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Solemn definition: Formal or dignified Solemn synonym: serious Solemn antonym: cheerful Profane definition: Treated without respect Profane synonym: unholy Profane antonym: reverent Fray definition: A situation of intense activity Fray synonym: fight Fray antonym: truce Trifling definition: Of little significance…

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/ A pair of star-crossed lovers take their lives Chorus That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet Juliet “My bounty is as boundless as the…

Mantua To which city does Romeo go after being exiled from Verona? For killing Tybalt Why is Romeo exiled? Friar Lawrence Who performs Romeo and Juliet’s marriage? Queen Mab Who is the fairy that Mercutio says visits Romeo in dreams?…

Act 1.1 After the Montagues and Capulets brawl, Capulet agrees to betroth his daughter Juliet to Paris and arranges a ball to celebrate Act 1.3 At the call, masked Romeo Montague is overwhelmed by Juliet’s beauty Act 2.1 Beneath Juliet’s…

fourteenth century Verona, Italy What is the setting of Romeo and Juliet? Montague and Capulet The street high in the beginning of the opening seen is between servants of what two families? Benvolio Who is the peacemaker that tries to…

What news does Balthasar bring to Romeo? He brings the news of Juliet’s death. After hearing the news, where does Romeo plan to go? To the apothecary to buy the poison, then to the Capulet tomb to see Juliet. Why…

“If you ever disturb our streets again, your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.” The Prince warns that they will be put to death if any more fights occur. “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!”…

What is the nurse’s relationship with Juliet? She cares a lot about Juliet, and is like a mother to her. How would you describe the nurse’s personality? Kind, caring and loving, but also smothering What is the nurse’s one wish…

What story does Friar John tell Friar Laurence as explanation as to why he could not deliver the letter to Romeo? He says that he could not deliver the letter because the people in that town thought he had the…

flowers What are part of the cult of Titania? Diana Oberon refers to the moon as a symbol of rubies What are the red spots on flowers? fairy When we first meet Puck at the beginning of the second act,…