does Peter act at the end of this scene? |
comedies, tragedies, and histories | What kinds of plays did Shakespeare write? |
Romeo and Juliet
July 27, 2019