| Tybalt | Capulet – Capulet cousin who is easily angered |
| Mercutio | Montague – Dies by Tybalt’s sword |
| Romeo | Montague – Dies from drinking the poison |
| Nurse | Capulet – Acts like Juliet’s mother |
| Paris | Capulet – Seeks Capulet’s permission to marry Juliet |
| Juliet | Capulet – Daughter of Lord Capulet |
| Capulet | Capulet – Hosts a big party at his house |
| Friar Lawrence | Marries the young lovers |
| Montague | Montague – Romeo’s father |
| Prince | Banishes Romeo from Verona |
| What ends the hatred between the two families? | Romeo and Juliet’s death |
| Who does Romeo originally look for when he goes to the Capulet party? | Rosaline |
| Where do Romeo and Juliet meet? | The Capulet party |
| Who wants Juliet to marry Paris? | Capulet and Lady Capulet |
| Where does Romeo go in the next scene after meeting Juliet? | The Capulet orchard (balcony scene) |
| Why does Friar Lawrence agree to marry Romeo and Juliet? | He thinks it will bring peace |
| Who does Tybalt kill? | Mercutio |
| Who kills Tybalt? | Romeo |
| How does Juliet die? | She stabs herself with Romeo’s dagger |
| How does Romeo die? | Drinks a potion |
| In the beginning, what does the Prince say further family fighting will result in? | Death |
| Why is Romeo sad at the beginning of the play? | He feels that Rosaline does not love him (she lives a life of chaste) |
| When Paris first asks Capulet to marry Juliet | She is too young |
| Why does Tybalt become upset at the Capulet feast? | There are Montague family members at the feast |
| If Romeo is serious about the wedding, Juliet wants him to send her what? | A time and place for where it is going to be |
| Romeo wants to tell the Nurse that they will get married where? | Friar Lawrence’s cell |
| Why is Romeo upset about getting banished? | He can’t see juliet |
| What does banishment equal to Romeo? | Death |
| To what city is Romeo banished? | Mantua |
| Why is Romeo banished? | He killed Tybalt |
| What does the Nurse advise Juliet to do after Romeo is exiled? | To marry Paris |
| What does Romeo first compare Juliet to during the balcony scene? | “the morning sun” |
| Whom does Mercutio curse as he lies dying after the duet? | Both Montague and Capulet families – “a plague of both your houses” |
Romeo and Juliet QA
August 1, 2019