| a reference to some event, person, place, or artistic work, no directly explained or discussed by the writer; it relies on the reader’s familiarity with the item referred to. | allusion |
| puns, double entendres, and malapropisms | word play |
| literary device that achieves humor or emphasis by playing on ambiguities. | pun |
| a kind of pun in which a word or phrase has a second, usually sexual meaning. | double entendre |
| the capulates | Juliet is apart of what family ? |
| Capulate and Lady Capulate | who are Juliet’s parents? |
| tybalt | who is Juliet’s cousin? |
| the nurse | who was the one that raised Juliet? |
| Gregory, Sampson, and Peter | who are the servants in the Capulate house? |
| The Montagues | Romeo is apart of what family ? |
| Montague and Lady Montague | who are Romeo’s parents? |
| Benvolio | who is Romeo’s cousin? |
| Abram and Balthasar | Who are the servants in the Montague house? |
| The House of Escalus | Prince Escalus (Prince of Verona) is apart of what house ? |
| Paris | who is related to the prince and wants to marry Juliet? |
| Mercutio | who is related to the prince but is also friends with Romeo? |
| The Montagues and the Capulates | Which families are apart of the long going fued? |
| the death of Romeo and Juliet | what event ends the family fued? |
| The Montagues and Capulates get into a fight | what happens in the very beginning of the play? |
| make peace | what does Benvolio try to do when he first comes on scene? |
| the prince wants everyone to stop fighting | what does the prince want from the servants and families? |
| sitting underneath the grove of sycamore (a tree) | where is Romeo during the fight? |
| •Romeo is sad because he loves so deeply and he is depressed that the girl does not love him back.•Rosaline | •why is romeo sad? •what makes him feel this way? |
| Benvolio said Romeo should look for other girls to stop thinking about Rosaline | what is Benvolio’s advice to Romeo? |
| 13 years old | How old is Juliet? |
| Lammas Eve (July 31st) | when is Juliet’s birthday? |
| Capulate allows Paris to try to “woo”, or impress, Juliet. | what does Capulate allow Paris to do? |
| Because the servant does not know how to read | Why does the Servant give Romeo the letter for him to read? |
| the letter is an invitation list to Capulate’s party | What does the letter say? |
| This is their plan to sneak into the Capulate party | what is the plan that Romeo and Benvolio describe? |
| because montegues are not allowed at capulate parties | why do they have to sneak into capulates party? |
| they will wear masks | how does Romeo and Benvolio plan to sneak into the party? |
| the nurse took care of Juliet when Juliet was born | what is the relationship because the nurse and Juliet? |
| because Lady Capulate got married at a very young age | why does Lady Capulate want Juliet to get married? |
| he is telling Romeo how dreams are nothing | why does mercutio tell the story about queen mab? |
| •Romeo dreams that something will go wrong at the party•represents foreshadowing | •what is Romeo’s dream?•what does it represent? |
| he thought she was the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. | what are Romeo’s thoughts when he first sees Juliet? |
| They get upset but say they can’t live w/o each other because they fell in love. | What reaction do each Romeo and Juliet have when they find out that the other is an enemy family? |
| Juliet’s house | Instead of returning home, where does Romeo go after the party at Capulets ? |
| Devil | What name does mercutio mention when calling for Romeo? |
| He over hears her talking out loud on her balcony | How does Romeo learn that Juliet loves him? |
| He said that love helped him over | What does Romeo say helped him climb over the high walls of the capulet orchard and find Juliette window ? |
| Vows | What do Romeo and Juliet exchange? |
| Get married | WHat do Romeo and Juliet plan to do the next day? |
| The sun | To what does Romeo compare Juliet’s beauty? |
| The nurse | Who keeps interrupting the balcony scene? |
| Because the moon is constantly changing | Why did Juliet ask Romeo not to swear on the moon? |
| Plants/flowers | What is friar Laurence’s special skill/area of knowledge ? |
| To try and help the families come back together and stop fighting | Why does friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? |
| Mercutio because Romeo didn’t come home after the party so he thinks Romeo is still upset over Rosaline. | Who has sent Romeo a challenge and why? |
| Saying she needs to go to confessions | What excuse did Juliet give for going to friar Laurence’s chambers? |
| Friar Laurence’s cell | Where are Romeo and Juliet to be married ? |
| By a rope ladder | How does Romeo plan to get to Juliet’s window? |
| 9:00 am | At what time did Juliet send the nurse to see Romeo and find out weddings plans? |
| 3 hours | How long has Juliet been waiting for the nurse to return with the news from Romeo? |
| She teases Juliet but avoiding her questions and not answering her. | How does the nurse react when she finally returns? |
| The nurse thinks Romeo is good looking and polite and she agrees that they should get married | How does the nurse feel about Romeo and the potential marriage ? |
| Acting too soon | What does the friar warm Romeo about again? |
| So much that it is uncountable | How much do the lovers say their love has grown? |
| 2 people. The nurse and friar Laurence | Other than Romeo and Juliet, how many other people know about the marriage ? |
| Friar Laurence’s cells. | Where does the marriage take place? |
romeo and juliet
September 11, 2019