| Prologue: In what city does this play take place? | Verona, Italy |
| Prologue: Why are Romeo and Juliet called “Star-cross’d lovers” ? | They are not destined to be together |
| Act 1 scene 1: Who is fighting at the beginning of the first scene? | servants of the Capulets and the Montagues |
| Act 1 scene 1: Who tries to break up the fighting? | Benvolio |
| Act 1 scene 1: What threat does the Prince make to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet? | That the next person to start a public brawl will be put to death |
| Act 1 scene 1: Benolio and Montaguue describe the way Romeo has been acting. What do they say about him | Gloomy, cries a lot, not talking, seclusive |
| Act 1 scene 1: Why is Romeo so sad? | he has unrequited love |
| Act 1 scene 1: What is Benvolio’s advice to Romeo? | To move and find a new girl |
| Act 1 scene 2: Why does Capulet think it will be easy for Montague and him to keep the peace? | Because they are both old and tired |
| Act 1 scene 2: What does Paris ask of Capulet? | Juliet’s hand in marriage |
| Act 1 scene 2: What is Capulet’s first answer? | No, she is too young |
| Act 1 scene 2: A bit later Capulet appears to change his mind about Paris’s question. What does he tell Paris? | Paris must win her heart and Juliet must agree. Then he will marry them |
| Act 1 scene 2: What is the name of the woman Romeo loves? | Rosaline |
| Act 1 scene 2: Where do Romeo and Benvolio decide to go? | Go to the party |
| Act 1 scene 3: When Lady Capulet asks Juliet how she feels about the marriage, what is Juliets answer? | Its an honor she dreams not of |
| Act 1 scene 3: Following Juliets answer, what does the Lady Capulet then tell Juliet? | That many kids get married and have kids at her age, even Lady Capulet, and she is to go to the party and look at Paris |
| Act 1 Scene 4: What does Mercutio say about dreams? | That dreams mean nothing |
| Act 1 scene 5: What does Romeo think of Juliet when he firsts sees her? | That he “has not seen true beauty till this night” |
| Act 1 scene 5: When Tybalt is ready to seize Romeo and throw him out of the party, what does Capulet say to Romeo? | to let him be for Verona speaks good of him |
| Act 1 scene 5: Explain what the conversation is about between Romeo and Juliet | Talking about kissing and pilgrams hands |
| Act 1 scene 5: How does Romeo find out about Juliets name? | He asks the Nurse and she tells him |
| Act 1 scene 5: How does Juliet find out about Romeo’s last name? | The nurse finds it out for her |
| Act 2 scene 1: What is Romeo’s new problem? | He loves a Capulet |
| Act 2 scene 2: In lines 109-111, Juliet asks Romeo not to swear by the moon…why is she afraid of this? | The moon constantly changes and she doesn’t want Romeos feelings to change |
| Act 2 scene 2: What is the only way that Juliet will give herself to Romeo | If they get married |
| Act 2 scene 3: What does Romeo ask Friar Lawrence to do? | To marry them (Romeo and Juliet) |
| Act 2 scene 3: Why does Friar agree to marry the two young lovers? | It may stop their families feuds |
| Act 2 scene 4: Why has the nurse come to the square? | To find out about the wedding arrangements |
| Act 2 scene 4: What information does Romeo give the Nurse? | Where and when the wedding will be |
| Act 2 scene 4: Mercutio teases the Nurse, and she is outraged. What does Romeo say about Mercutio to calm her down? | That he likes to hear himself talk |
| Act 2 scene 4: What does Romeo send to Juliet | Their wedding plans |
| Act 2 scene 5: What is Juliet’s mood as she waits for the Nurse’s return? | She is anxious |
| Act 2 scene 6: A Romeo and Friar Lawrence await Juliet, what does the Friar warn Romeo about | Love Moderately |
| Act 3 scene 1: Who accosts (approach/address) Benvolio and Mercutio and why? | Tybalt and he is looking for Romeo |
| Act 3 scene 1: How does Tybalt provoke a fight? | He taunts Romeo and calls him out |
| Act 3 scene 1: When Romeo appears, why does he refuse to accept Tybalt’s duel? | Because Tybalt is now his family and he does not want to hurt Juliet |
| Act 3 scene 1: Why does Romeo’s reply make Tybalt even more upset? | Because he feels as if Romeo is mocking him |
| Act 3 scene 1: Who ends up actually starting the fight? | Mercutio |
| Act 3 scene 1: Who tries to stop the fight? What happens from this intervention? | Romeo; Mercutio gets stabbed in the heart under Romeo’s arm |
| Act 3 scene 1: Who does Mercutio say is to be blamed for him getting stabbed? | Romeo |
| Act 3 scene 1: What curse does Mercutio call out before he dies? | “A plague on both your houses” |
| Act 3 scene 1: Benvolio helps Mercutio into a nearby house. When he returns what does he tell Romeo | Mercutio is dead |
| Act 3 scene 1: What does Romeo do after he is told of Mercutio’s fate | He kills Tybalt |
| Act 3 scene 1: Who punishes Romeo and what is his fate? | The Prince; and Romeo is banished from Verona. If he is found in Verona he is to be killed on the spot |
| Act 3 scene 1: Why does the Prince have mercy upon Romeo? | Because enough blood and tears have been shed on that day |
| Act 3 scene 2: Where is Juliet and what is she waiting for? | Her bedroom. The Nurse to return with word of Romeo (he is supposed to come into her bedroom that night) |
| Act 3 scene 2: When the Nurse arrives what does she inform Juliet of? | Tybalts death and Romeo’s banishment |
| Act 3 scene 2: At the beginning of this scene what is the dramatic irony? (When the Nurse says there was a death and a banishment) | Juliet thinks Romeo is dead and Tybalt is banished when it is the other way around |
| Act 3 scene 2: What does Juliet say that foreshadows her own death? (after thinking that Romeo was dead but finds out that she is mistaken) | She would rather die than have Romeo killed |
| Act 3 scene 2: Why does Juliet ask the Nurse to pull up the ladder at this time? (after hearing of Romeo’s banishment) | Since Romeo is banished he cannot come to her room anymore |
| Act 3 scene 2: What orders does Juliet give to the Nurse? | Got to Romeo and give him her ring as a sign that she still loves him |
| Act 3 scene 3: Where is Romeo (after he kills Tybalt) | Friar Lawrence’s cell |
| Act 3 scene 3: What does the Friar mean by, “Thous art wedded to calamity” ? | Disaster follows Romeo and he is bound to it |
| Act 3 scene 3: What is Romeo’s reaction to being banished? Is he relieved? | He is in despair. He feels that death is better than being banished for he cannot live without Juliet |
| Act 3 scene 3: What is the Friar’s reaction to Romeo when he says that death is better than banishment? | He is angered because he feels that Romeo should be happy that mercy was given to him and he can still keep his life |
| Act 3 scene 3: Why does the Friar scold Romeo? | Because he should be grateful for his life was spared |
| Act 3 scene 3: What is the worst part of Romeo’s punishment for Romeo? | He can no longer see or be with Juliet |
| Act 3 scene 3: What is Romeo’s reaction to the knock at the door (when he is in the Friar’s cell and is weeping about his punishment) | He doesn’t care who sees him |
| Who shows up in the Friars cell | The Nurse |
| Act 3 scene 3: According to the Nurse what is both Romeo and Juliet doing at the moment? | They are both crying |
| Act 3 scene 3: What does Romeo try to do as he wails over his situation? | He picks up the dagger and tries to kill himself |
| Act 3 scene 3: As Romeo is in despair (and after he tries to kill himself) what does the Nurse give Romeo and what is its significance? | She gives him Juliet’s wedding ring. This signifies that she still loves and wants to be with Romeo |
| Act 3 scene 3: How does Romeo react to Juliet’s message from the Nurse? | He feels relieve that Juliet still wants to be with him |
| Act 3 scene 3: What plan does the Friar propose to Romeo? | Go console Juliet. Escape to Mantua, and wait for more news on a plan |
| Act 3 scene 4: What is Paris discussing with Capulet and Lady Capulet? | His proposal for Juliet’s hand in marriage |
| Act 3 scene 3: Does Capulet agree? (to let Paris have Juliet’s hand in marriage) | Yes, for it might ease Tybalt’s passing |
| Act 3 scene 4: Does Lord Capulet think Juliet will agree? | Yes |
| Act 3 scene 4: What is the dramatic irony in this scene? (when Paris and the Capulet’s are discussing Juliets marriage) | Romeo and Juliet are sleeping together upstairs while Paris and the Capulet’s are discussing Juliets marriage downstairs |
| Act 3 scene 5: Where are Romeo and Juliet and what are they discussing when the scene begins? | They are in Juliet’s bedroom and if the bird outside is a lark or a nightingale ( lark-morning; Nightingale-night) |
| Act 3 scene 5: Why does Juliet insist that the bird outside is a nightingale,when it is actually near daybreak? | She doesn’t want Romeo to leave |
| Act 3 scene 5: As the Nurse enters, what news does she bring? | That Juliet’s mother is coming to her room |
| Act 3 scene 5: What does Lady Capulet tell Juliet about revenge for Tybalts death? | That she will hire a man in Mantua to poison Romeo while he is there |
| Act 3 scene 5: What is Juliet’s response to her mother saying that she is to be married to Paris? | That she’d rather marry Romeo, who her mother hates, than marry Paris |
| Act 3 scene 5: Does Lady Capulet sympathize with Juliet? What does she tell Juliet? | No and she tells her that shes washed her hands from the matter (meaning she wants nor has anything to do with this matter) |
| Act 3 scene 5: Who does Juliet decide to go to for help? (two times different people) | At first she goes to the Nurse but when she doesn’t here the response she wants she goes to the Friar |
| Act 3 scene 5: What is the Nurse’s advice to Juliet? | To marry Paris for hes a better catch and since Romeo is banished hes as good as dead |
| Act 3 scene 5: Why does Lord Capulet believe that Juliet refuses to marry Paris | He thinks she’s ungrateful |
| Act 3 scene 5: What will be Juliet’s punishment if she does not marry Paris | She will be disowned and left on the streets to die |
| Act 3 scene 5: Where is Juliet going at the end of act 3 and why? (after hearing Nurse’s advice) | Friar Lawrence’s cell and to ask for advice |
| Act 3 scene 5: Where does Juliet tell everyone she is going? | confessions |
| Act 4 scene 1: What is Paris doing in the Friar’s cell | Paris is asking the Friar about his future marriage with Juliet |
| Act 4 scene 1: What explanation does Paris give for the hurried marriage plans? | He wants Juliet to forget about her grief over Tybalt’s death |
| Act 4 scene 1: Who arrives at the Friar’s cell? (when Paris and Friar Lawrence are talking about Juliet’s and Paris’s marriage) | Juliet |
| Act 4 scene 1: What is the Friars plan for Romeo and Juliet? | They will fake Julet’s death by giving her a potion that puts her in the state of “death” which she will take the night before her wedding and they will send a letter to Romeo about their plan. After they bury her in her families grave site Romeo will come and get her then they will escape together |
| Act 4 scene 1: What is the Friar’s role in the plan? | He will have word sent to Romeo, he will prepare the potion for Juliet to take, and then he will be a priest at the funeral |
| Act 4 scene 1: What is Juliet holding in her hand, and what does she propose to do? | She is holding a dagger and says that if the potion doesn’t work she will stab herself with the dagger |
| Act 4 scene 2: When Juliet returns home, what is happening? | The wedding is being prepared for |
| Act 4 scene 2: What does Juliet tell her Father | That she apologizes for her behavior and will marry Paris |
| Act 4 scene 2: How does Capulet respond to Juliet saying she will happily marry Paris? | He moves the wedding to a closer date |
| Act 4 scene 2: How does Capulet’s response put a kink in Friar Lawrence’s plan? | By moving the time of the wedding to a closer date there is less time to get word to Romeo about their plan |
| Act 4 scene 3: Does Juliet take the Nurse into her confidence? why or why not? | No, Juliet no longer trusts the Nurse and she might give away the plan |
| Act 4 scene 3: What thoughts run through Juliets mind as she is about to take the potion? (4 things) | What if it doesn’t work. What is the potion actually kills her. What is she wakes up to early and suffocates. What is the dead spirits of her ancestors haunt her and drive her insane as she is waiting for Romeo |
| Act 4 scene 3: What give Juliet the strength to take the potion? | The thought of seeing and being with Romeo again |
| Act 4 scene 3: Who does Juliet toast to as she is about to take the poison? | Romeo |
| Act 4 scene 5: After Juliet’s death why does the Friar suggest that “nature’s tears are reason’s for merriment? Is he suggesting that the Capulets should be happy? and why? | Yes, he says they should be happy for she is in heaven now |
| Act 5 scene 1: What news does Romeo’s servant Balthazar, who arrives from Verona, tell him? | That Juliet is dead |
| Act 5 scene 1: What does the reader know that Balthazar does not? | That Juliet’s death was all faked and that she is actually alive |
| Act 5 scene 1: What letter has Romeo been waiting for? | The letter from Friar Lawrence telling Romeo more about the plan for him and Juliet |
| Act 5 scene1: Romeo plans to return to Verona; where does he stop and what does he buy before leaving? | He stops at an apothecary and buys a deadly poison |
| Act 5 scene 1: (When Romeo take a hold of the poison) Why does Romeo say that the vile (poison) is NOT a poison, but a liquid that will GIVE him life | Because when he dies it will give him an eternal life with Juliet |
| Act 5 scene 2: Where does Friar Lawrence quickly hurry? | To the Capulets monument where Juliet lies |
| Act 5 scene 2: Why is it essential that Friar Lawrence find Juliet before Romeo does? | Because Romeo may be to rash and kill himself |
| Act 5 scene 3: Where does this scene take place? (where Romeo and Paris encounter each other) | Juliets grave site; Capulet’s monument |
| Act 5 scene 3: Who arrives at the tomb while the others are mourning? | Paris |
| Act 5 scene 3: What has Paris come to do? | Decorate the Capulet monument with flowers |
| Act 5 scene 3: How does Romeo say upon seeing Paris? | Romeo says he must die and that is why he has come |
| Act 5 scene 3: What does Paris think that Romeo is trying to do? | abuse the body of Juliet |
| Act 5 scene 3: What happens to Paris? | He dies from Romeo’s hand |
| Act 5 scene 3: What does Paris request of Romeo before he dies? | To be laid in Juliets grave |
| Act 5 scene 3: Why does Romeo really have to hurry now? | The page sees Romeo kill Paris and goes to tell the watchman |
| Act 5 scene 3: When Romeo finally sees Juliet lying there what does her notice about her? | That she doesn’t really look dead and that her cheeks and lips are turning red |
| Act 5 scene 3: What does Romeo do right before he takes the poison? | He kisses Juliet |
| Act 5 scene 3: What does Romeo do after he kisses Juliet? (as he is beside Juliet) | He takes the poison |
| Act 5 scene 3: When does Juliet wake up? | After Romeo dies |
| Act 5 scene 3: When the Friar enters and Juliet is awake what is his advice to her? | For her to become a nun |
| Act 5 scene 3: What was the flaw that destroyed Romeo? | Rashness |
| Act 5 scene 3: What are the two ways Juliet attempts to kill herself ? | By kissing Romeo she hoped to intake some of the poison as well, but that failed. She then took her dagger and stabbed herself. |
| Act 5 scene 3: Does the Friar accept responsibility for his role in this tragedy? | No, he tries to put some of the blame on the Nurse |
| Act 5 scene 3: What do Capulet and Monatgue agree to do in Romeo and Juliet’s honor? | Capulet will gove Montague the wedding rights (land,money, etc.) and Montague will build a gold statue made in Juliet’s image |
Romeo and Juliet All Study Guide Questions and Answers
July 1, 2019