| Verona | The city where Romeo and Juliet takes place. |
| Violent | What is Tybalt’s main character trait? |
| Depressed, Melancholy | Romeo’s emotional state at the beginning of the play. |
| He’ll only agree to marriage if Juliet loves him. | Capulet breaks social tradition by telling Paris that… |
| Mean nothing | Mercutio believes dreams… |
| Metaphor | “I have a soul of lead/So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.” (1.4.15,16) is what type of figurative language? |
| Depressed | “I have a soul of lead/So stakes me to the ground I cannot move.” (1.4.15,16) shows which characteristic of Romeo. |
| Personification | “It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night…”(1.5.52) is what type of figurative language. |
| She is more beautiful than others | “It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night…”(1.5.52) shows what characteristic of Juliet? |
| He likes fights | “I will withdraw, buth this intrusion shall,/Now seeming sweet, convert to bitt’rest gall.” (1.5.102,103) shows what characteristic of Tybalt? |
| Get revenge on Romeo | “I will withdraw, buth this intrusion shall,/Now seeming sweet, convert to bitt’rest gall.” (1.5.102,103) shows Tyblat expects to… |
| One minute | Most closely, how long have Romeo and Juliet known each other before they fall in love? |
| A matter of looks | “By giving liberty unto thine eyes,/Examine other beauties.” (1.1.235, 236) shows Benvolio believes love is… |
| meaningless | “[they] are the children of an idle brain,/Begot of nothing but vain fantasy…” (1.4.104, 105) Is when Mercutio tells Romeo that his dream is… |
| Insults | How did the feud begin? |
| Punishment is death for the next fight | What did the Prince decree after the fight? |
| She should marry Paris | “By my count/I was your mother much upon these years/That you are now a maid.” (1.3.77-79) is from Lady Capulet telling Juliet that… |
| 14 | How many lines are in a sonnet? |
| thumb-biting | What gesture starts the fight between the Montagues and the Capulet’s at the beginning of the story |
| to stop the fight before it begins | Why does Benvolio draw his sword in the street? |
| Tybalt | Which character claims to hate peace? |
| the Prince | Who stops the street battle? |
| He loves Rosaline but she doesn’t love him | Why is Romeo so melancholy when the play begins? |
| Juliet is too young to get married. | Why does Capulet want Paris to wait before marrying Juliet? |
| He cannot read it himself | Why does Peter ask Romeo and Benvolio to read the invitation list? |
| He doesn’t realize that they are Montague’s | What mistake does Peter make regarding Romeo and Benvolio? |
| to compare Rosaline to other beautiful women | Why does Benvolio want Romeo to go to the feast? |
| He hopes to see Rosaline. | Why does Romeo agree to go to the feast? |
| Almost the same age as Juliet is in the play | How old was Lady Capulet when she gave birth to Juliet? |
| Juliet | Which character shows the most authority over the Nurse? |
| no one | Whom does Juliet initially want to marry? |
| see if she can love him | What does Juliet agree to do with regards to Paris? |
| her humorously vulgar view of sex | What characteristic of the Nurse is most evident in the first scene? |
| by wearing masks | How did the Montague’s plan on getting into the Capulet’s feast? |
| He dreamt that it was a bad idea. | Why is Romeo anxious about attending the feast? |
| He turns them into statements about sex | How does Mercutio react to Romeo’s statements about love? |
| Queen Mab | Who is the subject of Mercutio’s long speech? |
| his own death | Which event does Romeo foreshadow as they make their way to the feast? |
| Tybalt | Who first discovers that there is a Montague at the Capulet’s feast? |
| Rosaline | Whom does Romeo forget about the moment he sees Juliet? |
| as a pilgrim and a saint | How do Romeo and Juliet metaphorically describe themselves in their first conversation? |
| two | How many times do Romeo and Juliet kiss at the first meeting? |
| They are both devastated. | How do Romeo and Juliet act when each discover whom the other one is? |
| He is his nephew. | What relation is Tybalt to Lord Capulet? |
| two weeks | How long is a fortnight? |
| He is sad and doesn’t feel like dancing. | What is Romeo’s mood when he arrives at the party? |
| He will show Romeo other, more beautiful girls. | How does Benvolio plan to cure Romeo’s lovesickness for Rosaline? |
| Nurse | Who tells Juliet that Paris would be a good husband? |
| Juliet’s nurse tells them both. | After Romeo and Juliet have fallen in love at first sight, who tells each of them the other’s identity? |
Romeo and Juliet Act 1
August 10, 2019