Where does this story take place? | Verona, Italy |
How does Shakespeare describe Romeo and Juliet? | a pair of star-crossed lovers who take their lives |
What does that mean in terms of their final destiny? Who or what is in control? | they will die(commit suicide), they are in control of their death |
What two families are feuding? | Capulet and Montague |
What is Tybalt’s opinion of peace?(Line 69) | Tybalt hates peace/wants to fight |
How does this contrast with Benvolio’s position? | Benvolio is trying to keep peace but is ready to fight |
What does the Prince say caused the three public brawls?(Line 86) | an airy word, by old Capulet and Montague |
What did the Prince say would happen is the two families fight in public again? | the families(Mr. Capulet and Montague) would pay with their lives |
What does Romeo mean when he says in line 171, “Here’s much to do with hate, but more to do with love?” | He loves Juliet more than he cares about the fued between their families. |
How does Romeo describe love in lines 187? What does he mean by this? | Romeo describes love as being purged and like a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes. He means that love is hard and painful even though it looks easy. |
How old is Juliet? | 14 years old |
What is Paris asking Old Capulet? What is Capulet’s answer? | He is asking if he can marry Juliet. Capulet says to wait 2 years because she is to young. |
Who is Romeo in love with? What have Benvolio and Romeo decided to do to see her? What are the motives of each? | Rosaline, they decided to go to Capulet’s party, they want to get her to like Romeo/compare and look at women |
What problems do you think might arise from the crashing the Capulet’s party? | This may make the fued between the families even worse. |
How does Juliet’s demonstrate that she is dutiful daughter? | Because her mother wants to get married, she doesn’t want to, she is willing to look at the man her mother want her to. |
Who is Queen Mab? What does Mercutio think she has done to Romeo? | She is the queen of fairyland. |
In his speech starting on line 106, Romeo foreshadows that something terrible will happen at the party. Why does he continue to go? | He continues to go because it’s upp to fate/stars/dreams to still go. |
What happens to Romeo in line 53? | He is discovered by Tybalt at the party. |
What does Tybalt want to do when he discovers Romeo at the party? What does his Uncle Capulet have him do instead? Why? | Tybalt wants to kill him, for Tybalt to leave him alone and ignore him, because he is a well-governed youth |
What does Capulet’s reaction say about the feud? | He doesn’t want a fued between the two families, he wants to live in peace. |
What is Romeo’s reaction when he finds out that he just kissed Juliet, a Capulet? | He is going to be killed if anyone finds out. |
What is Juliet’s reaction when she discovers that Romeo is a Montague? | She is upset about him being a Montague. Her grave will be like a wedding…she’ll die alone if she can’t have him. |
English Romeo and Juliet
July 14, 2019