| What types of characters are Sampson and Gregory? | flat characters |
| The elder Capulets and Montagues enter during the street fight in Scene one. Explain each husband’s response. What is each wife’s reaction? | The husbands want to fight while the wives are trying to hold the back |
| How does Montague describe Romeo’s behavior? | Romeo is mopey. He stays in his room with his curtain drawn and doesn’t talk to others because he only trusts himself. |
| “Here’s much to do with hate and more with love” about the street fight. Explain. | They hate each other but love fighting |
| What is the advice about Rosaline that Benvolio gives Romeo? | Benvolio suggests Romeo look for another woman to love |
| Explain how Capulet feels about his daughter getting married. | He tells Paris to wait a few years so she doesn’t die in childbirth. |
| Identify the issue that lady capulet wants to discuss with Juliet. Explain why she asks the nurse to leave, then asks her to come back. | She wants to talk about marriage in private but then thinks the nurse should be there because she knows her better. |
| Describe Juliet’s response to her mother’s announcement that Paris wants to marry her. Explain what Juliet’s response tells you about her character | She hadn’t thought about it but would do what her mom said, she’s still very obedient to authority. |
| describe tybalt’s response to realizing that Romeo is attending the Capulet’s party. Explain what Tybalt’s reaction tells you about his character. | He says he is evil and a villain which shows he is vindictive and aggressive |
| pernicious | Destructive; deadly |
| character traits of romeo | Overconfident; Stubborn; Brash; Quick-thinking |
| character traits of benvolio | peacemaker |
| character traits of mercutio | bipolar, dreamer |
| relationship between juliet and her mother | impersonal and awkward |
| relationship between nurse and juliet | nurse is a stand-in mother |
| relationship between lady capulet and nurse | lady capulet is easily annoyed by nurse |
| Romeo and Juliet’s first interactions | romeo tries to woo her and they are flirting |
| chorus act 1 foreshadowing and effects | it foreshadows their death and it adds to the dramatic irony |
| how do romeo benvolio and mercutio interact with each other? | romeo and benvolio have a witty banter mercutio gets manicromeo calms him down |
| why is it harder for juliet to find romeo than the other way round? | a young woman of high social rank in Verona would not be allowed to go out into public by herself |
| How to read blank verse | don’t stop at the end of the line |
| iambic pentameter | stressed then unstressed with ten syllables per line |
| explain the meaning of juliet’s good night speech to romeo | he should come back tomorrow when they will get married |
| how are friar lawrence’s and romeo’s speeches different from those of other characters in earlier scenes? | they are more to the point and more conversational |
| how do the nurse and mercutio respond to each other? Why did shakespeare include this exchange? | it is comedic and included for comedy purposes |
| paraphrase and explain:” So smile the heavens upon this holy actThat afterhours with sorrow chide us not!” | He wants God to approve the marriage now and forevermore but doubts that he will. |
| why does juliet say that old folks are unwieldy, slow, heavy, and pale as lead? | she thinks the nurse is being slow bringing back news and should hurry up |
| timeline romeo and juliet’s relationship meet-marry 1-6 | 1 meet at party2 window scene3 romeo asks friar to marry them4 romeo sends word through the nurse5 romeo awaits juliet6 they get married |
| why does romeo refuse to fight tybalt? | Romeo loves all capulets because Juliet is a capulet. tybalt is a capulet too so he won’t fight him. |
| what kind of speech does romeo give after tybalt dies? and why? | soliloquy because he reveals his feelings that loving juliet made him less “manly” because he wouldn’t fight tybalt |
| what is friar lawrence’s solution to romeo’s banishment? | take juliet and go out of the country until this all blows over |
| how does romeo convince juliet to let him go after their wedding night? | he says he knows he will be put to death if he is found but he doesn’t mind if that’s what juliet wants |
| dramatic irony of the conversation between juliet and paris at friar lawrence’s cell | paris thinks the love juliet speaks of is for him, when it is really for romeo |
| juliet’s potion fears | what if it kills me?what if romeo doesn’t come?what if I wake up too early and go mad in the vault? |
| Why does paris come to the grave? | to mourn juliet |
| why does romeo fight paris | paris is mad at romeo for killing tybalt and romeo will do anything to kill himself so romeo fights him |
| who does the prince hold responsible and why? | he holds the families responsible because they would have been alive and happily married if it weren’t for their feud |
| william shakespeare lived years | 1564-1616 |
| how many plays did shakespeare write? | 37 |
Romeo and Juliet
August 24, 2019