| Who are Sampson and Gregory servants of? | Sampson and Gregory, servants of the house of Capulet, go out looking for trouble |
| Who do Sampson and Gregory almost pick a fight with? | Sampson and Gregory almost pick a fight with Abram and Balthasar, servants of the house of Montague |
| But what do Sampson and Gregory start? | Seeing a Capulet kinsman, Sampson and Gregory start to fight with Abraham and Balthasar |
| Who tries to stop the fight, but what happens? | Benvolio tries to stop the fight, but Tybalt enters and attacks Benvolio |
| What do the citizens of Verona do? | The citizens of Verona attack both the Capulets and Montagues |
| Who try to join the fight, but who stops them? | Capulet and Montague try to join the fight, but are restrained but their wives |
| Who stops the fight? How does he stop it? | Prince Escalus stops the riot, threatens everyone with death, and takes Capulet with him, leaving Benvolio alone with Montague and Lady Montague |
| After the fight, what does Lady Montague ask Benvolio? | Lady Montague asks where Romeo is |
| What does Benvolio answer? | Benvolio answers that he was up before dawn, wandering in the woods |
| What do the Montagues say about Romeo, and what does Benvolio answer? | The Montagues say that Romeo is afflicted with strange sorrows, and Benvolio offers to find out what’s wrong with him |
| What do the Montagues do when they see Romeo? | Seeing Romeo coming, Montague and Lady Montague leave Benvolio alone to speak with their son |
| What does Benvolio discover about Romeo’s problem? | Benvolio soon discovers that Romeo’s problem is that he loves a woman who doesn’t return his love. |
| What does Benvolio try to get Romeo to say? Will Romeo? | Benvolio tries to get Romeo to say who it is he loves, but Romeo won’t |
| What does Benvolio suggest to solve Romeo’s problem? | Benvolio also tries to get Romeo to solve his problem by looking for another woman, but Romeo seems determine to love and suffer. |
| Which gesture starts the fight between the Montagues and the Capulets at the beginning of the play? | Thumb-biting |
| Why does Benvolio draw his sword in the street? | To stop the fight before it begins |
| Which character claims to hate peace? | Tybalt |
| Who stops the street battle? | Prince Escalus |
| Why is Romeo so melancholy when the play begins? | He loves Rosaline but she doesn’t love him |
Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 1
August 11, 2019