| In what city does this play take place? | Verona |
| What is Benvolio’s advice to Romeo? | To find a new girl |
| How old is Juliet? | 2 weeks to 14 (13) |
| When Lady Capulet asks Juliet how she feels about marriage, what is Juliet’s answer? | She doesn’t like the idea |
| According to Mercutio, who or what is Queen Mab, and what does she or it do? | She is the queen of fairies and puts dreams in their heads |
| What does Romeo think of Juliet the first time he sees her? | She is the most beautiful girl in the world |
| How does Romeo find out Juliet’s last name? | He asks the nurse Juliet’s mother’s name |
| How does Juliet find out Romeo’s last name? | She tells the nurse to find out |
| When Juliet leans her cheek on her hand, what does Romeo say? | He wants to be the hand that touches her face |
| In a sentence or two, explain what Juliet says about names. | Names are like titles that don’t belong to you |
| According to Mercutio, what kind of man is Tybalt? | He’s brave |
| What does Tybalt call Romeo? | A villain |
| Why won’t Romeo fight Tybalt? | He doesn’t want to fight anyone of Juliet’s household |
| What is Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt? | Banishment |
| What piece of news has upset Juliet the most? | Romeo’s banishment |
| Why is Juliet so impatient for the nurse to return? | She wants to hear news about Romeo |
| What does the nurse give to Romeo? | Ring |
| What does Capulet tell his wife to say to Juliet? | She will marry Paris |
| Why does Lady Capulet think Juliet is crying? | Tybalt is dead |
| If Juliet’s mother does not arrange to delay the marriage, what will Juliet do? | Kill herself |
| What is Capulet’s threats to Juliet’s threats? | He threatens to disown her |
| What is the nurse’s advice to Juliet? | To forget about Romeo |
| How does Juliet’s attitude toward the nurse change? | She is never going to trust her again |
| Why is Friar Laurence reluctant to marry Paris and Juliet? | He knows Romeo and Juliet are already married |
| Why does Friar Laurence think that Juliet will accept his plan? | It’s a way out of marriage to Paris |
| Describe the friar’s plan for Juliet? | To give her a potion that makes her look dead, so Romeo can come and get her in the tomb when she wakes up |
| How does Capulet change the wedding plans? What implication does this have? | He changes the wedding to a day earlier, so Friar Laurence has to hurry and give the plan to Romeo |
| If the lotion does not work, what will Juliet do? | Just kill herself with a knife |
| What are some of the fears Juliet has about the potion? | No one will come and get her, the potion won’t work at all, and she’ll see all the bodies including Tybalt’s |
| Describe the imagery Shakespeare uses in describing Juliet’s “death”? | The blood was settled, frost on flower; her lips were still |
| What news does Balthasar bring Romeo? | Juliet is dead |
| What actions does Balthasar’s news prompt Romeo to do? | Kill himself |
| What does Friar John tell Friar Laurence? | That he didn’t get to tell Romeo about Juliet not actually being dead |
| Romeo gives Balthasar two reasons for entering the Capulet’s tomb. What are those two reasons? | To take the ring off and see her one last time |
| What is it about Juliet that should have told Romeo that she was not dead? | She wasn’t pale and her lips had color |
| Why does Paris think that Romeo has come to the tomb? | To spit upon the Capulet’s |
| Why does Juliet kiss Romeo after he is dead? | To get some of the poison off his lips so she can die with him |
| When Montague first arrives on the scene, what does he tell those gathered? | Lady Montague was dead from grief of Romeo’s banishment |
| What information does Romeo’s letter give? | It retold the events of what happened and was the same as Friar Laurence’s story |
| How do Montague and Capulet plan to honor the memories of their children? | Build a statue of them |
Romeo and Juliet 40 questions
August 27, 2019