| What does the purpose of the Chorus serve? | they tell the back story |
| What is the social status of the feuding families and where do they live? | 1st class families; Verona |
| Who causes the fight in scene 1 and what causes it? | Biting of the thumb; Tybalt instigates Benvolio |
| What is Benvolio’s/Tybalt’s attitude toward fighting? | Benv: doesn’t want to (peacemaker)Tyb: wants to spur him on |
| According to the Prince, how has the feuding b/w Capulet’s and Montague’s affected Verona and what’s his warning to them? | They have distrubed peace 3* and if they do it again, result is death sentence |
| What is wrong w/ Romeo and what is Benvolio’s advice to him? | Depressed b/c his is in love woth a woman who does not return her love for him; Ben. wants him to come along to the party |
| How old is Juliet and what are her father’s plans for her? | almost 14; marriage |
| What does Capulet mean when he tells Paris, “But woo her, gentile Paris, get her <3, my will to her consent is but a part." | If she wants to marry him, she can |
| Why does the Cpaulet servant come up to Romeo and Benvolio for help with the party list? | Sevant can’t read |
| In S2, why does Romeo want to go to Capulet’s party and why does Benvolio encourage him? | Romeo: see RosalineBen: wants Romeo to meet other women |
| Describe Juliet’s relationship with her mother and the Nurse… | She is much closer with the nurse b/c she nursed her |
| What is Juliet’s attitude toward marriage and Paris? | Indifferent w/ both |
| what decisions are made in S2 and 3 about a marriage for Juliet? | Marry@ 14 to Paris |
| In S5, what does Mercutio suggest Romeo do to improve his mood? | dance |
| What is the mood of Romeo and his friends as they go to the Capulet party? | giddy and merry (exp. Romeo) |
| who is Queen Mab and how is she described in Mercutio’s speech? | the dream fairy |
| what does the Prologue say about fate and how does Romeo determine it in S5? | Pro: bad stuff/gonna dieRom: gets a bad feeling of whats to come and scared so he is just gonna go to the party |
| how is Capulet as a host and his attitue? | very welcoming |
| How does Tybalt react to Romeo’s prescence at the party during S5? | not welcome/ a little jealous |
| what are the circumstances of Romeo and Juliet meeting in S5? | they meet dancing |
| In S5, what are the three things that Romeo compares Juliet with? | saint, holy shrine, and gentile sin |
| What is Tybalt’s most obvious character trait and how does he feel of the Montagues at his uncle’s party? | jealous/aggresive and a little upset |
| What do Romeo and Juliet realize about each other at the end of S5? | They really like each other, but realize that they are from their families foes |
| What does Juliet mean when she says, “My only love, sprung from my only hate!/ too early seen uknown and known too late.” | Her 1st love is from her families foe |
| Contrast Benvolio and Tybalt… | Ben: calm/peacefulTybalt: instigator |
| Describe Lord Montague’s personality with Benvolio… | concerned+knows that his son is upset |
| Describe Lord Capulet’s personality… | cheerful, caring for Juliet, and also tells her to be open for love |
| Describe a plan for Romeo and Juliet to stay together… | Secretly meet and run away together |
| Define pun and ex… | play on words…”when dreamers lie” when romeo tells mercutio of his dream he drempt, mercutio claims so did he… |
| define paradox and give ex… | a seeming contradiction…”O’ loving hate” |
| define aside and ex… | short statements…sampson tells gregory aside..”is the law of our side, if I say ay?” |
| define couplet and ex… | a unit of verse containing two successive lines; usually rhymelady Montague: O, where is Romeo? saw you him to-day? Right glad I am he was not at this fray. |
| Who said this? About whom? What is meaning?”many a morning hath he there been seen/with tears augmenting the mornings dew” | Montague; about Romeo; romeo has been seen to have been crying a lot and has gone unnoticed for a while each morning |
| Who said it? About whom? What is its meaning and literary device used?”she’ll not be hit/with cupids arrow” | Romeo; about Rosaline; she will not find love; |
| Who said it? to whom? what is happening in play?”i have a soul of lead/so stakes me to the ground i cannot move” | Romeo; to mercutio; mercutio wants romeo to join them at Capulet’s party |
| Who said it? to whom and about? What is meaning?”My only love sprung from my only hate!” | Juliet; to nurse; about romeo; finds out she really likes him, yet he is a montague |
| why is romeo unhappy…quote a line | the woman he likes does not love him back the same way; “This love feel I, that feel no love in this.” |
| What solution does Benvolio provide Romeo? quote a line | Ben. claims romeo should look for someone else and forget her.; “Be ruled by me. Forget to think of her.” |
| quote a line of what juliet thinks of marriage… | “it is an [honor] that i dream not of.” |
Romeo and Juliet
August 31, 2019