| Arranges Juliet’s marriage to Paris | Lord Capulet |
| Banishes Romeo instead of killing him | Prince Escalus |
| Dies of grief because of her son’s banishment | Lady Montague |
| A Capulet in love with a Montague | Juliet |
| A Capulet killed by Romeo | Tybalt |
| A holy man who devises plans for Romeo and Juliet | Friar Lawrence |
| A kinsman to the Prince killed by Romeo | Paris |
| A kinsman to the Prince killed by Tybalt | Mercutio |
| A Montague in love with a Capulet | Romeo |
| A Peacemaker who often tells about the fights | Benvolio |
| Juliet’s mother | Lady Capulet |
| Romeo’s father | Lord Montague |
| Narrator of the story in the first two acts | Chorus |
| Serves as a messenger between Romeo and Juliet | Nurse |
| Sells poison to Romeo | The Apothecary |
| A comparison in which one thing is called another | metaphor |
| A comparison using “like” or “as” | simile |
| A main or recurring idea | theme |
| Words that sound alike but have different meanings | homonym |
| A serious play in which the main character dies | tragedy |
| A situation which seems false but is true | paradox |
| A speech in which the actor shares his innermost feelings | soliloquy |
| A line which the audience hears, but the other characters do not | aside |
| A reference to another work or event | allusion |
| Giving human traits to non-living things | personification |
| “Alas, my liege, my wife is dead to-night;Grief of my son’s exile hath stopp’d her breath:What further woe conspires against mine age?” | Lord Montague |
| “I will be deaf to pleading and excuses;Nor tears nor prayers shall purchase out abuses:Therefore use none: let Romeo hence in haste,Else, when he’s found, that hour is his last.” | Prince Escalus |
| “Go tither; and, with unattainted eye,Compare her face with some that I shall show,And I will make thee think thy swan a crow.” | Benvolio |
| “But, soft! What light through yonder window breaks?It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.” | Romeo |
| “I saw her laid low in her kindred’s vault,And presently took post to tell it you:O, pardon me for bringing these ill news,Since you did leave it for my office, sir.” | Balthazar |
| “Help me into some house, Benvolio,Or I shall faint. A plague o’ both your houses!They have made worm’s meat of me: I have it,And soundly too: your houses!” | Mercutio |
| “Thursday is near; lay hand on heart, advise:An you be mine, I’ll give you to my friend;And you be not, hang, beg, starve, die inthe streets,” | Lord Capulet |
| “Put this in any liquid thing you will,And drink it off; and, if you had the strengthOf twenty men, it would dispatch you straight.” | The Apothecary |
| “Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” | Friar Lawrence |
| “This is that banish’d haughty Montague,That murder’d my love’s cousin, with which grief,It is supposed, the fair creature died;And here is come to do some villainous shameTo the dead bodies: I will apprehend him.” | Paris |
| “What’s in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet;So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’dRetain that dear perfection which he owesWithout that title.” | Juliet |
| “Two households, both alike in dignity,In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” | Chorus |
| “Marry, my child, early nest Thursday morn,The gallant, young and noble gentleman,The County Paris, at Saint Peter’s Church,Shall happily make thee there a joyful bride.” | Lady Capulet |
| “What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word,As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:Have at thee, coward!” | Tybalt |
| “Your love says, like an honest gentleman, and acourteous, and a kind, and a handsome, and, Iwarrant, a virtuous, — Where is your mother?” | Nurse |
| How do the Capulets and Montagues compare in social status? | Same |
| Who raised Juliet from birth? | Nurse |
| How does Juliet feel about Paris? | She doesn’t want to marry him. |
| How do Romeo and his friends get the guest list for Capulet’s party? | A servant asks Romeo to read it to him. |
| How does Capulet respond to having Romeo and his friends at his party? | He tells Tybalt to ignore them as to not ruin the party. |
| Romeo and Juliet experience “________ at first ________.” | love, sight |
| Juliet is only __________ years old. | thirteen |
| Do Romeo and Juliet discover that they are from feuding families? | Yes |
| Do Mercutio and Benvolio know of Romeo’s love for Juliet? | No |
| Do Romeo and Juliet stay in love? | Yes |
| Friar Lawrence thinks Romeo and Juliet’s marriage could do what for the families? | Unite them and end their feud |
| When Juliet first hears of Tybalt’s death, what does she think happened? | It was Romeo who died. |
| Romeo thinks __________ is a punishment worse than death. | banishment |
| The Nurse advise Juliet to marry _______ after Romeo is banished. | Paris |
| Where is Juliet put after her “death?” | Capulet tomb |
| What fears does Juliet experience before taking the potion? | 1. It won’t work2. She will suffocate in the tomb before Romeo comes3. She might actually die |
| How does Juliet’s household react to her “death?” | They grieve |
| At one point, Juliet threatens to _________ if Friar Lawrence does not help her. | kill herself |
| Romeo buys _______ from the apothecary. | poison |
| Why didn’t Friar John deliver the message to Romeo? | He got stuck in another town because of a quarantine. |
| How does Paris die? | Romeo kills him. |
| Why does Juliet kiss Romeo when she sees him dead? | She thinks he still has poison on his lips. |
| What is the relationship of the families at the end of the story? How do we know? | They are united by grief and put aside their feud. They both put up statues of the other families dead child. |
Romeo and Juliet Grade 9
November 26, 2019