| How does the play begin? | A prologue. |
| What house is Sampson? | Capulet |
| What house is Gregory? | Capulet |
| Where is the play set? | Verona, Italy. |
| What do Sampson and Gregory banter about? | Their hatred for the Montagues, hurting the Montague men and having sex with the maids |
| What two people enter the first scene after Sampson and Gregory? | Abram and Balthasar. |
| What house are Abram and Balthasar servants of? | Montague. |
| What does carrying coals mean? | Put up with insults |
| What is a collier? | A coal dealer |
| What does “goes to the wall mean”? | Is defeated |
| What does biting your thumb mean? | Insulting gesture |
| Why doesn’t Sampson tell Abram he was giving the thumb to him? | Its illegal |
| Who enters third in Act One, Scene one, and what house is he in? | Benvolio, Montague. |
| How does Benvolio react to the men fighting? | He wants peace. |
| How does Tybalt react to Benvolios statement on peace? What 4 things does he hate? | He says he wants to fight and he hates 1.Hell 2. Peace 3.Montague 4. Thee (Benvolio) |
| How does the fight in Scene one escalate? | The townspeople and an officer join in. |
| Why is Lady Capulet talking about a crutch? | Shes insulting her husbands old age. |
| Who stops Lord Montague and Lord Capulet from joining the brawl? | Their wives. |
| Who is Prince Escalus? | The ruler of Verona, and a kinsman of Montague. |
| How does Prince Escalus react to the bloody riot in the street? What punishment does he impose on future riots? | He demands it to stop, or they will be tortured. He says that the men are beasts and since they have fought 3 times, the next time they fight they will be killed. He then asks to meet with the two rivaling lords separately to discuss the matter further. |
| Was Romeo at the brawl in scene one? | No. |
| What happened to Benvolio the morning of the brawl? | He was walking outside because he had a headache, and then saw Romeo in the woods. Romeo saw him, but ran away because he wanted to be alone. |
| How does Lord Montague describe Romeos actions as of late? | Romeo cries a lot, locks himself in his room and turns the lights off. He mopes around a lot and is very secretive. |
| Does Montague know why Romeo is so mopey? | No, so Benvolio has to find out. |
| Why is Romeo so sad in scene one? | He has no one to love. |
| What is Romeo’s opinion on the two families fighting? | They love fighting each other and its pointless |
| Why does Romeo use Oxymorons to describe his love for Juliet? | To represent his inner emotional turmoil. |
| How does Romeo’s unrequited love in Scene 1 affect him? | He feels like he lost himself and love is terrible, isolates himself, super dramatic all the time |
| Why can’t Romeo be with Rosalind? | She took a vow of chastity, and is a nun. |
| How does Benvolio suggest Romeo get his mind off of Rosalind? | By looking at other beautiful women |
| What does Paris ask Lord Capulet for and how does Lord Capulet react? | Juliets hand in marriage, and Capulet says she is too young. |
| Who does Lord Capulet ask to deliver the invitations? | His illiterate servant |
| Who does the servant ask to read the invitation list? | Romeo/Benvolio |
| Who said it? “Throw your mistempered weapons to the ground.” | Escalus |
| Who said it? “Here’s much to do with hate, but more with love.” | Romeo |
| Who said it? “Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; she is the hopeful lady of my earth.” | Capulet |
| Why is Romeo mad in scene 2? | He feels trapped and tormented by his own emotion |
| What does the servant say to Romeo after Romeo reads the list? | Romeo should come, but only if he is not a Capulet. |
| Why does benvolio believe it is a good idea to go to the Capulet’s ball? | So Romeo can compare Rosalines beauty to other girls in the land and realize there are other beautiful maidens in Verona |
| Who said it? “One fairer than my love? The all-seeing sun Ne’er saw her match since first the world begun.” | Romeo. |
| When will Juliet turn 14? | Lammastide day (august 1st) |
| Why did the nurse become Juliets nurse? | Her baby, Susan, died. |
| What does the nurse tell a long winded comedic story about? | Juliets childhood |
| How did the nurse ween Juliet off of breastmilk? | Putting a bitter herb on her nipple. |
| How long has it been since Juliet stopped nursing, and how does the nurse know? | 11 years, and she started weaning her the day of a huge earthquake. |
| What joke does the nurses husband make out of baby Juliet? | he says when shes older, she’ll learn to fall on her back. the baby replies “ay” |
| Who said it? “Thou wast the prettiest babe that e’er I nursed.” | The nurse |
| What did Lady Capulet come to Juliet to talk about? | Marriage |
| What do Lady Capulet and the Nurse think of Paris? | They think he’s beautiful and Juliet shoud consider marrying him |
| Who said it? “The valiant Paris seeks you for his love.” | Lady Capulet |
| What does Lady Capulet compare Paris to? | A well made book. |
| What causes the nurse, the mothers, and juliets chat to end? | The party is starting. |
| How to Romeo and Benvolio enter the ball? | They enter quietly, because big enterances are out of fashion. |
| Does Romeo want to dance? | No, he claims to be a bad dancer. |
| Who comes out of the crowd to talk to Romeo? | Mertucio |
| Who are the Montagues? | BenvolioAbramRomeoBalthasarLord MontagueLady Montague |
| Who are the Capulets? | JulietOld manLord & Lady CapuletTybaltNurseSampsonGregoryPeter |
| Who said it? “O, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.” | Mercutio |
| Who is Queen Mab? | A fairy that Mercutio has dreamt about. |
| What happens to Mercutios speech as he goes on? | It becomes darker and more cynical. |
| When does Romeo first see Juliet? | When she is dancing with another guy at the Capulets ball. |
| How does Tybalt recognize Romeo at the ball? | His voice. |
| Why does Capulet tell Tybalt to refrain from killing Romeo? | Romeo is the pride of Verona,he is nice, they don’t want to cause any more fights. |
| Who said it? “What Lady’s that which doth enrich the hand of yonder knight?” | Romeo |
| How does Capulet react to Tybalts anger at the ball? | He tells him to calm down. |
| What do Romeo and Juliet compare themselves to at the ball? | Juliet is a saint and Romeo is a pilgrim who wishes to erase his sins. |
| Who tells Romeo Juliet is a Capulet? | The nurse. |
| Who said it? “For saints have hands that pilgrim’s hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss.” | Juliet |
| Who said it? “My only love, sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late! Prodigious birth of love it is to me, that I must love a loathed enemy.” | juliet. |
| Who said it? “Thus from my lips by thine my sin is purged.” | Romeo |
Romeo and Juliet, Act One
September 3, 2019