Adjectives to describe Romeo | Dramatic, affectionate, loving |
Adjectives to describe Juliet | Young, wealthy, loving |
Adjectives to describe Tybalt | Fiery, violent, short-tempered |
Adjectives to describe Mercutio | Juvenile, jokester, immature |
Adjectives to describe Benvolio | Practical, peacemaker, trustworthy |
Adjectives to describe Prince Escalus | Powerful, fair, firm |
Who is Queen Mab | Queen Mab is the fictional fairy character described by Mercutio who gives people dreams |
Who is Romeo? | One of the protagonists, from the family of Montague. He is a romantic and falls in love easily. |
Who is Juliet? | She is from the family of Capulet. She is 13 years old, and expected to get married to Paris. She falls in love with Romeo at first sight at the dance. |
What is the nurse’s relationship to Juliet? | She nursed Juliet as a child. Juliet is closer to the nurse than her mother because the nurse most likely raised her more than her mother did. |
When do Romeo and Juliet fall in love? | At Capulet’s masked dance that Romeo snuck into |
Who is Rosaline, and what is the conflict caused by her? | At the beginning of the play, Romeo is madly in love with Rosaline and believes he will never be in love with anyone other than her. She has sworn to never get married so Romeo can’t be with her. |
What is the punishment if people in the street start fighting again? | They would be punished by death |
Who are the two feuding families? | The Montagues and the Capulets |
Rules of a sonnet | 1. 14 lines2. 10 syllables a line3. Rhyming scheme4. Turning point5. Iambic pentameter |
What is the rhyming scheme of a sonnet | A,B,A,B,C,D,C,D,E,F,E,F,G,G |
Romeo and Juliet Scene 1
September 1, 2019