Romeo and Juliet notes
Hamnet died in the year ______ at the age of ___.
1596; 11\
What year was the Globe built?
1599}
How many hours will the potion last on Juliet?
42\
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Anne Hathaway\
Who sells the poison to Romeo?
Apothecary\
When was William Shakespeare born?
April 1564\
When did William Shakespeare die?
April 1616\
Which character persuades Romeo to attend the Capulet's ball?
Benvolio\
Who is Romeo's peaceful, sound-minded cousin?
Benvolio\
Romeo and Juliet meet at a...
Capulet ball\
Romeo finds out that Juliet is a ___________.
Capulet\
Who throws a feast to introduce Juliet to suitors?
Capulet\
Who was to deliver Friar Lawrence's message to Romeo?
Friar John\
Who agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet?
Friar Lawrence\
Who gave Juliet the potion?
Friar Lawrence\
Who is the last person to see Juliet alive?
Friar Lawrence\
The nurse functions as...
Juliet's second mother\
Who did both Paris and Romeo want to marry?
Juliet\
Who died of grief?
Lady Montague\
Who dies grieving for her son Romeo?
Lady Montague\
Who is Romeo's mother?
Lady Montague\
Where does Romeo go after being banished from Verona?
Mantua\
Who is slain by Tybalt and is Romeo's friend?
Mercutio\
Who is Romeo's father?
Montague\
Who proposes that a golden statue of Juliet be built?
Montague\
Who is the first to find Juliet "dead?"
Nurse\
Who was Juliet's servant and mentor?
Nurse\
Who was Capulet's favored suitor for Juliet?
Paris\
Who was at Juliet's tomb when Romeo arrived?
Paris\
Who sends Romeo into exile?
Prince Escalus\
What is the climax of the play?
Romeo's banishment\
Who kills himself when he thinks Juliet is dead?
Romeo\
Who is Romeo madly in love with for the first two scenes of the play?
Rosaline\
Who refused Romeo's love and caused his depression?
Rosaline\
Where was Shakespeare's hometown?
Stratford-upon-Avon\
Who were Shakespeare's children?
Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith\
Who does Mercutio curse as he is dying?
The Capulets and Montagues\
When were Juliet and Paris originally supposed to get married?
Thursaday\
Who does Romeo kill to avenge his Mercutio's death?
Tybalt\
Who stabs and kills Mercutio?
Tybalt\
Where does the story take place?
Verona, Italy\
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare\
What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?
a tragedy\
Why does Mercutio fight with Tybalt?
because Romeo refuses to fight with Tybalt\
In the prologue, the _________ is the voice that gives us the background for the play.
chorus\
Why was Romeo exiled?
for killing Tybalt\
As the play opens, Romeo is sad because...
he is in love with Rosaline, but she will not return his love\
Tybalt becomes furious at the party because...
he sees Romeo, and his father will do nothing about it\
The Friar agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet because...
he thinks that the marriage will end the feud\
Romeo and his friends escape detection at the party because they are wearing ________.
masks\
What does Romeo but from the Apothecary?
poison\
Balthasar is Romeo's...
servant\
How does Juliet die?
she stabs herself\
What news does Romeo's servant bring to him in Mantua?
that Juliet is dead\
What promise and threat did Prince Escalus make when he stops the houses from fighting...
that the next fight will result with the death of those involved\
What does Romeo compare Juliet to in the balcony scene?
the sun\
What does the nurse tell Juliet to do when Romeo is banished?
to act as though he is dead and marry Paris\
How does Romeo die and where?
with poison in Juliet's tomb\
