Rmeo and Juliet Study Guide
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
