| Setting Act 1 Scene 1 | Verona town square before 9 on Sunday |
| Setting Act 1 Scene 2 | Street midday Sunday |
| Setting Act 1 Scene 3 | A room in Capulet’s house late afternoon Sunday |
| Setting Act 1 Scene 4 | A street Sunday evening |
| Setting Act 1 Scene 5 | Capulet home Sunday night |
| Setting Act 2 Scene 1 | Near Capulet orchard late Sunday night |
| Setting Act 2 Scene 2 | Capulet orchard late Sunday night |
| Setting Act 2 Scene 3 | Friar Laurence’s cell at dawn Monday |
| Setting Act 2 Scene 4 | A street Monday morning |
| Setting Act 2 Scene 5 | Capulet orchard midday Monday |
| Setting Act 2 Scene 6 | Friar Laurence’s cell early afternoon Monday |
| Why is the Prince angry with Lord Capulet and Lord Montague | Their fighting is disrupting the peace in Verona |
| Why has Lord Montague been worried about his son | He has seemed distant an depressed, getting up early and locking himself in his room |
| What does Romeo confide to Benvolio | He is lovesick for a woman who never wants to love |
| What does Paris ask of Capulet | Juliet’s hand in marriage |
| Why does Benvolio urge Romeo to go to the Capulet party | He wants him to see that Rosaline isn’t that special in comparison with other women |
| Before the party what does Lady Capulet ask of Juliet | To consider Paris as a suitor |
| How does Juliet respond to her mother’s request | She says she will look at him but do nothing else without permission |
| Why is Romeo worried about going to the Capulet party | He wasn’t invited, he is lovesick, he feels that something dire will happen |
| Why does Tybalt leave the party in anger | He wants to fight Romeo for being a Montague but Lord Capulet tells him to leave him be |
| Why is Romeo upset when he learns of Juliet’s identity | He knows they can’t fall in love or marry because their families hate each other |
| How does Romeo manage to see Juliet after the party | He climbs the wall to the Capulet’s orchard and stands below Juliet’s window |
| What arrangement do Romeo and Juliet make before Romeo leaves that night | Juliet will send a message by 9 with details on when and where to get married |
| What does Romeo ask Friar Laurence to do | To marry him and Juliet |
| Why does Friar Laurence agree to do as Romeo wishes | He thinks it will end the Montague-Capulet feud |
| What is the subject of Tybalt’s letter to Romeo | Threatening |
Romeo and Juliet Acts 1 and 2
August 28, 2019