Romeo and Juliet Review
When does Romeo find out Juliet is dead?
Balthasar tells him
Why does Juliet's father have a fit and say cruel things to his beloved daughter?
Because she doesn't want to marry Paris
Who is Romeo's friend, not clever and smart, but loyal and practical?
Benvolio (Romeo's cousin)
Why doesn't Tybalt confront Romeo immediately at the party?
Capulet stops him, says Romeo isn't causing harm
What does Paris want?
Capulet's blessing to marry Juliet
Who says the introduction?
Corus
Who is unable to deliver the message about Juliet?
Friar John
Who does Romeo turn to for advice?
Friar Lawrence
Who helps Juliet make her plans?
Friar Lawrence
Who loves Romeo like a father and wants to help end the feud between the two houses?
Friar Lawrence
Where do the lovers marry? Who marries them?
Friar Lawrence, Friar Lawrence's cell
Who is only thirteen?
Juliet
Who said "more and more light, more dark and dark our woes"?
Juliet
Who said "that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"
Juliet
What happens on the day of the planned wedding to Paris?
Juliet is found dead
Who hosts the ball in Act 1 and prevents Tybalt from fighting Romeo?
Lord Capulet
Who is the fairly selfish and distanced from her child, wanting only a good marriage to increase the family's wealth and reputation?
Lord/Lady Capulet
Who are the parents of Romeo?
Lord/Lady Montague
Where does Romeo go after his banishment?
Mantua
Who is Romeo's friend, not practical and not humble, but loves to hear himself speak and makes jokes even as he is dying?
Mercutio
Who is funny and coarse and simple-minded, but adores Juliet?
Nurse
Who said "The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head"?
Prince
Who is the "governor" or the city and states both families are punished by the deaths of their children?
Prince Esculus
Why does the plan fail?
Romeo doesn't get the letter because Friar John was quarantined, Balthasar tells him Juliet is dead
What does "O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" mean?
Romeo why are you a Montague?
When we first meet Romeo, who is he pining for?
Rosaline
Who is the cold girl we never meet, who first caused Romeo heartbreak?
Rosaline
Who is the fiery Capulet cousin, nicknamed "King of Cats"?
Tybalt
Who kills Mercutio?
Tybalt
Why is Tybalt looking for Romeo?
Tybalt is looking for Romeo to challenge him, he sees him at the Capulet party (voice)
What is the setting? When was it written? Who wrote it?
Verona, 1591, Shakespeare
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
When to the lovers meet?
at a party at the Capulet house
What does Montague promise to do at the end of the play?
build a statue of Juliet
With what does the prince threaten the two feuding families?
death
What does Juliet do, instead
drinks potion Friar Lawrence gave her to fake death, goes to sleep
What does the prince mean when he repeatedly says "all are punished"?
everyone is responsible, feud was the problem
What does Tybalt want to do, upon spying Romeo in Lord Capulet's house?
fight Romeo
What does "star-crossed lovers" mean?
forbidden love
What is the solution?
go to Capulet's party to meet someone new
What does "I defy you stars!" mean?
he disagrees with fate, he kills himself
Why are Romeo's friends concerned with Romeo at the beginning of the play?
he is very sad because of Rosaline
What is Romeo's response to Mercutio's death?
he kills Tybalt
What does the Nurse recommend Juliet to do, now that Romeo has been banished?
marry Pairs
Why is Juliet desperate for Friar to help her? What does he suggest?
she is already married to Romeo so she can't sin and marry someone else, he suggests to fake her death
What will happen if Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
she will be kicked out of the house
Why does Capulet want Juliet to marry Paris?
social status (Paris is a cousin of the prince)
To what does Romeo compare Juliet? balcony scene
sun
What do the families do after the lovers' death?
the feud stops
What do Romeo and Juliet think of Romeo's punishment?
they would rather die
What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do when she is ordered to marry Paris?
to forget Romeo, marry Paris
