| Biting your thumb | An insult |
| Romeo is originally in love with this girl… | Rosaline |
| Romeo | A true romantic. Initially lusts after Rosaline, but settles on Juliet. Some might consider him a coward for using poison to kill himself… |
| Benvolio | Romeo’s cousin. He thinks Romeo should get over Rosaline — “examine other beauties.” |
| Lord Capulet | Juliet’s father. At first, he thinks she’s too young for marriage. After Tybalt’s death, he agrees to let Paris marry his daughter. |
| Paris | A man seeking Juliet’s hand in marriage. He is a relative to the Prince |
| Lady Capulet | Juliet’s mother, who increasingly pushes Paris’ marriage onto Juliet as the play moves along. |
| Nurse | She basically raised Juliet, and views her as her own daughter. |
| Juliet | Daughter of the Capulets, she falls in love with Romeo. She eventually commits suicide by stabbing herself with a dagger. |
| Lady Montague | Romeo’s mother, who dies from heartbreak over Romeo’s banishment after he kills Tybalt |
| Apothecary | Sells Romeo the poison |
| a dagger | Juliet’s method of suicide |
| Mercutio | Romeo’s best friend. Dies cursing both families. Not a fan of dreams. |
| rhyme | Repetition of sounds at the end of words |
| alliteration | It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series. |
| Mantua | Romeo goes to this city during his banishment. |
| Tybalt | Prince of cats. A skilled fighter and excellent swordsman. |
| Elizabethan English | Shakespeare’s language. The term comes from the Queen of England during the 16th century. |
| Dark Lady | One of the characters from Shakespeare’s sonnets. Her identity is unknown, but it’s speculated that she was a mistress. |
| Fair Youth | One of the characters from Shakespeare’s sonnets. His identity is unknown, but it’s been speculated that he had a close relationship with Shakespeare. |
Romeo and Juliet
November 11, 2019