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Reflecting on his relationship with Edgar “My old heart is cracked; it’s cracked” Theme of madness “The grief hath crazed my wits” Theme of blindness (blunt) “Alack, I have no eyes” Whilst being blinded “give me some help – O…

In what city does this play take place? Verona, Italy Why are Romeo and Juliet called ‘star-cross’d” lovers? Their families are enemies, fate aligned them to be doomed from the start. Who is Fighting at the beginning of the first…

It is hot and the Capulets are nearby At the beginning of the scene, why does Benvolio think that there will be a fight? He accuses Benvolio of being a coward What does Mercutio accuse Benvolio of in lines 15-30?…

Where is this play set? Verona What problem exists in this city? The Capulet and Montague Family rivalry What does the term “star- crossed lovers” mean? Lovers whose relationship is doomed to failAct One Scene One (I.I) What are Sampson…

A pair of star-crossed lovers… 1. Chorus 2. The prologue at the very beginning of the play is foreshadowing some things that will happen in the play 3. The chorus is saying that Romeo and Juliet are star-crossed, which means…

Mercutio, outraged when Romeo refuses Tybalt’s challenge, draws his own sword, and in the fighting that follows both he and Tybalt are killed. Romeo is banished from Verona. Act 3, Scene 1 Juliet is eagerly waiting for her husband, but…

Sampson and Gregory servants who are on the Capulet’s side. Abraham servant on the Montague’s side. What does Benvolio try to do? stop the fight happening between the Capulets and the Montagues. Who is Tybalt and who and what does…

What news does Balthasar bring Romeo? He brings the news of Juliet’s death. After hearing the news, where does Romeo plan to go? To the Capulet tomb for mourning. Why is Romeo feeling cheerful at the beginning of scene 1?…

“Fetch me my rapier, boy” After Tybalt discovers that Romeo has crashed Capulets party, his first response is to get a sword and start a fight when he feels his pride has been injured. This shows how he is easily…

his grief over Juliet’s death In Scene iii, what motivates Paris to visit the church yard? Romeo himself In Scene iii. Romeo addresses Paris. Read the following passage:By heaven, I love thee better than myself,For I come hither armed against…