Rmeo and Juliet Study Guide

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Who comes to seek Juliet's hand in marriage? Why does her father say no originally?

Count Paris, she was too young

Mercutio

Cousin to Romeo, killed by Tybolt

Penury

Destitution of poverty

Meager

Extremley Thin

Lord Montague

Father of Romeo and husband to Lady Montague

Lord Capulet

Father to Juliet

What was his friends' solution to that sadness?

Find a new girl to love

What is the reason for Romeo's sadness at the beginning of the play

He loves a girl that does not love him back.

Who does Romeo meet at the party?

Juliet

Aside

Short, comment made to the audience when other cast members are still on stage

What got in the way of Romeo receiving the letter?

Sick boy

Heretic

Someone who holds different beliefs than the church

Transgression

Act of breaking a law/ sinning

What is Prince Escalus' punishment for Romeo?

Banished from Verona or Exile to Mantua

Who brings the news of Juliet's death to Romeo? What does Romeo do as a result?

Benvolio, Gets a posion to kill himself

Explain what happens when Romeo arrives at the Capulet family tomb?

Count Paris and him fight, ending with Paris dead

Why are the Capulets throwing a party? How did Romeo come to know about the party?

For Juliet to meet and see if she could find a way to love Paris. Peter, the Capulet's servant was charged with the guest list, but couldn't read. He asked Romeo and Benvolio if they could read, not knowing they were Montagues, and for their service, they scored an invite.

Who agrees to perform/officiate the marriage between Romeo and Juliet? Why does he do this?

Friar Larwence because he thinks it will end the family fued

Romeo Montague

In love with Juliet, kills himself

Juliet Capulet

In love with Romeo, Kills herself with dagger

List out steps 1-8 IN DETAIL of the plan Friar Lawrence makes with Juliet.

Juliet must agree to marry Paris She has to tell the nurse not to sleep in her room for the night She will drink the potion that will put her to sleep for 42 hours Paris will come to their home and Juliet will be "dead" Her body will be taken to the family tomb Friar Lawrence will send a letter to Romeo Romeo will come wake Juliet The two of them will run away together

Tybalt

Juliets cousins, Killed by Romeo

Nurse

Juliets second mom

What does Juliet say she will do if she is forced to marry Paris?

Kill herself

Soliloquy

Long speech a character gives tot the audience, their thoughts and emotions

Monologue

Long uninterrupted speech a character gives to another character

Friar Lawrence

Married Juliet and Romeo, helped them

Lady Capulet

Mother of Juliet

Lady Montague

Mother of Romeo, dies

Capulet: But saying o'er what I have said before. My child is yet a stranger in the world. She hath not seen the change of fourteen years. Let two more summers wither in their pride. Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.

My daughter is barely old enough to be a wife. Hanst even reached the age of 14

Mutiny

Open rebellion against authority

Benvolio

Romeos cousin

Dramatic Irony

The readers/audience know something the characters don't

Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name. Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet.

They will make things work no matter what because their love is strong for eachother

Describe the confrontation between Romeo and Tybalt. What things happen next as a result?

Tybalt challenges him to a duel, and Romeo says that he can't fight him because they are family. Mercutio steps in and is killed by Tybalt. Romeo avenges Mercutio's death by killing Tybalt.

Who tries to fight Romeo at the party? Who stops him?

Tybolt, Lord Capulet stops it

Count Paris:

Wants to marry Juliet, killed by Romeo

Desperate

driven to action by a loss of hope

How is Romeo able to get what he wants from the apothecary?

money

Melancholy

sad and depressed


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